The Dresden Dolls

Brian Viglione has been the driving rhythmic force behind The Dresden Dolls since 2000. The band has traveled throughout North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia to critical acclaim, as well as being handpicked to tour alongside Nine Inch Nails in 2005 and Cyndi La...uper in 2007. In December 2007, Brian was invited by Trent Reznor to collaborate on the new Nine Inch Nails album, Ghosts: I-IV, where he appears on tracks 19 and 22. Brian has also been featured in several theatrical settings including the film score ensemble for, Neovoxer, by director Michael Pope, and starred in The Onion Cellar, a stage production hosted by The American Repertory Theater. Brian has also recorded and toured with a number of diverse musical outfits including Steve Smith (Dirty Vegas), Franz Nicolay, Emilyn Brodsky, HUMANWINE, Jesse Malin, Jules Shear, and The Gil Aharon Jazz Trio. In 2008, Viglione gave a series of drum clinics at several schools around New England including Harvard University, and spoke to his audience about his approach to drumming, performance, and encouraging the development of self-expression on the drum kit. Also a multi-instrumentalist, Brian plays guitars, bass, keyboard, percussion, and sings on The Dresden Dolls recordings and in concert. During live performance, Viglione is truly in his element. His highly energetic, musical, and dynamic approach to the drums is always focused on how to compliment the other musicians in the group while deepening the energy of the songs. His strong, eclectic, whisper-to-roar style stems from his deepest influences of classic punk and metal acts ala Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Slayer, and SWANS, and also a deep alignment with innovative and powerful jazz drummers like Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette and Art Blakey. At age eleven, Brian was first exposed to the passionate and emotive playing of Elvin Jones while seated in the first row at a concert in Boston, which left an indelible impression. Since then, the ideals of using the instrument to express a unique voice, listen attentively, and perform with power, sensitivity, and showmanship, have been the core foundation of Viglione’s strengths as a drummer. From May 2008 - October 2009, Brian was the drummer for Brooklyn’s punk-orchestra, The WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society, touring 16 countries and recording a new studio album with the Dresden Dolls production team of Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, Adam Taylor, and Benny Grotto. He also starred in the band’s theatrical production, Addicted To Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre’s 20th Century, in the US, Canada, Netherlands, and Finland. Viglione’s final performance with the group was a sold-out performance at The Grand Ball Room, NYC, for the annual HALLOWMAS 2009 gala, where amidst a sea of balloons and video projections, hundreds of fans rushed the stage during the encore. During this period, Brian also produced two albums, first for New York chanteuse, Emilyn Brodsky (Greatest Tits, 2008), and later for the classic dark-wave act, Black Tape For A Blue Girl (10 Neurotics, 2009), with founding member, Sam Rosenthal. In both cases, Viglione performed multiple instruments and helped shape the arrangements and sonic direction of the albums. On November 8th, 2009 an official press release was issued announcing that Viglione had joined up with Toronto-based rock outfit, The Cliks (Tommy Boy Records). http://penetrationinc.typepad.com/my_weblog/the-cliks-new.html The new power-trio lineup, including founder Lucas Silveira and bassist Tobi Parks, will be releasing new material and touring extensively throughout 2010.

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