Joe Seiders
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Joe Seiders | |
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| Born | Joseph Paul Seiders Script error: No such module "person date". Winchester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Drummer, singer, composer |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Drums, keyboard, accordion |
| Years active | 1993–2025 |
| Formerly of | The New Pornographers |
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Joseph Paul Seiders (born 1979 or 1980[1]) is an American former touring/session multi-instrumentalist and convicted sex offender. He is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for The New Pornographers from 2014 to 2025, when he was fired after being arrested for possession of child pornography.
Primarily a drummer, Seiders also sings, plays keyboards, accordion, and guitar. Seiders was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, and grew up in Derry, New Hampshire, attending Pinkerton Academy. Having a father who also played drums, he developed an interest in the drum kit at a very young age. He was also classically trained on piano from the age of five.[2]
He has toured, recorded, and worked with a variety of artists, including The New Pornographers, Neko Case, Emitt Rhodes, John Oates, Tracy Bonham, Juliana Hatfield, Chris Mann, Gary Jules, Bleu, Josh Kaufman, Night Terrors of 1927, Val McCallum, among many others.[3]
Seiders' percussion, accordion, and vocal talents were also featured in the 2015 Disney film, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast.[4]
Seiders is also known as an avid mixologist.[5]
Legal issues
In April 2025, Seiders was arrested for charges including possession of child pornography after two incidents in a Chick-fil-A in Palm Desert, California. In one incident, an 11-year-old told deputies that a man in the restroom recorded him on his cell phone. Two days later, an employee told deputies a man was entering and exiting the restroom with minors. Police executed search warrants on Seiders' home, car and cell phone and found evidence implicating him in the incidents, along with evidence he possessed child pornography. Following the arrest, The New Pornographers confirmed that Seiders was no longer a member of the band.[6][7]
Two additional minor victims later came forward, unrelated to the April incident.[8]
Seiders pleaded guilty in June 2025 to charges including felony possession of child pornography. He was sentenced that September to three years in state prison.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schuster, Kat (September 17, 2025). "Palm Desert Man Who Spied On Boys In Restaurant Restroom Sentenced". Palm Desert, CA Patch. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joseph Seiders". TLATR.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Joe Seiders of Beat Club Drummer Blog | Modern Drummer MagazineModern Drummer Magazine". Moderndrummer.com. December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The New Pornographers' Joe Seiders". Moderndrummer.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Watman, Max (December 10, 2018). "The Cocktail Drummer: The New Pornographers' Joe Seiders". The Daily Beast. Thedailybeast.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reyes, Jesus (April 17, 2025). "Palm Desert man charged with child porn possession, accused of recording minor in restaurant bathroom". KESQ. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taylor, Derrick Bryson (April 18, 2025). "New Pornographers Drummer Is Charged With Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dallow, Lily. "More alleged victims found, new charges filed against popular rock band drummer". KTLA. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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