![Matt Billingslea](/docs/document_selector/images/JSJ_0092Thumbnail.jpg)
IP artist Matt Billingslea has joined the 7-time GRAMMY
Award winning Taylor Swift as the drummer for her 2013
RED TOUR. This year’s tour
will visit large arenas and stadiums and will span across the United States,
Canada, and Australia. In addition, Matt’s
performances with Taylor Swift have included the GRAMMY Awards, Billboard
Awards, BRIT Awards, and numerous other promotional appearances. "I'm
so grateful for the opportunity to perform at this level with an amazing team
of players, singers, dancers and crew," remarked Billingslea on his recent appointment. "It is, has been and continues to
be an amazing experience."
Matt Billingslea has been an Innovative Percussion artist
since 2008. On the RED Tour, Matt is
using the IP-L5BL from the newly introduced
Legacy
Series, along with the WBR-2 wire brushes, BR-5 bundle sticks, and GT-1
timpani mallets for cymbal rolls. IP
caught up with Matt at a recent tour stop:
![Matt Billingslea at kit](/docs/document_selector/images/JSJ_0012Thumbnail.jpg)