Sara Lund
Sara Lund | |
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 Lund drumming at the Olympia Experimental Music Festival in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sara Longacre Lund |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Origin | Olympia, Washington, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Member of | Unwound |
| Website | www |
Sara Lund (born 1973) is an American musician. She is best known as the drummer for the post-hardcore Olympia, Washington band Unwound for a decade until their break up in 2002. Lund was playing for Witchypoo when she joined Unwound in 1992 replacing original drummer Brandt Sandeno.[1][2]
Lund started playing drums in school band and got her first drum set when she was fourteen.[2] She has played drums in bands ever since. She is entirely self-taught other than school band.[2] She has been called "one of the most unconventional, inventive, original drummers of the past twenty years."[3]
Equipment
[edit]Her setup is:
- 1971 three-piece black oyster pearl Ludwig 12/16/22 with a Rogers Powertone snare
- Zildjian cymbals:
- 14″ 1960s hi-hats
- 17″ K Dark Crash
- 18″ 1960s or ’70s crash
- 21″ 1960s ride
- Vader Manhattans 7A drumsticks[4]
She also plays a number of different percussive instruments including "cowbell, Korean temple block, African agogo bells, ribbon crasher, Vibra-Slap, maracas, tambourine, cabasa, jingle bells, goat nails."[2] She has also played drums for the Corin Tucker Band and the percussion ensemble Secret Drum Band.[5] She is currently a member of Nocturnal Habits and Hungry Ghost and teaches drumming lessons.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Lund grew up in Indiana and moved to Olympia, Washington briefly as a child in the mid-1980s and then back again as an adult in 1991.[7] She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.[5] She has a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Washington and BA in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College. She has one son with Aaron Beam from Red Fang.[8][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Raihala, Ross (July 19, 2001). "Success is Unwound's Revenge". The Olympian.
- ^ a b c d "The Corin Tucker Band 's Sara Lund". Modern Drummer Magazine. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ a b Jones, Kevin L. (2012-10-03). "Sara Lund and the Art of Rhythm". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Paul, Katherine (2011-12-15). "Fest NW Drummer Dirt". Tom Tom Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ a b Locker, Melissa (2012-11-15). "Turntable Interview: Sara Lund (Unwound)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "LESSONS". Revival Drum Shop. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Unwound - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Sara Lund - About". Sara Lund. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
External links
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