Torry Castellano
Torrance Heather Castellano (born January 8, 1979) is an American attorney and the former drummer of The Donnas. She announced her retirement from drumming in July 2010.
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Torry Castellano
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- Name
- Torry Castellano
- Birth Name
- Torrance Heather Castellano
- Born
- 8 January 1979
- Occupation
- Drummer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- rock music
- Education
- Stanford University · Harvard Law School · Santa Monica College
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• Name — Torry Castellano • Birth Name — Torrance Heather Castellano • Born — 8 January 1979 • Origin — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Genre — Rock • Occupation — Drummer • Years Active — 1993–2010 • Label — Lookout!, Atlantic, Purple Feather • Past Member Of — The Donnas • Website — http: www.thedonnas.com/
Early life
Early life
Castellano was born in San Francisco, California. She met future bandmates Maya Ford, Brett Anderson and Allison Robertson in junior high school. They formed a band in 8th grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School.
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Before the release of The Donnas' sixth studio album Gold Medal, Castellano developed tendonitis and in October 2003, she had surgery for it. During her recovery, she had to take drum lessons to re-learn to hold drum sticks the correct way.
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Lawyer
She attended Santa Monica College before transferring to Stanford University, majoring in political science. Castellano graduated from Stanford with distinction and attended Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, she interned for Adalah, Habeas Corpus Research Center, and Article 36.
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- 1.The Donnas > Discography > Main Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
- 2.Mayhem and mood swings -- a day with the Donnas. SFGate. 6 November 2004.
- 3.The Donnas with Blondie and Pat Benatar. citybeat.com. 2009-08-11.
- 4.Torry Castellano: The Grip Of Death. Modern Drummer Magazine. 25 January 2008.
- 5.Stanford Magazine - Article. alumni.stanford.edu. 2011-03-01.
- 6.Groth, Gabriela. Top five Stanford alumni in the music industry. Stanford Daily. 16 January 2015.
- 7.Harvard University. 2014 Chayes International Public Service Fellows. The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs at Harvard Law School. 2014-11-25.
- 8.Torrance (Torry) Castellano: Harvard Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellow, 2017-18 Harvard Law School, J.D., Class of 2017. LinkedIn.
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