Editing Abe Cunningham

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Abe Cunningham
| image           = Deftones - Rock am Ring 2016 -2016156214257 2016-06-04 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X - 0105 - DV3P9764 mod.jpg
| caption         = Cunningham performing with [[Deftones]] in 2016
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| birth_name      = Abraham Benjamin Cunningham
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|27}}
| birth_place     = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S.
| death_date      =
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative metal]]
* [[nu metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[post-metal]]}}
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
}}
| years_active    = 1988–present
| occupation      = Musician
| instrument      = Drums
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Maverick Records|Maverick]]
}}
| current_member_of = [[Deftones]]
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Phallucy]]
* Daycare
* [[Destroy Boys]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Flowers |first1=Dillion |last2=Welliver |first2=Mellisa |title=Submerges 10 Year Anniversary Party |journal=Submerge Magazine |date=February 12, 2018 |issue=259 |pages=28}}</ref>
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'''Abraham''' "'''Abe'''" '''Benjamin Cunningham''' (born July 27, 1973) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the [[alternative metal]] band [[Deftones]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p168233/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Deftones|last=Prato|first=Greg|access-date=May 1, 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Abe Cunningham was born in [[Long Beach, California]]. When he was young, his family moved to [[Sacramento]]. He first started drumming in his early teens playing the drums for the band [[Phallucy]] in the early 1990s. During this time, he also drummed for [[Deftones]] on the side, when the band was having problems landing a permanent and dedicated drummer. At the time when he started learning drums, he also learned how to play guitar, but growing up with a stepfather (Neil) who played the drums, he took a deeper passion with the drums. Abe's father, Sid, was also a musician and an early influence for Abe before his untimely passing. His influences include [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Ginger Baker]] and [[Mitch Mitchell]].

==Artistry==
Cunningham is known for his frantic, pounding rhythms on such songs as "Knife Prty" and clever usage of tempo ("Mein"), while at the same time refusing to indulge in the double bass drum setup of many metal traditionalists. However, he does use a double bass pedal as part of his kit, as seen in various drum magazines. A BBC reviewer has praised his style for displaying "the assured expressiveness of a musician whose abilities stretch further than most metal-scene sticksmen".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jd28/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Deftones - Diamond Eyes|first=Mike|last=Diver}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
Cunningham has been a long time endorser of [[Tama Drums]] and [[Zildjian|Zildjian Cymbals]], and for most of his career, has played the same setup. He has been featured in various ads for [[Tama Drums|Tama]] and [[Avedis Zildjian Company|Zildjian]]. He is an endorser of [[Vater Percussion|Vater]] drumsticks, and at the 2017 [[NAMM Show]] revealed his new signature Vater drumsticks, the model is called "Cool Breeze" (which is Abe's nickname of sorts).

==Personal life==
Cunningham lives in [[Sacramento]], California, with his family. He has two sons, Sidney and Daniel, with his ex-wife, Annalynn Seal. Annalynn made a guest appearance on "MX" singing along with [[Chino Moreno]].

[[File:Abe Cunningham, 2007.jpg|thumb|Cunningham playing the drums in 2007]]

==Discography==

===With Deftones===
* ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'' (1995, Maverick Records/Warner Bros. Records)
* ''[[Around the Fur]]'' (1997, Maverick Records/Warner Bros. Records)
* ''[[White Pony]]'' (2000, Maverick Records)
* ''[[Deftones (album)|Deftones]]'' (2003, Maverick Records)
* ''[[Saturday Night Wrist]]'' (2006, Maverick Records)
* ''[[Diamond Eyes]]'' (2010, Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records)
* ''[[Koi No Yokan]]'' (2012, Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records)
* ''[[Gore (Deftones album)|Gore]]'' (2016, Reprise Records)
* ''[[Ohms (album)|Ohms]]'' (2020, Reprise Records)
* ''[[Eros (Deftones album)|Eros]]'' (originally intended for 2008, currently unreleased)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [http://www.deftones.com Official website]
* [http://www.upvenue.com/article/1365-deftones-interview.html Deftones Interview With Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado]

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