José Pasillas


José Antonio Pasillas II is an American drummer best known as the drummer and co-founder of alternative rock band Incubus.

Biography

José Pasillas is of Mexican descent. He grew up in Calabasas, California. He began playing drums in 1990. Later in 1991, José and friends Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, original bassist Dirk Lance began Incubus in high school in the San Fernando Valley outpost of Calabasas. He endorses DW drums and Sabian cymbals.
José has mentioned he has never had any formal training for the drums, which he says has positives and negatives. Some of his influences include Chad Sexton of 311, Stewart Copeland of The Police, and Tim Alexander of Primus.
Before dedicating himself full-time to Incubus, he was a full-time art student, and he continues to create designs in his free time.

Other Work

José recently mentioned recording drums with California band LIFE. He has also had a side project, Time Lapse Consortium, with bandmate Mike Einziger.

Equipment