Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973, in Easley, South Carolina[1]) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work.

He moved on to work as a Nashville session musician, where Forrest has been involved in the recording of successful albums by Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Chieftains, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack, Jerry Douglas, Merle Haggard, Tim McGraw, Josh Turner, Toby Keith, Alabama, Montgomery Gentry, Kenny Rogers, Michael McDonald and many others.

[3] Forrest performed with Toto in 2009 when they were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville [2] and he cites Jeff Porcaro and Lenny Castro as his biggest influences.

[4] From 2010 to 2012, Forrest played with Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, and Donald Fagen on their Dukes of September tours.

For his work with Toto, Forrest used a Brady Jarrah Ply drum kit with a red sparkle finish, which was mounted on a Pearl Icon rack.