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Gavin Harrison
Gavin Harrison
	; Gavin Harrison, performing live with Porcupine Tree
Background information
Birth name	Gavin Harrison
Born	North London, UK
Genres	Progressive rock; Jazz; Progressive metal
Occupations	musician; songwriter
Instruments	drums & percussion
Labels	Lava; Roadrunner; Atlantic
Associated acts	Porcupine Tree; King Crimson
Website	www.drumset.demon.co.uk/

Gavin Harrison (Harrow, London, England) is a British drummer and percussionist. He is best-known for playing with the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree which he joined in 2002. As of 2008, he also plays with the band King Crimson. He is ranked 50th greatest rock drummer of all time by digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com

In 1983, Gavin played drums with the British progressive rock band Renaissance.

Harrison has authored two instructional drum books entitled Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives. He also wrote and produced his own instructional DVDs, Rhythmic Visions and Rhythmic Horizons, at his home studio.

In 2007 Gavin collaborated with singer/extended range bass player 05Ric on a new CD project called Drop. Gavin released his first solo album Sanity & Gravity in 1998 to some critical acclaim.

In 2008, Gavin joined King Crimson as part of a dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto. Gavin played a number of shows in the United States in August with the band.

He won the Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll for "best progressive drummer of the year" consecutively in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He is the featured cover story on Modern Drummer January 2009. His influences come from his dad's jazz collection and from drummers such as Steve Gadd and Jeff Porcaro.

Recently, Gavin has released his second collaboration with 05Ric entitled Circles.

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Current Tour Kit (2009)

Sonor SQ2 Maple Drums & Zildjian Cymbals:
Drums Sonor: SQ2 in USA (Golden Madrone finish) and SQ2 in Europe (Tribal finish).
- 8x7" Rack Tom
- 10x8" Rack Tom
- 12x9" Rack Tom
- 14x12" Floor Tom
- 16x14" Floor Tom
- 22x17" Bass Drum
- 14x5" 6 ply Birch Snare

Cymbals - Zildjian
- 22" Swish Knockers without rivets
- 16" Oriental China Trash
- 5 Custom-Made Chimes
- 13" K Hi-Hats
- 18" K Crash
- 7" custom crash bell
- 9" custom crash bell
- 15" A Custom Crash
- 20" K Ride
- 18" A Custom Crash
- 12" Oriental China Trash
- 18" Z Custom China

(Note: All cymbals are listed in the order they appear on Gavin's kit from left to right. The five custom chimes were made by Gavin himself from some used Zildjian crash cymbals.)

Drum Heads - Remo
- Toms: (8", 10", 12", 14",16") Coated Emperors - batter, Clear Ambassadors - resonant
- Bass Drum: (22") Powerstroke 3 Clear- batter,Standard Sonor Head - resonant
- Snares (14") Coated CS or Coated Pinstripe - batter, Hazy Ambassador - resonant

Hardware
- Sonor Stands
- Pearl Icon 3 Sided Rack
- S-Hoops fitted to all Toms and Snare drums
- Puresound Snare Wires (8 strands)
- Axis Double Longboards A Bass Pedals

Sticks - Vic Firth
- Vic Firth Rock Hickory with "Vic Grip"

[edit] Home Studio Setup

Mackie 32-8-2 mixing desk
Apogee Rosettas 800 AD/DA
Apple PowerMac G5
Apple Logic Pro 7

Mics:
Bass Drum (Sennheiser MKH40)
Bass Drum (Audix D6)
Snare Top (Audix i5)
Snare Bottom (SM57)
Hi Hat (AKG CK391)
Tom1 (Sennheiser 421)
Tom2 (Sennheiser 421)
Tom3 (Sennheiser 421)
Tom4 (Sennheiser 421)
Tom5 (Sennheiser 421)
Overheads (Pair of Schoeps CMC5's)
Close Ambience (Pair of Neumann TLM 103's)
Distant Ambience (Pair of Royer 122's)

