New Drummer Chosen For Summer Tour

Sean McDaniel will be Clay's new drummer for the An Evening with Clay Aiken Tour (above, left).

Here's a bit about Sean from Electric Kompany:

Sean McDaniel (drums) is currently the Drummer for the Grammy and Tony award winning Best Musical on Broadway, Monty Python's Spamalot . Prior to Spamalot he was a substitute drummer on Broadway's The Lion King , Wicked , Rent , Aida , Avenue Q , Thoroughly Modern Millie , Fiddle r On The Roof , Wonderful Town , Assassins , Nine , Les Miserables , and The Producers . Sean is also a successful freelance Drummer in New York City, having played with Audra McDonald, Carrie Underwood, Mario Frangoulis, Natalie Douglas, Trisha Yearwood, Karmine Alers, Andrea McCardle, and the Ed Palermo Big Band. He plays the Rock club circuit regularly with Melissa Giges, and Shanna Sharp. Sean received his Bachelor of Music degree from The University of North Texas, where he studied with Ed Soph. He earned a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from New York University in Musical Composition. His songs have been performed around NYC, and his musical Owl Creek was seen in workshops and produced by Ithaca College. Sean endorses Drum Workshop Drums, Pedals, and Hardware and Vic Firth Drumsticks