Women in Rock Torry Castellano
If you're lucky enough to stand beside her, you'll notice that there's not much to Torry Castellano. Barely 5'3” tall and carrying most of her weight in her mass of blond hair, there are few drummers that can rival the hard hitting, animal-like power that Torry wields from behind her Pearl Reference series kit. In our first-ever Women in Rock profile, we're taking a look at the thunder behind the big rock sound that is California's The Donnas.
Name: Torry Heather Castellano
Birthday: January 8, 1979
Weapons of choice: Pearl Reference Series
24x18 bass drum
13x10 tom
16x16 floor tom
14x6.5 Sensitone brass snare drum
Zildjian Cymbals
13” A Custom Mastersound Hihats
16” K Custom Dark Crash
17” K Dark Crash Medium Thin
21” Sweet Ride
Fun facts: Speaks fluent Japanese, was accepted to college where she planned to pursue acting. Torry learned to drum on a rented drum kit after being approached by Allison Robertson and Maya Ford to join their “band” Screen for a lunchtime talent show. She had no experience drumming prior to this.
