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Dusty Watson grew up in Southern California and started taking drum lessons from Gerry Colapinto at age six. At the age of nine, he
was a featured guest with the Corona High School Jazz Band,
recording “A Hard Days Night” for a live album, just weeks
after being introduced to his idol Gene Krupa. Dusty went on to play jazz
and big band charts in school,
earning him a scholarship
to Stan Kenton Clinics. He began recording and touring and has remained doing so for over 30 years. Though Dusty plays all genres of music, he is known as 'The 'King of Surf Drums' from the long list of instrumental surf artists he has worked with, and his many years drumming with Dick Dale.
Dusty recently released a surf drum instructional DVD entitled 'Pounding Surf' which is available HERE. He also has been working as Music Consultant with Greg Passmore from Passmore Labs and James Humann from Lucid Dreams on their 3D films including 'Physics of Surfing' which is due out Summer 2010. Oh and yes that is Dusty Watson playing 'Wipe Out' in the Disney film, 'Surf's Up'!
Dusty is currently working with engineer Adam Fuller from A. Fuller Sound at Circle City Studios in Southern California in between tours. For studio schedules and booking rates contact: CircleCityStudios@gmail.com
Here are some of the artists Dusty has worked with:
Lita Ford
Concrete Blonde
Agent Orange
Legs Diamond
Boo Yaa Tribe
Dick Dale
The Surfaris
Slacktone
The Queers
The Supersuckers
Jimmy Wood
Marisabel
Neil Merryweather
Sherwood Ball
Rhino Bucket
Becky Barksdale
Kelley Hunt
The Stepmothers
Bloodhook
Lauren Ellis
Jon and the Nightriders
Sugartooth
Davie Allan and the Arrows
Discography
Artist/Album Title/Label
2010
Aquamarines / Off The Radar
2009
Bloodhook / Bloodhook
Hundred Watt Head / 15 Entertainment /iFanz Records
Davie Allan and the Arrows/Retrophonic /Arrow Dynamic
2008
Frankie and the Pool Boys/Double Crown
Marisabel/Swinghouse Records
2007
Lita Ford/Out For Blood-Dancin' On The Edge (Import) /BGO
Kelly McGuire/Westgate/Kelly McGuire
Incredible Mr Smith/Adventures in the Land of Twang
Pyronauts/Live at the Mystic Theatre/Pyronauts
2006
Becky Barksdale/Amazing Grace /Bark at the Moon
Boo Yaa Tribe/ Angry Samoans/First Kut Records
The Defiant Ones/Super Secret Disaster/Defiant Ones
Supersuckers/Fan Club DVD Release #1/Mid-Fi
2005
Slacktone/KCR Radio Aztec Beach/Rickshaw
Supersuckers/Live at Cafe Du Nord/Mid-Fi
Dick Dale/Live at Dallas Hard Rock Cafe/Dick Dale Records
Slacktone/Rough Surf, Rough Mix, Live in Berlin/Slacktone
Slacktone/That's Life Volume 2/Wild at Heart
Concrete Blonde/The Essential/Capitol
Legs Diamond/Out on Bail/AOR Heaven
2004
Evan Foster/Instrumentals/Musick
The
Queers/Summer Hits Number 1/Suburban Home
Slacktone/Curl Rider/KFJC
Legs
Diamond/Favorites Volume 1/NEH
2003
The
Queers/Acid Beaters/Stardumb
The Boss
Martians/The Set Up/Musick
Slacktone/Celebration
of Life/Go Boy
Mystery Action/Guitar
Ace/Musick
2002
Dick
Dale/Spacial Disorientation/Dick Dale
Slacktone/Surf
Adventure Tour/Go Boy
Concrete
Blonde/Classic Masters/Capitol
Dead Men Don't Surf/Totally
Tubular/KFJC
2001
Dick Dale/Rendevous Ballroom/Int. Surfing Museum
Stepmothers/You Were Never My Age/G-Force
Slacktone/Gnarly Surf/KFJC
Slacktone/Daytona
Mona 7"/Gas
2000
Slacktone/Into
the Blue Sparkle/Go Boy
Jon & the Nightriders/Undercover/Surf West
New World Relampagos/NWR/Sirena
Agent Orange-Slacktone/Waves
of the West/KFJC
Slacktone/Sounds of the Drags/Nitronic Research
Slacktone/ Swivelin' Wahines /Skully
Jon & the Nightriders/Seasonal Favorites/Dbl Crown
1999
Jon
& the Nightriders/Moving Target/Gee Dee
Lauren
Ellis/Push The River/Sidechik
Slacktone/ Surfin' Senorita /Wildebeest
Slacktone/ Tuberider /Anubis
1998
Jon
& the Nightriders/ Raw and Alive '98/Gee Dee
Slacktone/ Live at CIA/Go Boy
Agent Orange/Fireside Bowl Live 7"/VML
Jon & the Nightriders 7" /Gas Records
Agent Orange/KPNK Punk Radio/Countdown
Slacktone/ KXLU Live Volume Three /KXLU
Hot Tecate!/
Fiberglass Jungle /Deep Eddy
Jon & the Nightriders-Slacktone /Surfin' Sundays
1997
Slacktone/Warning:
Reverb Instrumentals/Go Boy
Boo Yaa Tribe/ Angry
Samoans /Intercord
Slacktone/
Reef Madness /Deep Eddy
Agent Orange/ Show and Tell /Which?
Jon & the Nightriders/ Cowabunga /Rhino
1996
Jon & the Nightriders/Fiberglass Rocket/AVI
Boo
Yaa Tribe/ Metally Disturbed /Kent
Agent Orange/ Reverb
Central /KFJC
Slacktone/ Surf Crazy
/GNP-Crescendo
1995
Jon & the Nightriders/Pulp Rock Instros/Playground
1994
Jon & the Nightriders/Banished To The Beach/NPR
Jon & the Nightriders/ International Beach Ball/NPR
Jon & the Nightriders/Beyond the Beach /Upstart
Jon & the Nightriders/ Destination Bomp /Bomp
1993
Legs
Diamond/ The Wish /Music For Nations
1992
Legs
Diamond/ Captured Live /Music For Nations
1990
Jon & the Nightriders/ Stampede /Norton
Legs
Daimond/ Town Bad Girl /Metal Blade
1987
Jon & the Nightriders/ Stampede /Kix 4 U
Jon & the Nightriders/ What Surf II /Rockhouse
1986
Concrete
Blonde/ True /I.R.S.
Legs
Diamond/ Land of the Gun /Target
Wally George/ Sings the Rock Hits! /Taboo
Legs Diamond/Turn to Stone/Music For Nations
1985
Channel Three/ Last Time I Drank /Enigma
Taboo Zoo/ Too Close /Taboo
Jon & the Nightriders/Mutant Surf Punks /Anagram
1983
Lita
Ford/ Out For Blood /Mercury-Polygram
1982
Jon & the Nightriders/History of Surf Vol 3/Rhino
1981
Stepmothers/ Never My Age /Posh Boy
Stepmothers/ Rodney On The Roq Volume II/Posh Boy
Jon & the Nightriders/Live at the Whiskey/Bomp
1980
Jon & the Nightriders/ Surf Beat 80 /Bomp
The Press/Insane Darrell Wayne's No Disco/Bomp
Jon & the Nightriders/Experiments in Destiny/Bomp
1979
Jon & the Nightriders/ 7" EP /California
The Press/ 7" EP /Etc.
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