Derek R. Grant plays drums in the legendary Chicago punk band Alkaline Trio as well as the hardcore punk supergroup Dead Ending, and was previously a member of numerous other bands such as The Suicide Machines and Walls of Jericho. Grant has long held a reputation as a talented multi-instrumentalist and kick-started a solo career in 2014 away from the drum kit, singing and playing all of the instruments on his debut album Breakdown, released in early 2015.