A few words from Casey about his drumming past: I started playing drums at 10 years old. I did my full grades on the drum kit and snare drum in school. I played my first show with a school band at age 13 and gigged around Cornwall with my first band from age 13 to 18. I then moved to Brighton at 18, and I did my first pro tour in 2010 at 19 with a band called This City (Epitaph), supporting Hadouken in the UK. I played with This City for 3 years, and I also supported Story Of The Year in 2010 in the UK.
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After that, I played in a shoegaze band called Holland from 2012 to 2014 and did my first pro recording with Lewis Johns in 2013. Then, I joined the Welsh hardcore band Goodtime Boys in 2014. I toured the UK and Europe extensively and recorded and released a record called Rain on Bridge 9 Records in 2015. I started playing with Funeral For A Friend in late 2014 and played with them until their farewell tour in 2016. Toured the UK, Europe, and Australia extensively in that time.
I played with The Amity Affliction in Europe and Australia in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, I also played Warped Tour in the US with them. I was also drum tech for Amity in Europe and the US. I played with Young Guns in the UK, Europe, and South East Asia from 2016 through 2017. I then joined Employed To Serve in late 2019, did my first tour with ETS in March 2020, and recorded my first record with them, ‘Conquering,’ in late 2020, and Fallen Star in late 2023.
Main Influences:
Dream Theater – Mike Portnoy
Saosin – Alex Rodriguez
36 Crazyfists – Thomas Noonan
Incubus – Jose Pasillas
Defeater – Andy Reitz
Gojira – Mario Duplantier
Lamb Of God – Chris Adler
Favourite drummers:
Mike Portnoy – Dream Theater
Branden Morgan – Misery Signals
Mario Duplantier – Gojira
Endorsements:
Vic Firth – Since 2015
Sabian – Since 2015
Remo – Since 2015
Protection Racket – Since 2015
Pearl – Since 2018
