Charles Ruggiero

Charles Ruggiero

Independent

My dad was a great drummer, but he passed away before I got a chance to really know him, but I was lucky enough to study with one of his best students. I got serious about drumming when I was 12 playing rock & roll, but before too long jazz presented a challenge that I couldn't get away from. I moved to NYC in 1990 and started playing my career. Since then I've been lucky to work regularly with some of the greatest musicians in the world and make some (5!) records of my own. Head over to ruggierodrums.com to learn a little more. :)

Charles Ruggiero'S SETUP:

  1. L to R - 15" Kerope Hats
  2. 20" K. Con Renaissance
  3. 22" K. Con. Thin OverHammered
  4. & either a 19" K. Custom Special Dry Trash Crash or a 20" K Thin Flat Ride.

* May be prototype

Charles
Ruggiero's
IN 3

Charles Ruggiero's
IN 3

  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    What inspires me? EVERYTHING! Anything! The great thing about the world today is that we all have access to SO MUCH creativity. I see it everywhere - people creating art (content) no matter where you turn. It's awesome to see.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Dig Deeper. "Spend time" with your heroes. The dark side of the amount of music/art we have access to is: we can gloss over things - just learn it and move on in order to learn even more. Learning a lot is great, but learning what you know on a deeper "soul level" takes time.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    See my current set up!

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