Gary Wiseman
The Quiet Center
Gary Wiseman has spent most of his adult life sitting behind the drums for Bowling For Soup.
That description is completely accurate.
It also leaves out the role he actually plays.
Gary is the band’s drummer, percussionist, sounding board, confidant and steady center. He is the person band members and crew members seek out when they need to talk through a problem, test an idea or simply be heard. He does not need to be the loudest person in the room.
He usually is not.
Jaret Reddick calls him The Cobra.
Gary can sit quietly while everyone around him talks, jokes and competes for the next punchline. Then, without warning, he strikes with the funniest comment of the night.
The same description applies to his drumming.
He listens. He serves the song. He gives the music what it needs and leaves room for everyone else.
Then, when the moment is right, The Cobra strikes.
