Bio/Timeline – Double Forte Music

Bio / Timeline

At age 5, Fred Coury started taking violin lessons. At age 6 he participated in his first public performance. Between the ages of 7 and 9 he studied at the Beirut Conservatory of Music in Beirut, Lebanon. At age 10 he added the trumpet to his repertoire. Finally, at age 12 he started to play the drums.

At age 14 Fred saw The Who perform in Toronto, Canada at CNE Stadium. This was the moment where Coury realized that performing and being a professional drummer was his destiny. While many told him to stop dreaming and get a real job, he was encouraged by his close friends to carry on. In just five short years Fred returned to CNE Stadium to perform with Cinderella.

1967 1974 1979 1981 1986 1987-88 1992 2008 2014 2016 2017-18 2019 2020-2021 2022-2023

1967

Fred Coury was born in Johnson City, New York.

1974

Begins studies at the Beirut Conservatory of Music in Beirut, Lebanon

1979

At age 12 Fred started to play the drums, and by 13 he was playing local bars with the band Sunjammer.

1981

Fred sees the Who, Heart, & J. Geils play at CNE Stadium in Toronto, realizing that night that performing and being a professional drummer was his destiny.

1986

Fred joins the band Cinderella, beginning his long association with the band.

1987

He briefly substituted for Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler in 1987-88 when health issues forced Adler off the road. Coury also filled in for Rikki Rockett during Poison’s 2009 tour, and for Night Ranger’s Kelly Keagy in 2017.

1992

Fred forms the glam metal supergroup Arcade with ex-Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Arcade released two official studio albums and completed two world tours.

2008

An avid hockey fan, Fred starts a long relationship with the Los Angeles Kings, creating a complete sonic identity for the team, including “Power Ride”, the Kings goal song. During that time, the Kings captured two Stanley Cup titles. In 2017, The L.A. Kings series ‘Black & White’, which Coury scores, was nominated for an L.A. Emmy Award.

2014

Fred begins work on NBC’s ‘The Night Shift’. Coury scored all four seasons of the television series, claiming ASCAP Awards for it in 2015 and 2016.

2016

Fred composes the opening theme for the NBC series ‘The Wall’

2017-18

Fred begins his 4th season composing music for the Portland Trail Blazers, and his ninth season with the LA Kings. Fred also filled in for his friend, drummer Kelly Keagy, with the band Night Ranger for a few shows.

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2019

Fred scores the faith-based film “Full Count”..

2020-2021

Fred scores season one of “Almost Paradise” (WGN, Amazon, IMDb), scores the TV mystery “The Brain Trust”, starts season 7 with the Portland Trailblazers, and lands his first award with the team .

2022-2023

Fred scores Season 1 of SyFy’s “The Ark”, scores Season 2 of “Almost Paradise” (Amazon/Freevee), writes and produces with long-time friend and legendary pop star Debbie Gibson, starts Season 15 with the Los Angeles Kings, starts season 9 with the Portland Trailblazers, starts season 1 with the Detroit Red Wings, and is the voice of “Pennywhacker” and “The Raven” in Rob Zombie’s film, “The Munsters”