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To learn about drummer Matt Laug please visit his official website www.Mattlaugdrums.com. Matt Laug was born on March 17th, 1968 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His parents George and Rita Laug moved their family of 6 children to Florence, South Carolina in 1974 where he received his first drum kit for Christmas the following year. He taught himself by playing along to records of his favorite bands like The Beatles, KISS, Queen, Boston, Led Zeppelin and Rush. Later he turned professional at the age of 16 playing bars, country clubs and US Marine bases in North and South Carolina. In 1986 at the age of 18 he graduated high school and 2 weeks later moved to Los Angeles, CA. Since then he has toured the world extensively with diverse artist ranging from Donna Summer to Slash's Snakepit and has recorded with artists: Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill), New Radicals (Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too), Alice Cooper (Fistful Of Alice), Lifehouse (No Name Face), Christina Aguilera (What A Girl Wants), Vasco Rossi (Il Mondo Che Vorrei), Tate Stevens (2012 X Factor Winner), Mikalah Gordon (American Idol), Melissa Etheridge (Lucky), The Calling (Camino Palmero), Richard Marx (My Own Best Enemy), The Corrs (Talk On Corners), Eros Ramazzotti (Calma Apparamente) and more. He works for record producers: Glen Ballard, John Shanks, Ron Aniello, Saverio Principini, Oliver Leiber, The Pfeifer Broz, Richard Cole, Ken Caillat, Marc Tanner, Jack Douglas, Lyle Workman, Curt Cuomo, Guido Elmi, Jude Cole, Celso Guidetti, David Darling, Richie Zito. Matt also enjoys performing live in the Southern California area with "The Dirty Knobs". The band consists of long time friends Lance Morrison (bass), Jason Sinay (guitar/vocals), and led by guitarist/vocalist Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers).