Chris Deaner is an American drummer, film maker and computer programmer. He is best known as the drummer for Plus/Minus from 2001 onwards,Interview with Today Online as a founding member of Loudest Boom Bah Yea, and as the drummer for Kelly Clarkson from 2007 to 2008.Interview with Pitchfork Online about Kelly Clarkson gig Archived at Archive.org He has directed a majority of videos for Plus/Minus and won the Best Video award at the 7th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival2006 SDAFF winners archived at archive.org for his direction of the band's Steal the Blueprints clip.
Deaner worked as a lead programmer on the multiplayer online game Code of Everand.Edge online article about Code of Everand
He is notable as an endorser of Ludwig Drums,List of Ludwig Drums endorsers Vic FirthList of Vic Firth endorsers and Istanbul Cymbals.List of Istanbul Cymbals endorsers
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