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Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.

I want to play something for you.

Music I want to play something for you. You're hearing Serpent in the Water by Black Whales, featuring my guest Davy Brzeowski on drums.

Davy's a native of Washington State and his adaptable talents have led to a varied list of collaborators, including Modest Mouse, Kayukas, Danger Mouse, and the Catheters.

In addition to his career in music, Davy co-founded an artisanal soap company, Ash Soap,

and he helps past guest Greg Kepler run his custom drum business.

I spoke to Davy when he was in Los Angeles, performing with Modest Mouse.

Next week, we'll keep the Modest Mouse theme going when we talk to founding drummer Jeremiah Green.

And now my conversation with Davey Brasowski. I got turned under drones because my dad had played for a little bit, so growing up he had a practice pat and some sticks.

And I was always sort of fascinated by those and always tapping on pots and pans and things like that.

I think by the time I was seven we ended up with like a set of bongos in the house which I managed to like mount onto a box somehow and I think I acquired a symbol that I stuck onto a drumstick and kind of

would just play on that in my room and that eventually turned into a drum set and you know

lessons and things like that. What kind of music was on in the house? Growing up a lot of Beach

Boys, a lot of Beatles, and then I think my mom was always pushing

classical music.

Because at that point, you know, studies would say, like, you're going to be smarter.

Your kids will be smarter if you listen to classical music and things like that.

Did your parents like classical music, or was it like an obligatory thing?

I think it was more obligatory.

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