Torry Castellano

Torry Castellano

Castellano performing with The Donnas (2008).
Background information
Birth name Torrance Heather Castellano
Born (1979-01-08) January 8, 1979
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Drummer
Years active 1993–2010
Labels Lookout!, Atlantic, Purple Feather[1]
Associated acts The Donnas
Website www.thedonnas.com

Torrance Heather "Torry" Castellano (born January 8, 1979, in San Francisco, California[2]) is the former drummer of The Donnas, announcing her retirement in July 2010.

She met future bandmates Maya Ford, Brett Anderson and Allison Robertson in junior high school.[3] They formed a band in 8th grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School.[4]

Before the release of The Donnas' album Gold Medal, Castellano developed tendonitis. In October 2003, she had surgery for it. During her recovery, she had to take drum lessons to re-learn to hold drum sticks the correct way.[5] For Gold Medal, she recorded with her recovering wrists, but could only play for short periods of time.

A shoulder problem forced Castellano to withdraw from The Donnas' tour following a show on December 27, 2008 at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Amy Cesari of the band The Demonics filled in on future tour dates. On July 9, 2010, Castellano announced on the band's website that due to her shoulder she would have to retire from drumming and performing with The Donnas. Castellano still attended events the band was involved with as well as promoted the last album she recorded with the band, Greatest Hits Vol. 16.

She attended Santa Monica College before transferring to Stanford University, where she is in the Class of 2013 and majoring in political science.[6] Castellano graduated from Stanford with distinction and attended Harvard Law School,[7] from which she graduated in 2016.

Castellano is a cousin of actress Laura San Giacomo.

References

  1. ↑ "The Donnas > Discography > Main Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Torry Castellano". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Mayhem and mood swings -- a day with the Donnas". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  4. ↑ "The Donnas with Blondie and Pat Benatar". citybeat.com. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Torry Castellano: The Grip Of Death". Modern Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Stanford Magazine - Article". alumni.stanford.edu. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  7. ↑ Groth, Gabriela. "Top five Stanford alumni in the music industry". Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2016-03-21.


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