Abe Cunningham, born in Long Beach, California on July 27,1973, is an American musician; he plays the drums in the world-famous Deftones and has also played drums for Phallucy. He first started playing the drums for Phallucy as a teen in the early 90's. During this time, he also drummed for the Deftones on the side, usually whenever the Deftones had a problem with a drummer who dropped out.