Todd Sucherman
grew up in a musical family. His father, Arnold J. Sucherman was a
doctor by day, and a big band drummer by night. He was the house drummer
at the famed Chez Parre' in Chicago through the 1940s and 50's. During
that time he worked with Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Sophie Tucker,
Joe E. Lewis, Jack Benny and countless others. While on the road, at
a gig in New Orleans, Arnold met a young actress, Jo Seiwert, who was
performing together in the same variety show. They were married and
soon formed a family of their own.
Paul was first(keyboards), then Joel(bass), then Todd(drums). Todd
was fascinated with the drums as an infant. His father taught him to
play and could read music by age five. His first paying gig was with
his brothers, "The Sucherman Brothers" at age six. They continued to
play together and with other musicians for years.
Todd kept up with his musical studies through school and attended
Berklee College of Music for one year. There he studied privately with
Gary Chaffee, a world renowned educator with former students the likes
of Steve Smith and Vinnie Colaiuta.
In 1988, Todd returned to Chicago and quickly established himself as a
first call musician in the recording scene. As an in demand player for
live and session work, this led to his association with the band Styx.
Todd was called in to record when Styx's John Panozzo was ill. After
John Panozzo's untimely death, Todd's position in the band was
solidified. During his ten years with the band, he has kept busy with
a variety of recording and touring with other artists. Todd continues
to tour with Styx and works on other recording interests as time
permits.
Todd has appeared on records released or unreleased with:
Brian Wilson (Imagination) (Brian Wilson On Tour DVD) (Gettin' In Over My Head - along with Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton & Elton John)
Styx (Greatest Hits 1&2, Return To Paradise, Brave New World, Arch
Allies, Cyclorama, Styxworld Live, Big Bang Theory, 21st Century Live, One With Everything with the CYO)
Tommy Shaw (Seven Deadly Zens)
Peter Cetera (One Clear Voice)
Brian Culbertson (After Hours, Secrets, Somethin' Bout Love, Come On Up)
Steve Cole (Stay Awhile, Spin)_
The Falling Wallendas (The Falling Wallendas, Belittle)
Bob Mamet (Night and Day)
Henry Kapono (Spirit Dancer, Hits)
Wade Hubbard (Insanity Lane)
Taylor Mills (Lullagoodbye)
Greg Ridley (Anthology)
Michael Bolton (Only A Woman Like You)
Morty Shallman (Love's Oblivion)
Lee Nysted (One Word)
Billy Ocean, R Kelly, Survivor, Jim Peterik, John Wetton, Joe Lynn
Turner, Fareed Haque,
Rochelle, Steve Kolander, Nicholas Markos, Tim Cunningham, Jim
Brickman, Danny Kravitz, Into the Green, Bill Dickens, Kane Robberts,
and others.
Live Performances:
Styx, Brian Wilson, Eric Marienthal, Spinal Tap, Brian Culbertson,
Steve Cole, Bobby Enriquez, David Hasselhoff, Dave Uhrich, Falling
Wallendas, Bob Mamet, Darryl Jones, Sandy Torano, Bill Dickens, Fareed
Haque, Peter White, Rick Braun, Michael McDermott,
Josie Aiello, Lionel Cole.
Various drum clinics and festivals including Cape Breton Drum Fest, Montreal Drum Fest, PASIC '06.
Film and Television-Radio spots:
The Negotiator (trailer)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (HBO)
Twice upon a Time (Lifetime)
Jingles--over a thousand spots, the likes of McDonald's, Budweiser,
Honda,
Pepsi, Reebok, Miller, Nabisco, etc.
