Troy Luccketta born October 5, 1959. in Lodi, California, is the drummer of hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

/heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Tesla

Tesla (band)

Tesla is an American hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984. They have sold 14 million albums in the United States.-Formation and Mechanical Resonance :...

, who achieved popularity in the mid- to late-1980s.

Biography

Troy started playing drums at 10 years old and was influenced by Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He has a wide variety of musical tastes and loves Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin, and Latin style percussion. His other drumming influences include John Bonham, Ian Paice, Jeff Porcaro, David Garibaldi and Steve Gadd. Troy grew up in the east San Francisco bay area playing in bands such as Whisper, Benny and the Jets, 415 and the Eric Martin Band before joining Tesla in 1985.

In 2010, Troy participated in a tribute album titled Mister Bolin’s Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by guitar legend Tommy Bolin

Tommy Bolin

Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...

 prior to his death in 1976. The CD includes other artists such as HiFi Superstar

HiFi Superstar

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, Doogie White

Doogie White

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, Eric Martin, Jeff Pilson

Jeff Pilson

Jeff Pilson is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken...

, Randy Jackson, Rachel Barton

Rachel Barton Pine

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, Rex Carroll

Rex Carroll

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, Derek St. Holmes

Derek St. Holmes

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, Kimberley Dahme

Kimberley Dahme

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, and The 77’s

The 77s

The 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar, Mark Harmon on bass, and Bruce Spencer on drums.-Scratch Band:...

. A percentage of the proceeds from this project will benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers.

Troy also produces other artists and has played drums on recording sessions in the studio with artists like Ronnie Montrose, Marc Bonilla and others. Troy and his wife Phyllis are very active with charity benefits with their non-profit organization called “Wake up to Love”. They are responsible for many charitable fundraising events. He operated a recording studio, TML Productions, in Hayward, California

Hayward, California

Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...

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Troy is endorsed by Tama Drums, Zildjian cymbals and Promark drumsticks.