Ilan Rubin

Rubin was raised in San Diego, California.{{Cite web |last=Varga |first=George |date=2020-09-04 |title=San Diego’s Ilan Rubin will be youngest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee ever as member of Nine Inch Nails |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2020/09/04/san-diegos-ilan-rubin-will-be-youngest-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-ever-as-member-of-nine-inch-nails/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Eric S. |last2=Rosenborg • • |first2=Rutger |date=2020-11-09 |title=San Diegan Is Youngest Artist Ever Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/in-your-neighborhood/san-diegan-is-youngest-artist-ever-inducted-to-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/2440088/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}} He began playing drums at eight when he discovered his father's 1968 Silver Sparkle Ludwig drum kit in the garage. After three months of "toying" with the kit, he had taught himself to play and was jamming with his older brothers.{{cite news |title=Nine Inch Nails Drummer Ilan Rubin's The New Regime Premieres Exhibit B Album |first=Chris |last=Payne |date=March 30, 2015 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6516923/new-regime-exhibit-b-premiere-ilan-rubin-nine-inch-nails-drummer}} By age nine, he was ready to play for F.o.N., a band that eventually would do three stints on the Vans Warped Tour, where Rubin would also fill in on drums for bands such as NOFX. In 1999, F.o.N. opened Woodstock '99 on the Emerging Artist Stage; as a result, 11-year-old Rubin gained entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest musician to ever play on a Woodstock stage.{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_July_16/ai_55177008/ |title=Youngest Performer Ever to Play Woodstock Takes to the AMP3.COM Emerging Artist Stage |publisher=Findarticles.com |date=July 16, 1999 |access-date=October 26, 2011}}

Rubin's first solo album, under the pseudonym 'The New Regime', called Coup, was recorded throughout 2007 and 2008 and released in November 2008. While touring with Nine Inch Nails and following the conclusion of the Wave Goodbye Tour, Rubin worked on his second album, Speak Through The White Noise, which was released in April 2011.{{cite news |title=New Angels & Airwaves Drummer is Local Phenom is Ilan Rubin |first=Jay |last=Allen |date=October 25, 2013 |work=San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2011/oct/25/angels-airwaves-new-drummer-is-local-phenom-ilan-r/}} Before this, Ilan released a free single titled 'Remission Of Guilt' through his website. It has been confirmed that this track will not be on the new album. In 2011, he went on Tour with Taking Back Sunday as an opening act. In 2013 and 2015, he released the two halves of his next project, Exhibit A and Exhibit B. On March 6, 2020, The New Regime released its fifth studio album, Heart Mind Body & Soul, featuring the singles "Turning a Blind Eye" and "Heart Mind Body & Soul." Over five months before its release, Rubin released three EPs (Heart, Mind, and Body), each with four songs from the upcoming album that fit the themes of the titles. The New Regime was on tour with Silversun Pickups in March 2020 to support the new album, which abruptly halted courtesy of the COVID pandemic and resulting shutdown. Just before that tour, "Heart Mind Body & Soul" was released, which included all of the material on the previously released EPs, a final EP called "Soul," plus some bonus material. The album was receiving critical praise just before the shutdown.{{Cite web |url=https://regenmag.com/reviews/review-the-new-regime-heart-mind-body-soul/ |title=ReView: The New Regime – Heart Mind Body & Soul |website=regenmag.com |date=February 5, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2023}}

The New Regime Live Lineup: Ilan Rubin: vocals, piano, guitar, Kemble Walters: bass, vocals, Rob Ketchum: drums, vocals

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On November 15, 2008, Trent Reznor announced via the Nine Inch Nails website that Rubin would be joining industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails as their drummer after the departure of Josh Freese in late 2008. Rubin's role in the live iteration of Nine Inch Nails has grown to include playing piano, synths, bass, guitar, and even cello.{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/nine-inch-nails-ilan-rubin-audition/#:~:text=“It%20sounds%20crazy%20to%20say,band%20for%2013%20years%20now.” |title=Nine Inch Nails Drummer Recalls 'Terrifying Moment' in Audition |website=ultimateclassicrock.com |date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2023}} As NIN's live drummer, Rubin is now the drummer that has played the longest amount of time with the band.

