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Jimmy Keegan

Jimmy started playing at 10 years old. A few months after receiving his first drum set he landed a TV show alongside the late River Phoenix. A few months later he was doing theater in LA as a cast member and musician. By 14 he started his first band Polo that would end up in regular rotation at Disneyland as well as winning Starsearch and performing on numerous telethons. By 18 he started getting calls for sessions and tours. It expanded from there. “I was lucky to have a huge family with all kinds of music playing at all times. As I grew as a musician, I just continued that trend of listening to everything. Consequently, I get calls from R&B artists as often as rock, pop and country artists.” From Santana, John Waite and Kenny Loggins to Tevin Campbell to Tony Orlando. 2003 Jimmy began touring with Spock’s Beard alongside fellow Aquarian artist Nick D’Virgilio. 2012 saw Nick leaving and Jimmy taking over as the full-time drummer with the release of Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep and 2015 with The Oblivion Particle. Now on to new territory, the long awaited self-titled solo album is out, and Pattern-Seeking Animals now has 6 albums out.

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About Jimmy Keegan

Jimmy started playing at 10 years old. A few months after receiving his first drum set he landed a TV show alongside the late River Phoenix. A few months later he was doing theater in LA as a cast member and musician. By 14 he started his first band Polo that would end up in regular rotation at Disneyland as well as winning Starsearch and performing on numerous telethons. By 18 he started getting calls for sessions and tours. It expanded from there. “I was lucky to have a huge family with all kinds of music playing at all times. As I grew as a musician, I just continued that trend of listening to everything. Consequently, I get calls from R&B artists as often as rock, pop and country artists.” From Santana, John Waite and Kenny Loggins to Tevin Campbell to Tony Orlando. 2003 Jimmy began touring with Spock’s Beard alongside fellow Aquarian artist Nick D’Virgilio. 2012 saw Nick leaving and Jimmy taking over as the full-time drummer with the release of Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep and 2015 with The Oblivion Particle. Now on to new territory, the long awaited self-titled solo album is out, and Pattern-Seeking Animals now has 6 albums out.

I’ve been an Aquarian endorser for over 20 years. I’ve found them to be an essential part of my sound. I also love the innovation. Mostly I love the family. Whether it be the folks at Aquarian or my fellow endorsers, it’s all a great big family.

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The heads behind Jimmy Keegan's sound.

Force I Clear Aquarian product
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Regulator RSM Offset Hole Gloss Black Aquarian product
Bass resonantRegulator RSM Offset Hole Gloss Black
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Texture Coated Single Ply Aquarian product
Snare batterTexture Coated Single Ply
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Classic Clear Snare Resonant Aquarian product
Snare resonantClassic Clear Snare Resonant
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Tom batterTexture Coated Single Ply
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Classic Clear Aquarian product
Tom resonantClassic Clear
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