Torrance Heather Castellano (born January 8, 1979) is an American attorney and the former drummer of The Donnas. She announced her retirement from drumming in July 2010.

Early life

Castellano was born in San Francisco, California. She met future bandmates Maya Ford, Brett Anderson and Allison Robertson in junior high school. They formed a band in 8th grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School.

Career

Musician

Before the release of The Donnas' sixth studio album Gold Medal, Castellano developed tendonitis and in October 2003, she had surgery for it. During her recovery, she had to take drum lessons to re-learn to hold drum sticks the correct way.

Lawyer

She attended Santa Monica College before transferring to Stanford University, majoring in political science. Castellano graduated from Stanford with distinction and attended Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, she interned for Adalah, Habeas Corpus Research Center, and Article 36.

References

External links

• The Donnas’ official website

• on Pearl Artist Roster

• on Vic Firth