Scott Phillips

Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips (born 22 February 1973) is an American musician. He is the drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed, Alter Bridge, and Projected.

Life and career

Phillips grew up in Madison, Florida. He started out playing in a band called Crosscut at 18. He was a founding member of the band Creed. After Creed dissolved, he joined Alter Bridge in 2004 with fellow then-former Creed members bassist Brian Marshall and lead guitarist Mark Tremonti. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone. Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed's 2001 album Weathered, along with 1997's My Own Prison and 1999's Human Clay. In early 2012, Phillips joined the supergroup Projected with musicians from Sevendust and Submersed.

Influences Phillips cites the following drummers as his influences: Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Morgan Rose (Sevendust), and Neil Peart (Rush). His favorite bands are Living Colour, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Rush. His favorite albums are Time's Up (Living Colour), The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall (Pink Floyd), Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin), Master of Puppets (Metallica) and Superunknown (Soundgarden).

Equipment

Phillips has in the past used Premier Drums, but has recently been seen with DW Drums. Scott also uses Evans Drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.

Drums: DW Drums Jazz Series 22x18" Bass Drum 10x8" Rack Tom 12x9" Rack Tom 16x16" Floor Tom 18x16" Floor Tom 14x6.5" Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum

Cymbals: Zildjian 14" A custom top w/ 14" A Quick beat bottom 18" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2) 19" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2) 10" A Splash 22" A Custom Ping Ride 9.5" Zil-Bel 20" Oriental China Trash

Drumheads: Evans Snare: Power Center over Hazy 300 Toms: G2 Clear over G1 Clear Bass Drum: EQ3 Clear over EQ3 Black Resonant

Drumsticks: Vic Firth 5B - More substantial than a 5A, but not overpowering. Medium taper for a great balance. Diameter: .595" [1.51 cm], Length 16" [40.64 cm], Taper: Medium

Discography

Creed (1997) My Own Prison (1999) Human Clay (2001) Weathered (2009) Full Circle (2009) Creed Live

Alter Bridge (2004) One Day Remains (2007) Blackbird (2009) Live from Amsterdam (2010) AB III (2012) Live at Wembley (2013) Fortress (2016) The Last Hero (2017) Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities (2018) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2019) Walk the Sky (2022) Pawns & Kings (2026) Alter Bridge

Submersed

(2004) In Due Time

Projected (2012) Human (2017) Ignite My Insanity (2022) Hypoxia