John McEntire

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John McEntire
McEntire performing with The Sea and Cake in 2012
Background information
Born	(1970-04-09) April 9, 1970 (age 54) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician, recording engineer
Instrument(s)	Drums/percussion, synthesizers, electronics
Years active	1988–present

John McEntire (born April 9, 1970 in Portland, Oregon) is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.

McEntire started playing drums at age 10.^[1] Throughout high school, he performed in marching bands and studied privately for seven years. He went on to attend Oberlin Conservatory initially as a percussion major, but eventually switched to study in the school's then newly created program for Technology in Music and Related Arts.^[1]