Matt McGinley

Matt McGinley
Birth name Matthew Ryan McGinley
Born (1983-02-24) February 24, 1983
Origin Geneva, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician, drummer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • guitar
Years active 1997–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website gymclassheroes.com

Matthew Ryan "Matt" McGinley (born February 24, 1983) is the co-founder and drummer of the Gym Class Heroes.[1]

Career

Matt McGinley is the drummer and co-founder of the band Gym Class Heroes (Atlantic Records). Independent of his band, he has toured and performed with a range of other artists including Ryn Weaver (Interscope Records) and Ben Abraham (Secretly Canadian Records).[2]

He is a contributing music producer to the weekly public radio show, "This American Life".[3]

McGinley also worked with experimental post-hardcore band The Bunny the Bear as a studio drummer for their three releases Stories, Food Chain, and A Liar Wrote This.[4] He was accompanied by producer and guitarist Doug White, who had previously worked with Gym Class Heroes.

Early life

McGinley attended the State University of New York at Oneonta from 2001–2004.[5]

References

  1. Apar, Corey. "Biography: Gym Class Heroes". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "Matt McGinley | DRUMS". Matt McGinley | DRUMS. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. "Small Talk Música". Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. "Stories - The Bunny The Bear". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. Full news archive


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