. . . . . . . "John McEntire (born April 9, 1970 in Portland, Oregon) is an American recording engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago. He is best known for being in Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, as well as being a producer and engineer.McEntire started playing drums at age 10. Throughout high school, he performed in several award-winning marching bands and studied privately for seven years."@en . "American musician" . . . . . "John McEntire"@en . . . "1970Z"^^ . . . "1988Z"^^ . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . "McEntire, John"@en . . . "1970-04-09Z"^^ . .