Name: Chad Hemmert

Stage Name: Chadstract     Instrument: Percussion     Favorite Instrument: Drums

Age: I’m in my 20’s      Sign: Leo     Status: Still alive.

Birth date: Same day every year.     Favorite Band: Dream Theater

Favorite "A Different Day" Song(s): "Sell Out" and "All This Way"

Favorite Food: Japanese     Hometown: Aurora, CO

Most Influenced by: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Geoff Riley (Puller) and Neil Peart (Rush)

Hobbies: Art, Writing, Philosophy, Teaching, Ninjitsu

Favorite saying/quote: "The mind of an artist possesses a key to the soul."

Been with the band since: September 2002

Thinker/Feeler: Both     Left-handed/Right Handed: Southpaw (Lefty)

Half-empty/Half-full: Totally full or totally empty

Grass is greener on this side or the other side: The other side

Best characteristic: Creativity     Worst Characteristic: Reactivity

Where do you want to see A Different Day in a year? "I see us on MTV."

What inspires you? "All different kinds of things: nature, people that I can relate to…high and low points in my life."

What do you contribute to the band? Stability and creativity

When did you know that you were meant to be a musician? "I first knew in high school, I put it away for awhile, then in January of 2002, I rediscovered my path."

What are you really thinking about when you are on stage performing? "Definitely not ‘Am I going to fuck up?’ I try to maintain the calmness and confidence a professional drummer needs."

What is your favorite aspect of being a member of A Different Day? "The privilege of working with such fine and exceptional musicians."

Best on-stage experience? "A high-school performance at Boettcher Hall."

Worst on-stage experience? "In 6^th grade, I tried to play ‘Old McDonald’ on guitar, I choked and everyone laughed."

Favorite location to have a gig? Boettcher Hall

What is something about you that not too many people know? "That my corporate artwork has been published, or that I failed a college music audition, twice."
What is up with the hair? I like it to be bulletproof and sharp enough to poke someone.

What are your personal goals? 1. To be a published screenwriter 2. To be a famous artist 3. To direct a movie.

What are your goals for A Different Day? "To win a Grammy, to be inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, to be on MTV and to have a platinum record."

What is your ideal amount of people to have watch a show? "10,000-50,000."

At which venue have you always aspired to have a show? "Red Rocks."

Where would you say lies your musical origin? "I come from a family of musicians."

What is your greatest accomplishment? "My 8 ½ minute long symphony."

Where can you be found outside of practice? "Practicing the art of Ninjitsu, or playing hacky sack."

"Good music is the perfect balance between the presence of notes and the absence of notes; it is the master who knows the perfect time and place to be quiet." ~ Anonymous