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Abraham Laboriel Jr.

Abraham "Abe" Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo Laboriel. He has been the drummer for Paul McCartney as well as for the French singer Mylène Farmer, among others. The son of jazz bass player Abraham Laboriel, Abe grew up playing drums starting at age four. His mother is a classically trained singer. Laboriel was mentored by well-known percussionists and drummers, including Jeff Porcaro, Chester Thompson, along with Bill Maxwell and Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s. He attended the Dick Grove School of Music, studying with Peter Donald, during his junior year in high school. He also attended the Hamilton High School Academy of Music in Los Angeles in his senior year. Here he first experienced the use of programming and became a member of a marching band. He formed a jazz trio with Vernell Brown and Mike Elizondo. In 1989, he was honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and Down Beat magazine. He then enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated in 1993. (Wikipedia)


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Born:
Mar 23, 1971 In Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the movie Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy 1997-05-21
Latest Project:
Movie Count Me In 2021-08-24
Known For
Poster of Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
Poster of Paul McCartney: Something NEW
Poster of Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Poster of Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
Filmography
Movie Count Me In Self 2021-08-24
Movie Paul McCartney | Live at Grand Central Station Self 2018-09-07
Movie Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase Self 2018-09-14
Movie Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018 Self 2018-10-07
Movie Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan Self 2015-04-28
Movie Paul McCartney: Something NEW Self 2014-10-24
Movie Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009 Self - Drums 2010-10-01
Movie Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City Self 2009-11-15
Movie Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Self 2006-01-10
Movie Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us Himself - drummer 2006-10-28
Movie Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. Self (drums/vocals) 2002-11-26
Movie Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour Self 2000-12-05
Movie Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy Self 1997-05-21