}} Briggs Akers (born September 11, 2003) is an American drummer on YouTube. Briggs is fourteen years old and has being playing drums since he was six years old.
Personal life
Briggs was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He currently lives there with his parents Eva and Ray Akers, his twin brother Oakland and older sister Caitlyn. His father Ray is the owner of Green Apple Painting, a painting company located in Charlotte.
YouTube Channel
Briggs produces drum cover videos of him playing drums to popular songs. His channel is named "See Briggs Rock" having formally being named "Justthefunstuff" and has a total of 5,481 subscribers. Briggs' drumming has earned him shout outs from many different musicians such as Bruno Mars, Josh Devine and Hayley Williams. Briggs also has a website, Kidsdrumminglessons.com, where he posts 5 minute drum lessons. He has even played with COOP3RDRUMM3R.
Popular YouTube Videos
Briggs' 3 most popular videos as of October 2014 are in the following order.
- Bruno Mars Super bowl Halftime show drum solo. Amassing a total of 98,585 views on YouTube. http://youtu.be/-0Yd565b3Mw
- One Direction- Live While We're Young Drum Cover See Briggs Rock. Amassing a total of
39,934 views. http://youtu.be/VFl5q5GCeqI
- 8 yr old drummer calls out Skrillex Bangarang See Briggs Rock Drum Cover. Amassing a total of 38,184 views. http://youtu.be/xEiGIY283JY