Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Acting • Born 1971-03-23
Biography
Abraham "Abe" Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo Laboriel. He has been the drummer for Paul McCartney as well as for the French singer Mylène Farmer, among others. The son of jazz bass player Abraham Laboriel, Abe grew up playing drums starting at age four. His mother is a classically trained singer. Laboriel was mentored by well-known percussionists and drummers, including Jeff Porcaro, Chester Thompson, along with Bill Maxwell and Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s. He attended the Dick Grove School of Music, studying with Peter Donald, during his junior year in high school. He also attended the Hamilton High School Academy of Music in Los Angeles in his senior year. Here he first experienced the use of programming and became a member of a marching band. He formed a jazz trio with Vernell Brown and Mike Elizondo. In 1989, he was honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and Down Beat magazine. He then enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated in 1993. (Wikipedia)
Filmography
31 credits
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Movie • 2002
Self (drums/vocals)
Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy
Movie • 1997
Self
Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour
Movie • 2000
Self
Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
Movie • 2013
Self
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
Movie • 2008
Self - Musician
Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Movie • 2009
Self
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Movie • 2010
Self - Drums
Paul McCartney: Got Back
Movie • 2023
Self
Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
Movie • 2012
Self
Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
Movie • 2012
Self
Paul McCartney: Something NEW
Movie • 2014
Self
Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
Movie • 2015
Self
Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
Movie • 2009
Self
Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
Movie • 2018
Self
Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
Movie • 2018
Self
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Movie • 2006
Self - drummer
Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
Movie • 2014
Self - Drums
Paul McCartney: In Red Square
Movie • 2003
Self
Count Me In
Movie • 2021
Self
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
Movie • 2009
Self (drums)
Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
Movie • 2020
Self
Paul McCartney: Got Back Argentina
Movie • 2024
Self
Paul McCartney: Got Back - Live at River Plate Stadium
Movie • 2024
Self
Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre… à Bercy
Movie • 2006
Self
Paul McCartney à Manchester
Movie • 2011
self
Paul McCartney : Live at Atlanta
Movie • 2002
self
Paul McCartney: Got Back – Live in Bogotá at Estadio El Campín
Movie • 2024
Self
Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
Movie • 2018
Self
The Love We Make
Movie • 2011
self
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
Movie • 2024
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Musical Guest