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In 2011, Rubin joined Angels & Airwaves, replacing drummer Atom Willard.{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Angels+Airwaves+new+album-16904.html |title=Angels & Airwaves Announce New Album |publisher=Female First |date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2011}} From 2014 to the present, Rubin has been the only other songwriter for the band besides frontman Tom DeLonge. During that time, he recorded the band's 2014 album, The Dream Walker, and the EPs ...Of Nightmares in 2015 and Chasing Shadows in 2016, respectively. Beyond drumming, Rubin has taken on playing multiple instruments for the band while recording and continued to do so on the band's 2021 album, Lifeforms. During this time, DeLonge would go on to credit Rubin as a major contributor to the band's songwriting process.{{Cite web |author1=Amit Sharma |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Tom DeLonge: "The secret to playing fast is masturbating. If you don't masturbate, you can't play punk rock!" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/angels-and-airwaves-lifeforms |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=Guitar World |language=en}}

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On June 28, 2012, Paramore confirmed Rubin would drum on their fourth album, though he didn't join as an official member of the band. Rubin recorded all the drums on their self-titled album and joined them for its subsequent tour. "Paramore," the album, ended up going platinum and featured Grammy-winning "Ain't It Fun," a song on which Rubin's drumming was lauded by industry and fans alike.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fuelrocks.com/unveiling-the-drummer-behind-aint-it-fun-exploring-the-artist-who-played-drums/|title=Unveiling the Drummer Behind "Ain't It Fun": Exploring the Artist Who Played Drums |website=Fuelrocks.com|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023}}

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On May 8, 2023, Danny Elfman announced that he would be doing two shows, one in Chula Vista, CA., and the other in Irvine, CA., entitled “From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!” In making that announcement, Elfman confirmed that Ilan Rubin would replace Josh Freese on drums.{{Cite web |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2023/05/08/danny-elfman-announces-pair-of-california-performances/ |title=Danny Elfman Announces Pair Of California Performances |website=pollstar.com |date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023}}

During the pandemic shutdown, Rubin took on the task of learning the intricacies of film scoring.{{Cite web |url=https://kraft-engel.com/clients/ilan-rubin/ |title=Ilan Rubin |website=kraft-engel.com |access-date=September 16, 2023}} Two of the feature-length films he scored, "Bobcat Moretti"{{Cite web |url=https://www.bobcatmoretti.com/about |title=ABOUT |publisher=Bobcat Moretti |access-date=September 16, 2023}} and "Monsters of California," a film directed by bandmate Tom DeLonge{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/monsters-of-california-trailer-aliens-tom-delonge-film-1235591046/ |title=Aliens Exist in Trailer for Tom DeLonge's Directorial Debut 'Monsters of California' |website=hollywoodreporter.com |date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023}} were released on August 4 and October 6, 2023, respectively. His work on the Bobcat Moretti film earned him a nomination as best original score at the Beaufort International Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt10846008/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |title=Bobcat Moretti (2022) - Auszeichnungen |website=IMDb |access-date=September 16, 2023}}

Ilan Rubin

• Talk Talk Talk - Single (2021)
• Talk Talk Talk (Phantogram Remix) - Single (2021)
• Chaos in Motion - Single (2021)
• Good Morning Good Morning (The Beatles cover) - Single (2022)
• 24HR Fix - Single (2022)
• Living in the Underworld - Single (2022)
• Don't Panic - Single (2023)
• Room for Two - Single (2023)
• No Place Left To Go - Single (2023)
• Get Out While You Can - Single (2023)
• Looming - Single (2024)

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Angels & Airwaves

• The Dream Walker (2014)
• ... Of Nightmares - EP (2015)
• Chasing Shadows - EP (2016)
• Lifeforms (2021)

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The New Regime

• "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles cover) (2007)
• Coup (2008)
• Remission of Guilt (2010)
• Speak Through The White Noise (2011)
• Exhibit A (2013)
• Exhibit B (2015)
• Heart Mind Body & Soul (2020)

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