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| Born | (1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | ilanrubinmusic |
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 asNine Inch Nails,[1]Paramore,[2]Lostprophets,[3]Angels & Airwaves[4] andDanny 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 byPhantogram.[6]
As a member of Nine Inch Nails, in 2020, Rubin was inducted into theRock 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.
Rubin was raised in San Diego, California.[8][9] 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.[10] By age nine, he was ready to play for F.o.N., a band that eventually would do three stints on theVans Warped Tour, where Rubin would also fill in on drums for bands such asNOFX. In 1999, F.o.N. openedWoodstock '99 on the Emerging Artist Stage; as a result, 11-year-old Rubin gained entry into theGuinness Book of World Records as the youngest musician to ever play on a Woodstock stage.[11]
Rubin's first solo album, under the pseudonym 'The New Regime', calledCoup, was recorded throughout 2007 and 2008 and released in November 2008. While touring withNine Inch Nails and following the conclusion of theWave Goodbye Tour, Rubin worked on his second album,Speak Through The White Noise, which was released in April 2011.[12] Before this, Ilan released a free single titled 'Remission Of Guilt' through his website. It has been confirmed that this track will not be on the new album. In 2011, he went on Tour with Taking Back Sunday as an opening act. In 2013 and 2015, he released the two halves of his next project, Exhibit A and Exhibit B. On March 6, 2020, The New Regime released its fifth studio album, Heart Mind Body & Soul, featuring the singles "Turning a Blind Eye" and "Heart Mind Body & Soul." Over five months before its release, Rubin released three EPs (Heart, Mind, and Body), each with four songs from the upcoming album that fit the themes of the titles. The New Regime was on tour withSilversun Pickups in March 2020 to support the new album, which abruptly halted courtesy of the COVID pandemic and resulting shutdown. Just before that tour, "Heart Mind Body & Soul" was released, which included all of the material on the previously released EPs, a final EP called "Soul," plus some bonus material. The album was receiving critical praise just before the shutdown.[13]
The New Regime Live Lineup: Ilan Rubin: vocals, piano, guitar, Kemble Walters: bass, vocals, Rob Ketchum: drums, vocals
On November 15, 2008,Trent Reznor announced via the Nine Inch Nails website that Rubin would be joining industrial rock bandNine Inch Nails as their drummer after the departure ofJosh Freese in late 2008. Rubin's role in the live iteration of Nine Inch Nails has grown to include playing piano, synths, bass, guitar, and even cello.[14] As NIN's live drummer, Rubin is now the drummer that has played the longest amount of time with the band.[14]
In 2011, Rubin joinedAngels & Airwaves, replacing drummerAtom Willard.[15] From 2014 to the present, Rubin has been the only other songwriter for the band besides frontmanTom DeLonge. During that time, he recorded the band's 2014 album,The Dream Walker, and the EPs...Of Nightmares in 2015 andChasing Shadows in 2016, respectively. Beyond drumming, Rubin has taken on playing multiple instruments for the band while recording and continued to do so on the band's 2021 album,Lifeforms. During this time, DeLonge would go on to credit Rubin as a major contributor to the band's songwriting process.[16]
On June 28, 2012,Paramore confirmed Rubin would drum on their fourth album,[2] though he didn't join as an official member of the band. Rubin recorded all the drums on theirself-titled album and joined them for its subsequent tour. "Paramore," the album, ended up going platinum and featured Grammy-winning "Ain't It Fun," a song on which Rubin's drumming was lauded by industry and fans alike.[17]
On May 8, 2023, Danny Elfman announced that he would be doing two shows, one in Chula Vista, CA., and the other in Irvine, CA., entitled “From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!” In making that announcement, Elfman confirmed that Ilan Rubin would replace Josh Freese on drums.[18]
During the pandemic shutdown, Rubin took on the task of learning the intricacies of film scoring.[19] Two of the feature-length films he scored, "Bobcat Moretti"[20] and "Monsters of California," a film directed by bandmate Tom DeLonge[21] were released on August 4 and October 6, 2023, respectively. His work on the Bobcat Moretti film earned him a nomination as best original score at the Beaufort International Film Festival.[22]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
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| 2013 | Angels & Airwaves | Stomping The Phantom Break Pedal | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2014 | Angels & Airwaves | The Dream Walker | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2020 | The New Regime | Heart Mind Body and Soul | Artist, Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2020 | Angels & Airwaves | All That's Left is Love – Single | "All That's Left is Love" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2021 | Angels & Airwaves | Lifeforms | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2022 | Oliver Tree | Cowboys Tears | "Cowboy's Don't Cry" "The Villain" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2023 | Jawny | It’s Never Fair, Always True | "Adios" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2023 | 44phantom | Cherry Cigarettes – Single | Cherry Cigarettes | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2023 | BBGirls | One More Time - Single | "One More Time" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2024 | Jazmin Bean | Traumatic Livelihood | "Black Dress" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2024 | Friday Pilots Club | Nowhere | "Nosedive" | Songwriter |
| 2024 | Tatiana Hazel | Can Anybody Hear Me | "Better Off" "All Along" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2024 | Bleu Grave | Bleu Grave, Vol 2, - EP | "In Exile" "Television Tell Me What To Do""Her Projection""Hollow" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2024 | Atarashii Gakko! | AG Calling | "Superhuman" | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2024 | Sueco | Out of My Head - Single | "Out of My Head" | Producer, Songwriter |
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
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| 2013 | Paramore | Paramore | Drums | |
| 2013 | M83 | Oblivion [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | "Oblivion" | Drums |
| 2013 | Nine Inch Nails | Hesitation Marks | Drums & Percussion | |
| 2015 | M83,Haim | Insurgent [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | “Holes In The Sky” | Drums |
| 2016 | Simple Plan | Taking One For The Team | Drums | |
| 2017 | Beck | Colors | Drums | |
| 2020 | Phantogram | Ceremony | Drums | |
| 2022 | Frank Turner | FTHC | Tracks 1, 3-7, 9-12, 14 | Drums |
| 2023 | Melanie Martinez | Portals | "Evil" | Drums |
| 2024 | Christophe Beck | Road House [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | Drums & Guitar |
| Year | Film | Director | Principal Cast | Role |
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| 2022 | Bobcat Moretti | Rob Margolies | Tim Realbuto,Vivica A. Fox,Taryn Manning,Coolio | Composer |
| 2023 | Monsters of California | Tom DeLonge | Jack Samson, Jack Lancaster, Jared Scott | Composer |
| 2023 | In Fidelity | Rob Margolies | Chris Parnell,Cara Buono,Dennis Haysbert | Composer |
| 2024 | Road House | Doug Liman | Jake Gyllenhaal,Connor McGregor |
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