[1] Luzier was raised in West Newton, Pennsylvania, a small town an hour outside of Pittsburgh on a 118-acre farm.

He began playing drums at age five, and participated in high school jazz, concert, and marching bands.

Luzier later returned as an instructor at Musicians Institute (1992–2001), where he taught rock-style drumming classes and gave private lessons.

Luzier has also played with the Hideous Sun Demons, a progressive-rock/fusion trio formed with DLR bandmembers, guitarist Toshi Hiketa and bassist James LoMenzo.

It features a wide variety of lessons, including double-kick technique, drum fills, motion exercises, and warm-ups.

[4] Luzier also played live with Stone Temple Pilots for a couple of the band's shows on their reunion tour in October filling in for drummer Eric Kretz, who took time off due to the death of his father.

In November 2010, Luzier played drums for the Japanese pop group KAT-TUN on their song "Change UR World."