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SECRET DRUM BAND is a percussion ensemble based in Portland, Oregon. Driven by four drummers, each song also employs an array of affected vocals, guitar, and synthesizers. SDB document habitats and soundscapes in their compositions, with the goal of drawing attention to issues concerning endangered species, habitat loss, and other environmental issues. Stylistically, Secret Drum Band draws allusions from Liquid Liquid, The Creatures, and Crash Worship, as well as the composers’ previous groups Explode Into Colors and !!! (chk chk chk). Secret Drum Band’s live performances are transportive, an opportune meditation on the relationships between humans, other species, and sound. All pieces are carefully scored by co-composers/co-directors Lisa Schonberg and Allan Wilson, allowing each musician to realize the complex and intricate arrangements in a live setting. Secret Drum Band's compositions have covered topics such as ant acoustics and soundscapes of Amazônas, the endangered bees of Hawaii, the Mojave desert, and logging in Mount Hood National Forest. Secret Drum Band's live performances feature percussionists Schonberg, Wilson, Anthony Brisson, and Leah Bowden, and Brian Mumford on synth and guitar. In July 2020 they released their second full-length LP, Chuva.


SDB’s lineup has featured Allan Wilson, Lisa Schonberg, Heather Treadway, Leah Bowden, Brian Mumford, Anthony Brisson, Ali Clarys, Sara Lund, Amenta Abioto, Zanny Geffel, Sam Humans, Susan Lucia, Grayson Fiske, Seth Lorinczi, Matthew Berger, Pieter Hilton, Marcus Fischer, Eddie Bond, Marisa Anderson, Ben Tyler, Vittoria Burattini, Trina Shaghafi, Christina Bouza, Papi Fimbres, Katherine Paul, Rachel Blumberg, sts, Clea Partridge, Tara Jane Oneil, Niles Armstrong, Dana Valatka, Sean Sumler, and Shannon Steele.