John Humphrey (drummer)

Johnny "John" Stephen Humphrey
Background information
Also known as	Johnny
Born	March 23, 1970
Origin	Moore, Oklahoma, United States
Genres	Post-grunge alternative rock heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums cajon
Years active	1992–present
Associated acts	The Nixons Seether Breaking Benjamin Evanescence

Johnny "John" Stephen Humphrey (born March 23, 1970) is an American musician, and currently the drummer for the South African post-grunge and alternative metal band Seether. From 1992 until 2000, Humphrey was the drummer for The Nixons. He joined Seether in 2003.

Equipment

Drum Set: Crush Birch (Glass Glitter finish)

• 16x24 bass drum
• 10x13 rack tom
• 14x14 floor tom
• 16x16 floor tom
• 16x18 floor tom
• 6.5x14 Crush Black Beauty

Sabian Cymbals:

• 18" AAXplosion fast crash
• 10" AA splash
• 14" AAX Stage hi-hats
• 20" Vault V-crash
• 21" AAX Stage ride
• 20" AA Medium crash
• 19" AA Holy China
• 19" Vault Saturation crash

Hardware:

• Ludwig Atlas Pro
• DW 9000 Double Pedal
• Carmichael Throne

Heads:

• Evans EC2 clear (toms) ST White Coated (Snare) EQ3 (bass drum)

Sticks:

• Vic Firth 3A

Bands

• The Nixons
• Seether
• Huver

Discography

The Nixons

Studio albums

• Halo (1994)
• Foma (1995)
• The Nixons (1997)
• Latest Thing (2000)

Live albums

• Scrapbook (1999)

Huver

Studio albums

• The Wheatland EP (2001)

Seether

Studio albums

• Karma and Effect (2005)
• Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007)
• Holding On to Strings Better Left to Fray (2011)
• Isolate and Medicate (2014)

Live albums

• One Cold Night (2006)

Compilations

• Disclaimer II (Tracks 13–17, 20) (2004)

Digital albums

• iTunes Originals – Seether (2008)
• Rhapsody Originals – Seether (2008)

External links

• John Humphrey at the Internet Movie Database