Member Profile

South Louisiana native Doug Belote grew up in Cajun country, immersed in the sounds of Jazz, Rock, Funk, R&B, Cajun, Zydeco, Dixieland, Gospel, Latin and New Orleans second line rhythms. He began playing the drums at 12 and worked in clubs and in recording sessions while still in high school. After just a semester at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, he sold everything he owned including his drums and hit the road for The Drummers Collective in New York City where he studied with Ricky Sebastian and Kim Plainfield and broadened his musical palette.

 Belote has toured Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and the Caribbean with a variety of New Orleans-based Jazz, Blues and Rock artists. He has recorded on more than 400 albums including countless TV commercials and film scores. His extended resume includes work with Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Rickie Lee Jones, Dr. John, Joe Sample, Mike Gordon, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Coffin, Charlie Hunter, George Porter Jr., Sonny Landreth, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Warren Haynes, Ani Difranco, Ivan Neville, Larry Carlton, Oz Noy, Jon Cleary, and many other artists. Doug Belote proudly endorses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, and Pro-Mark drumsticks.