Tom Schipper

Drummer and stagehand, born May 9, 1964 in Pella, Iowa and died March 6, 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Schipper began playing drums in his school jazz band and continued playing into his twenties, drumming for rock bands including The Merry Pranksters, Horny Genius, and Little One. Schipper moved to Maine in 1998, where he played in a bluegrass group and with the jazz band Three Point Trio. He relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2018 and New Mexico in 2021.