Chuck Comeau

Charles-André Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the drummer for pop punk band Simple Plan. He currently uses DW drums and Zildjian cymbals .

Biography

Comeau started his music career in Reset with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier. After the band's first CD was released, Comeau left the band and went to McGill University to pursue a degree in law, intending to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer.

After reuniting with Bouvier at a concert, he soon left school and helped Bouvier to form Simple Plan. In Simple Plan, Comeau, along with Bouvier, are the main songwriters. He is sometimes known as the "writer" of the band as he does most of the lyrics, writes all the concepts, and writes the scripts to Simple Plan's music videos.

Comeau was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

Equipment

He currently uses DW drums, Evans drum heads and Zildjian cymbals. His kit configures of two floor toms, a tom, a bass drum, and a snare drum.

Cymbals:

• 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
• 14" A New Beats Hi-Hats
• 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
• 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
• 21" A Sweet Ride

Drum Heads:

• Bass drum:GMAD Clear/EQ3 Black Or White
• Toms:G2 Clear/G1 Clear
• Snare:Genera HD Dry/Hazy 300

Drum Sizes:

• 22x18 bass drum
• 12x9 tom
• 14x12 and 16x14 floor toms
• ...or 16x14 and 18x16 floor toms

Role Model Clothing

He is co-owner of Role Model Clothing, along with Pierre Bouvier and Simple Plan's webmaster, photographer, and videographer Patrick Langlois.

Role Model Clothing is a clothing line owned by Bouvier, Langlois and Comeau (who are often seen wearing the shirts on stage and in the band's music videos). The line mostly markets shirts, which invariably include the words "ROLE MODEL" in the design. Erik Chandler, from the band Bowling for Soup, is often seen wearing a Role Model shirt.