Charlie Zeleny

Charlie Zeleny
Background information
Also known asCharlie Z
GenresProgressive rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion, Death Metal, rock, Heavy Metal, hip hop, EDM
Occupation(s)Musician, music director, producer, solo artist
InstrumentDrums
Years active1995–present
Member of
Websitecharliezeleny.com

Charlie Zeleny, also known as Charlie Z, is an American session drummer, music director and solo artist. He was also a member of the progressive metal bands Blotted Science and Behold the Arctopus, has played in a duo with keyboardist Jordan Rudess, and has performed drum duets with Terry Bozzio for The Drum Channel. His 2011 video project, Drumageddon Brooklyn, was a one-take, continuously shot 8-minute drum solo with Zeleny performing through an entire building in Brooklyn and ending on the building's rooftop. Zeleny is also known by his solo artist persona "DRMAGDN: Cyborg/Drummer DJ".