![]() ![]() Richard: “Unbelievable drummer, miserable bastard. You believe in that list so much that you’re willing to have a fight with another boy who says that another drummer is better over this and that. ![]() ![]() It’s like when you’re a schoolboy and you got your top ten of favourite football players or your top 10 of favourite bands. So the whole question of who’s best or any top ten is completely void in my view. How do you compare someone like Stuart Copeland with Neil Peart from Rush or Neil Peart with Buddy Rich? They are all from a different time and they all play differently. Music is an art form and not a competition. It’s doesn’t mean that you really are the best prog drummer in the world. It’s very nice to get the awards, but at the end of the day it’s just a popularity contest. I don’t want to be famous or to be recognised when I’m walking in the streets or when I’m in a shop buying a can of beans. I didn’t start to play drums to become famous. What’s your secret of staying grounded and not to get carried away with it?” “… you’re one of the most celebrated drummers in the business and you’ve won numerous awards and whatnot. Gavin Harrison is known by drummers everywhere for his inventive and musical playing style, and his use of “rhythmic illusions” (shifting the beat). In 2017, Harrison was a guest on the The Pineapple Thief’s album Your Wilderness and its subsequent tours. As of 2017, the line-up consists of: Gavin Harrison (drums), Bill Rieflin (drums, keyboards), Jeremy Stacey (drums, keyboards), Pat Mastelotto (drums), Tony Levin (bass), Mel Collins (sax, flute), Jakko Jakszyk (guitars, vocals), and Robert Fripp (guitars). In 2008, Gavin was invited by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp to join the band. Gavin’s Sonor Prolite kit in his home studio, 2015 In 2007, Gavin Harrison began a long-term collaboration with singer and bassist 05Ric, and together released Drop, Circles and The Man Who Sold Himself in 2007, 20, respectively. Gavin’s Sonor Prolite kit in the Royal Albert Hall, 2010 From 1990 on, Gavin started to gain interest in the Italian music scene as he worked along side King Crimson bassist Tony Levin with one of Italy’s biggest artists, Claudio Baglioni in 1992. While networking Gavin met local guitarist Jakko Jakszyk, and together formed the critically acclaimed Dizrhythmia project with legendary bassist Danny Thompson and Indian percussionist Pandit Dinesh. The five custom chimes were made by Gavin himself from some used Zildjian crash cymbals.Gavin Harrison, moved to take up the drums around the age of 6, became known as a London-based session musician in the late 1980s when he recorded successful albums with artists such as Sam Brown, Black, Gail Ann Dorsey and Tom Robinson. (Note: All cymbals are listed in the order they appear on Gavin's kit from left to right. 12x5" Protean GH Signature Birch Snare drum.14x5.25" Protean GH Signature Birch Snare Drum.Sonor SQ2 Maple Drums & Zildjian Cymbals:.It won 'Best In Show' at the summer NAMM show in the USA. 2010 saw the release of Rhythmic Designs, a book of transcriptions by Terry Branam, and a 3 hour DVD of Gavin's explanations and demonstrations. He also wrote and produced his own instructional DVDs, Rhythmic Visions and Rhythmic Horizons, at his home studio. Harrison has authored two instructional drum books entitled Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives. Best Prog Drummer 2011 & 2012 in Prog Magazine Rolling Stone Magazine polls rate him as the third best drummer in the past 25 years. drum tracks from the recent Gavin Harrison & 05Ric albums Drop and Circles (featuring guitarist Robert Fripp and keyboardists. He is the featured cover story on Modern Drummer January 2009. He won "Best Prog Drummer" in DRUM USA magazine 2011. He won the Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll for "best progressive drummer of the year" consecutively from 2007–2010. On Aughe was a featured performer on the 'Late Show with David Letterman' as part of their second "Drum Solo Week", along with such players as Tony Royster, Jr., Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, and Dennis Chambers. Gavin played a number of shows in the United States in August with the band. In 2008, Gavin joined King Crimson as part of a dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto. In 2007 Gavin began a long term collaboration with singer/extended range bass player 05Ric which led to the release of three CDs, Drop (2007), Circles (2009) and The Man Who Sold Himself (2012). In 1983-84 he toured as a member of Renaissance. Video:Gavin Harrison - The Chicken (drum solo) ![]()
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