Meet Carson Ezell | Drummer & Producer

I am a musician. Nowadays that includes a whole treasure trove of different skills. For me, I play drums, primarily in the pop, punk, and rock genres. In addition, I produce, engineer, and sometimes grab a guitar and play too. I know it’s a cliche “I listen to all music”, but it rings quite true to my story. Listening to my discography, many people are always floored in the sense of “oh wait I thought he was a punk drummer” after listening to an edm song I released. I really love music. It has informed and inspired most of my decisions in life. After taking drum lessons as a kid, it propelled me to jump into a giant pool of possibilities in music. This was punctuated especially when I attended the Berklee College of Music after graduating high school. This stepping stone lead me to learn recording production in the Netherlands at Wisseloord Studios and form a punk band there called the Ratbags. Berklee lead me to work with collaborators that I work with to this day in Los Angeles such as Andy Estrella and Teona Zak. It also lead me to get connected with Universal Music Group where now I work as a coordinator at Interscope Records. I say this all as a general overview. There are a lot of challenges that come my way along this journey. Imposter syndrome eats every musician at some point, and for me it finds its way into my headspace weekly. Overtime I’ve learned to overcome these thoughts but especially the game of comparisons in the music world is both inspiring and convicting. Along this journey of course there are rough spots, but what I’ve learned is resilience is key in music. There will always be road blocks to this career path, but what sets those who succeed and those who fail is grit and resilience. With all of this said, I ultimately want to leave a mark on culture, and bless and impact those who listen to the music I help create.