Ilan Rubin
Ilan Rubin (born July 7, 1988) is an American musician, producer, songwriter, composer, and artist. He is known primarily for playing drums with bands such as Nine Inch Nails,[1] Paramore,[2] Lostprophets,[3] Angels & Airwaves[4] and Danny Elfman[5] In 2008, he formed The New Regime, where he sings and plays all instruments in the studio and plays guitar with a band for live performances. In 2021, Ilan released music for the first time under his name. His debut single "Talk Talk Talk" was remixed by Phantogram.[6]
Ilan Rubin
July 7, 1988
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
San Diego, California, U.S.
- Producer
- songwriter
- composer
- musician
- artist
- Drums
- percussion
- vocals
- guitar
- bass guitar
- keyboards
- cello
1997–present
As a member of Nine Inch Nails, in 2020, Rubin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the youngest living inductee in its history.[7] He is also the first Rock Hall inductee to be born in the 1980s, and the first to be born after the establishment of the Hall itself.
Early life[edit]
Rubin was raised in San Diego, California. He began playing drums at eight when he discovered his father's 1968 Silver Sparkle Ludwig drum kit in the garage. After three months of "toying" with the kit, he had taught himself to play and was jamming with his older brothers.[8] By age nine, he was ready to play for F.o.N., a band that eventually would do three stints on the Vans Warped Tour, where Rubin would also fill in on drums for bands such as NOFX. In 1999, F.o.N. opened Woodstock '99 on the Emerging Artist Stage; as a result, 11-year-old Rubin gained entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest musician to ever play on a Woodstock stage.[9]