José Medeles, born October 6, 1972, in La Salle, Illinois, United States, is an American drummer and author based in Portland, Oregon. He opened Revival Drum Shop in 2009, offering vintage and custom drums, and leads 1939 Ensemble, a drums, vibraphone, trumpet, guitar, and noise quartet. His solo albums include Random Underdog Stories (2002), Solo Drum: Tale of a Dysfunctional Drummer (2006), Art of Slowness: The Halfling Session (2018), Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems (2022), and Another Glory (2024). Medeles performed and recorded with acts including The Breeders, Kim Deal, Ben Harper, Modest Mouse, and Joey Ramone, and authored books including The Stoic Drummer (2019), A Drummers Ethos (2022), and Who Will Play My Drums When I'm Gone? (2022).
