Pat Mastelotto
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Lee Patrick Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955, in Chico, California) is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister, King Crimson and XTC, among others.
Pat started playing the drums at the age of 10. When he was 16, he was playing in popular local bands and, while in school, commuted three hours to Lake Tahoe every night for gigs. Beginning in the 1970s, Pat worked for many bands and as a studio session drummer, most notably for Mr. Mister, Scandal, Al Jarreau, Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, XTC, the Sugarcubes, Hall & Oates, Cock Robin, the Rembrandts and David Sylvian.
In 1991, Mastelotto co-produced Peter Kingsbery's first solo album. Since 1994 Pat Mastelotto has been a member of King Crimson. He has also continued guesting on other projects (including recently Jay Terrien's solo debut album All the Dolls in the Same Place and the fourth Cock Robin album, released in 2006) and with solo work. He is also a member of the progressive/experimental bands TU and KTU, with fellow King Crimson alumnus Trey Gunn, Tuner and Centrozoon, both with Markus Reuter, as well as personal project Mastica.
His playing style is flexible, with a long history of mixing traditional acoustic drums with various banks of electronic gear. He is equally comfortable with simple pop grooves as he is with the ornate, dense arrangements of playing in bands like King Crimson.
