"Mean" Gene Padden is enjoying the peak of his music career, playing drums for former Wind Up Records act Papercut Massacre. He's a rare beast: a drummer with a house, a car, and a Master’s in International Relations. By day, he dissects analytics; by night, he unleashes sonic warfare. At home, he bows to his true overlords — a family including two cats who rule the mortgage — while plotting his next assault on the stage.