{{Short description|Canadian drummer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Joey Muha | image = Joey Muha Playing With Jungle Rot.jpg | caption = Muha performing with [[Jungle Rot]] at [[Mayhem Festival]] 2015 | birth_name = Joseph Douglas Muha | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|07|15}} | origin = [[Port Dover, Ontario]], Canada<ref name=portdover>{{cite web|title=Interview: Joey Muha|date=September 18, 2013 |url=https://soundanalysis.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/interview-joey-muha/}}</ref> | instruments = [[Drum kit|Drums]] | genre = [[Groove metal]], [[death metal]], [[thrash metal]], [[progressive metal]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[pop rock]], [[metalcore]] | years_active = 2006–present | label = [[Nuclear Blast]], [[Victory Records]] }} '''Joey Muha''' is a Canadian drummer, best known for his [[YouTube]] videos, many of which have millions of views and have been featured on multiple websites.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Meets Metal Drums!|date=February 12, 2015 |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/video/pokemon-meets-metal-drums}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JOEY MUHA 'THREAT SIGNAL'S' DRUMMER EXTRAORDINAIRE!|url=http://eyenewsentertainment.com/joey-muha-threat-signals-drummer-extraordinaire/}}</ref> He is a member of the [[industrial metal]] band [[Threat Signal]],<ref name=threatsignal /> [[death metal]] band [[Jungle Rot]].<ref name=jr /> and [[Pop music|pop]] band Liteyears.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liteyearsmusic.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116111118/http://liteyearsmusic.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 16, 2016|title=Welcome|publisher=}}</ref> He has also played for bands associated with [[Nuclear Blast Records]], [[Victory Records]], [[MapleMusic Recordings]], etc.
== Biography == Muha grew up in a small beach town in [[Southern Ontario]] named [[Port Dover]].<ref name=portdover /> He started playing drums around the age of 14 and has been playing in bands ever since. He initially started playing with his older brother, Willie, and has since moved on to different bands. He was taught by his local drum teacher, Adam Reid,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metaldrummingmastery.com/interviews/joey-muha/ |title= Joey Muha Interviewed |publisher=Metal Drumming Mastery |date= |accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref> for a brief period and then continued on his own. He has been recognized as covering a wide variety of genres and styles of drumming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundanalysis.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/interview-joey-muha/ |title= Joey Muha on Sound Analysis |publisher=Sound Analysis |date= September 18, 2013|accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref>
== History == Muha played with the band Our Lady of Bloodshed from 2009 through 2014. From 2011 through 2014, he played with [[Hamilton, Ontario]], progressive death metal band OPTICS,<ref name=optics>{{cite web|title= OPTICS|url=http://www.sitstrings.com/Artists/OPTICS}}</ref> recording on their self-released self-titled EP in 2011.<ref name=opticsalbum>{{cite web|title=Optics Optics EP|url=http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Optics-nom_album-Optics-l-en.html}}</ref>
Muha got his first taste of U.S. touring while playing drums with [[Victory Records]] artist [[Farewell to Freeway]] during their 2011 U.S. tour.<ref name=optics-ftf>{{cite web|title=Joey Muha – Late Night Media Productions|date=June 2012 |url=https://latenightmediaproductions.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/joey-muha/}}</ref>
In 2012, Muha joined [[Nuclear Blast Records]] death metal band [[Threat Signal]].<ref name=threatsignal>{{cite web|title=Threat Signal adds new drummer|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/comments.aspx?id=18833}}</ref> During this time he also played with [[Cornwall, Ontario]], metalcore band Cynicist,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cynicist|url=http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-Cynicist-l-en.html}}</ref> appearing in their 2013 music video for "Ashes Remain,"<ref>{{cite web|title=CYNICIST – Ashes Remain| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ABXtQjzUc#t=19}}</ref> and filling in throughout their 2014 East coast tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brutal Beatings Volume XIV|url=http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/news/latest-news/2699-brutal-beatings-volume-xiv.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301224307/http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/news/latest-news/2699-brutal-beatings-volume-xiv.html|archivedate=March 1, 2014}}</ref>
