Danny McClain, a long-time local St. Louis drummer in numerous bands and projects - including Johnny Angel, Arrmy of Robots, and Grand Ulena - died in march 2011.
Danny McClain's musical talents preceded him. He's collaborated and performed with countless musicians in the local noise and experimental community both locally (Dave Stone, Chris Smentkowski, Raglani) and outside of St. Louis (John Wiese).
Grand Ulena was perhaps Danny McClain's most well-known project, an instrumental trio featuring Darin Gray and Chris Trull that was well-respected in experimental circles.
In 2003, RFT writer John Goddard described Danny McClain as "a whip-smart percussionist whose rhythmic fury is equaled by a command of dynamics that approaches the human voice in its expressiveness."