Editing Pat Mastelotto (section)

===King Crimson===

Mastelotto had been a member of [[King Crimson]] since 1994, resulting in him becoming their longest serving drummer. He was the first of two drummers hired for the "Double Trio" line-up of the mid-1990s, the second being previous long-term King Crimson drummer [[Bill Bruford]]. Mastelotto and Bruford operated as parallel drummers for the Double Trio, playing different styles and parts which sometimes intermeshed and sometimes worked separately. Following Bruford's departure in 1997, Mastelotto became the band's sole drummer, working mostly on the electronic Roland V-Drums set and bringing in simultaneous/triggered electronic drum loops and textures based on his interest in [[intelligent dance music]] and [[drum and bass]]. For King Crimson's 2008 lineup, the band returned to a double-drummer arrangement with Mastelotto now joined by [[Gavin Harrison]].<ref name="CrimsonDrummers">{{cite web | first=Wayne | last=Blanchard |title=The Drummers Of King Crimson |url=https://drummagazine.com/drummers-of-king-crimson/ |work=Drum! Magazine | date=October 2017  |access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>

For the period of King Crimson activity lasting from 2013 to 2021 (the "Seven Headed Beast" and "Three over Five" line-ups), Mastelotto played as part of a three-drummer arrangement, initially with Harrison and [[Bill Rieflin]], and subsequently with Harrison and [[Jeremy Stacey]]. In each of these setups, Mastelotto also took on an extended percussionist role incorporating multiple sound effects, samples and programs (taking on something of the function played by percussionist/"allsorts" contributor [[Jamie Muir]] in the 1972 King Crimson).<ref name="CrimsonDrummers" />

To date, Mastelotto has appeared on three King Crimson studio albums (''Thrak'', ''The ConstruKction of Light'' and ''The Power to Believe'', released between 1995 and 2003), one mini-album, two EPs and numerous live releases between 1995 and 2022.<ref>{{cite web | first=Will | last=Stevens |title=King Crimson Albums Ranked — An In Depth Analysis into the Founders of Prog |url=https://medium.com/@willdavidstevens/king-crimson-albums-ranked-an-in-depth-analysis-into-the-founders-of-prog-18a2a4a8a175 |work=Medium | date=March 31, 2024  |access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>