Pete Wilhoit Explained

Pete Wilhoit
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:	8 December 1971
Birth Place:	Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Genre:	Rock, jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Drums
Years Active:	1989–present
Label:	BMG, MCA, Bieler Bros., Roadrunner, Rhyme & Reason
Associated Acts:	The Cutters, Fiction Plane, Mike Doughty, Sharon Corr, Declan O'Rourke, Ari Hest, I Blame Coco

Pete Wilhoit is an American drummer and a member of the band Fiction Plane.

Musical career

Wilhoit grew up Bloomington, Indiana and attended Indiana University, where he studied jazz and percussion. His teachers included David Baker, Shawn Pelton, and Kenny Aronoff. In 1991 he started his first band, The Cutters, with friends from Bloomington. The band was signed to BMG, lasted for eleven years, and released two albums and two EPs. He was also a session musician during this time and contributed to over thirty albums by other musicians.^[1]

In 2003 Wilhoit drove from Indiana to New York City to audition for the band Fiction Plane, which impressed Joe Sumner, the band's founder, lead singer, and bassist who hired him.^[2] Fiction Plane toured with Sting in 2005^[3] and in 2007 became the opening band for The Police Reunion Tour.^[4]

Wilhoit has also played or recorded with Mike Doughty, Sharon Corr, Ari Hest, Declan O'Rourke, Carrie Newcomer, Laura Critchley, Michael McDonald, Bob Dorough, Michael Brunnock, and I Blame Coco.^[5]

Discography

With Fiction Plane

• Everything Will Never Be OK (MCA, 2003)
• Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses (Everybody's, 2005)
• Left Side of the Brain (Bieler Bros., 2007)
• Paradiso (2009)
• Sparks (Roadrunner, 2010)
• Mondo Lumina (Rhyme & Reason, 2015)

Other

• 1995 The Cutters – The Cutters
• 1997 Indianapolis Intergalactic Spaceport – Beeble Brox
• 1998 Sonic Wave Love – The Cutters
• 1998 3rd Man – 3rd Man
• 1999 Squall – Kevin McCormick
• 2000 Flypaper Highway – The Cutters
• 2001 Window on the Soul – Craig Brenner
• 2002 Flamingo – Simon Rowe
• 2003 Ballads for a Rainy Afternoon – Bob Williams
• 2007 Cover Their Eyes – Krista Detor
• 2007 What Have You Gone and Done? – Monika Herzig
• 2009 New Reality – Rudie Kay
• 2010 Picturesque – Chase Coy
• 2014 Flat Earth Diary – Krista Detor
• 2014 Live at Ken's House – Mike Doughty
• 2014 Stellar Motel – Mike Doughty^[6]

External links

• Official website
• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p406746|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic.com] Pete Wilhoit at AllMusic.com
• Hardball Times Interview with Pete Wilhoit about his passion for baseball (2008)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drummerworld: Peter Wilhoit. www.drummerworld.com. 29 August 2016.
2. Web site: Fiction Plane Prepares For Takeoff. Billboard. 29 August 2016. 7 February 2003.
3. Web site: Fiction Plane Revs Up For EP, Sting Dates. Billboard. 29 August 2016. 29 March 2005.
4. Web site: Cohen. Jonathan. Fiction Plane Resumes Flight With New Album. Billboard. 29 August 2016. 4 April 2007.
5. Web site: CONTACT/RESUME - Pete Wilhoit. petewilhoit.virb.com. 29 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911022550/http://petewilhoit.virb.com/. September 11, 2016. mdy-all.
6. Web site: Pete Wilhoit Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 29 August 2016.