Phish

The band Phish was named after him (he is commonly referred to as “Fish” among many other nicknames) though other explanations for the name have been given. Other than drumming, he also sings back-up vocals and occasionally lead-vocals (usually on cover songs, most of them humorous - the best examples are Prince's "Purple Rain", Neil Diamond's "Cracklin' Rosie", Will Smith's song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd's "Bike"). Worthy of note are his more serious vocal efforts, including lead vocals on Phish's cover of the Talking Heads song "Crosseyed and Painless," and his vocal duties on the Phish originals, "The Moma Dance," "Taste," and "Ghost." He is well-known on tour for his Electrolux vacuum cleaner solos and playing while wearing a muumuu dress.

Equipment

Jon uses a variety of drums and cymbals on his kit; brands such as Noble & Cooley, Gretsch, Ayotte, Eames, Zildjian, Sabian, Paiste, and Wuhan. He also uses Remo drum heads, and Vic Firth drum sticks. His setup consists of:

• 22x14 Gretsch bass drum (1958-63) re-wrapped by Precision Drum Company.
• 6x6 Noble & Cooley tom (in Black Finish)
• 8x7 Noble & Cooley tom
• 10x7 Noble & Cooley tom
• 12x8 Noble & Cooley tom
• 14x12 Noble & Cooley Floor Tom
• 16x14 Noble & Cooley Floor Tom
• 14x6.5 Ayotte 18-Ply Maple Snare (or 14x6.5 Precision 21-Ply Maple Snare w/ custom 3D phish logo).
• 45x56 Hawiian Muumuu

Cymbals include:

• 14" hi-hats (Zildjian A New Beat top, Paiste Formula 602 bottom)
• 13" Paiste Mega Cup Chime
• 15" Istanbul Agop Medium Thin Crash
• 18" Sabian HHX Evolution Crash
• 6" Rancan Ice Bell
• 8" Zildjian A Custom Splash
• 16" Sabian HHX Evolution Crash
• 21" Sabian AA Dry Ride
• 20" Zildjian A Custom Flat Ride w/ rivets
• 18" Wuhan China
• 22" Zildjian Pang

He uses Vic Firth drum sticks. His preferred "perfect pair" is the Peter Erskine Ride Stick and the American Classic 55A. He uses TG12 Sticks for practice, Vic Firth and Regal Tip Brushes, and Vic Firth T1 Mallets.

He uses Remo drum heads. His preferred setup:

• Snare: Coated Ambassador; Bottom: Clear Diplomat
• Toms: Clear Emperors; Bottoms: Clear Emperors
• Kick: Coated Powerstroke 3; Bottoms: Ebony Ambassador

Other musical projects

Fishman is a current member and regular touring drummer of the Burlington, VT comedy troupe Touchpants with Colby Dix, Chris Friday and Aram Bedrosian. Their foul mouthed comedy shows often occur directly after Phish performances and show a very amusing side of Fishman's personality. He also plays drums in the rock band Pork Tornado, and performed with the Jazz Mandolin Project for several years. He has been a member of two large musical collectives, The Everyone Orchestra and The Village. In 2007, he emerged from semi-retirement to perform a series of shows with the Yonder Mountain String Band, including a large portion of their set at the Rothbury Music Festival which happened the summer of 2008.

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