In June 2015, Muha announced that he would leave Threat Signal to join the ranks of [[Victory Records]] death metal artist [[Jungle Rot]] full-time,<ref name=jr>{{cite web|title=Drummer Joey Muha Exits Threat Signal, Joins Jungle Rot|date=June 15, 2015 |url=http://www.theprp.com/2015/06/14/news/drummer-joey-muha-exits-threat-signal-joins-jungle-rot/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Threat Signal drummer exits band joins Jungle Rot|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/24897/Threat-Signal-drummer-exits-band-joins-Jungle-Rot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Jungle Rot's Dave Matrise talks Mayhem, new album|date=July 13, 2015 |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/interview-jungle-rots-dave-matrise-talks-mayhem-new-album}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Staying Underground: Jungle Rot|date=July 21, 2015 |url=http://www.ghostcultmag.com/interview-jungle-rot-order-shall-prevail-victory-records/}}</ref> immediately after which the band began recording their eighth studio album, [[Order Shall Prevail|''Order Shall Prevail'']], featuring Muha on the drums.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jungle Rot – Order Shall Prevail|url=http://metalrecusants.com/2015/07/20/jungle-rot-order-shall-prevail/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=10 Minutes of Mayhem with Dave Matrise of JUNGLE ROT|url=http://metalholic.com/10-minutes-of-mayhem-with-dave-matrise-of-jungle-rot/}}</ref> Muha spent the summer of 2015 playing with Jungle Rot on the [[Victory Records]] stage for the entirety of the 2015 [[Mayhem Festival|Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Beat With Joey Muha of Jungle Rot: Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival|date=July 17, 2015 |url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2015/07/on-the-beat-with-joey-muha-of-jungle-rot-rockstar-energy-mayhem-festival/#_}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Slayer, King Diamond, Code Orange, Jungle Rot & more on 2015 Rockstar Mayhem Fest tour (dates)|date=April 13, 2015 |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/04/slayer_king_dia.html}}</ref>
In August 2015, Muha announced his departure from Jungle Rot. Muha has since returned to playing with Threat Signal, as well as with [[Sumo Cyco]].
== Muha's equipment == Muha is currently endorsed by [[Vic Firth]] Drumsticks,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vic Firth Artist Roster|url=http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/art.php?letter=M}}</ref> MEElectronics,<ref>{{cite web|title=MEE audio|url=http://www.meelec.com/Articles.asp?ID=351}}</ref> Protection Racket, Gibraltar Hardware and [[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]] Cymbals. He uses [[Yamaha Drums]], [[Vic Firth]] Drumsticks, Sabian Cymbals, Trick Pedals, [[Gibraltar Hardware]], MEEaudio monitors and Yamaha electronics.
=== Current tour kit === *'''Drums''' Yamaha Recording Custom Series Kit **10"X9" Tom **12"x10" Tom **16"x14" Floor Tom **18"x16" Floor Tom **22"x18" Bass Drum **14"x5.5" Snare Drum *'''Cymbals''' Sabian and Zildjian **14" Sabian HHX Stage Hi Hats **16" Sabian HHX Stage Crash **17" Sabian HHXplosion Crash **18" Sabian AAX Chinese **18" Sabian AAX Chinese Brilliant **19" Sabian AAX Dark Crash **20" Zildjian Scimitar Ride *'''Drumheads''' – Evans **Toms: EC2 Clear **Bass: EMAD **Snare: Genera HD-Dry batter – Hazy 300 Clear resonant *'''Other''' **[[Roland Corporation|Roland]] TD-3 Electronic Percussion Module and RT-10 trigger **Trick Dominator Pedals **[[Vic Firth]] X5BN American Hickory drumsticks **MEEaudio M6 PRO monitors
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{youTube|u=VINNIESFOLLOWER}}
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