Photo: Mika Hiironniemi / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What gets me about Pat Mastelotto is the sheer range hiding behind one drum kit. He held down the pop hits with Mr. Mister, then walked straight into the controlled chaos of King Crimson, which is about as steep a left turn as a drummer can make. The session credits seal it for me: that's his playing on the Rembrandts' "I'll Be There for You," the Friends theme practically everyone alive has heard. I love when a musician can be both an arena pop machine and a fearless experimentalist with Stick Men and O.R.k. He's the kind of player whose name I had to look up but whose grooves I already knew.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat Mastelotto
- Name (Japanese)
- パット・マステロット
- Reading
- ぱっと・ますてろっと
- Born
- September 10, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Chico, California, United States
- Occupation
- drummer / musician
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Pat Mastelotto born?
Born September 10, 1955 (age 70).
Where is Pat Mastelotto from?
Pat Mastelotto is from Chico, California, United States.
What does Pat Mastelotto do?
Pat Mastelotto works as drummer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.