[edit] Discography

Performer	Year	Album
Alice	1992	Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi
Angela Baraldi	2001	Rosasporco
B J Cole	1989	Transparent Music
BJ Cole	1995	Heart Of The Moment
Black	1988	Comedy
Blackfield	2004	Blackfield
Blackfield	2007	Blackfield II
Camouflage	1991	Meanwhile
Carlo Fimiani	2007	Too Early
Cavani	1993	Alza La Testa
Chizuko Yoshihiro	1993	Conscious Mind
Claudio Baglioni	1992	AncorAssieme
Claudio Baglioni	1992	Assieme
Claudio Baglioni	1995	Io Sono Qui
Claudio Baglioni	1996	Attori e Spettatori
Claudio Baglioni	1997	Anime In Gioco
Claudio Baglioni	1998	A-Live
Claudio Baglioni	1999	Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo
Claudio Baglioni	2000	Acustico
Claudio Baglioni	2003	Sono Io
Claudio Baglioni	2005	Cresendo e Cercando
Claudio Baglioni	2006	Quelli Degli Altri Tutti Qui
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin	1990	The Big Idea
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin	1991	Spin
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin	2009	Green & Blue
David Devant & His Spirit Wife	1996	Ginger
Devogue	1997	Devogue
Dizrhythmia	1987	Dizrhythmia
Donna Gardier	1990	I'll Be There
Ed Poole	2008	ED 4
Eddie and The Tide	1986
Eros Ramazzotti	1995	Più bella cosa Live
Eugenio Finardi	1990	La Forza Dell'amore
Eugenio Finardi	1991	Millennio
Fiorella Mannoia	1992	I Treni A Vapore
Franco Battiato	1993	Caffe' de la Paix
Franco Battiato	1996	L'Imboscata
Franco Battiato	1996	L'ombra della Luce
Franco Battiato	1998	Gommalacca
Froon	1987	Froon
Gail Ann Dorsey	1988	The Corporate World
Gavin Harrison	1997	Sanity & Gravity
Gavin Harrison & 05Ric	2007	Drop
Gavin Harrison & 05Ric	2009	Circles
Heraldo Zuniga	2001	Triangulo De Musgo
Iggy Pop	1986	Ritz N.Y.C Live Real Wild Child Live
Incognito	1991	Inside Life
Jakko Jakszyk	2006	The Bruised Romantic Glee Club
Jakko Jakszyk	1994	Kingdom Of Dust
Jakko Jakszyk	1994	Mustard Gas And Roses
Jakko Jakszyk	1996	Are My Ears On Wrong?
Jakko Jakszyk	1997	Road To Ballina
Kevin Ayers	1992	Still Life With Guitar
King Crimson	2008	Park West, Chicago, Illinois - August 7, 2008
Lene Lovich	1990	March
Lewis Taylor	2000	Lewis 2
Lisa Stansfield	1997	Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Live
Lisa Stansfield	1999	Swing
Lisa Stansfield	2001	831 - Change
Manfred Mann's Earth Band	1996	Soft Vengeance
Manolo Garcia	2002	Nunca el Tiempo es Perdido
Mick Karn	1995	The Tooth Mother
Mieko Shimizu	1990	A Road Of Shells
Miss Thi	1991	Lover
No-Man	2008	Schoolyard Ghosts
O.S.I.	2009	Blood
Paolo Gianolio	2009	Pane e Nuvole
Patty Pravo	2002	Radio Station
Paul Young	1995	Grazing In The Grass Live
Peter Cox	2001	Flame Still Burns
Porcupine Tree	2002	In Absentia
Porcupine Tree	2003	XM
Porcupine Tree	2004	The Sky Moves Sideways reissue
Porcupine Tree	2005	Deadwing
Porcupine Tree	2005	Up The Downstair reissue
Porcupine Tree	2005	XMII
Porcupine Tree	2006	Rockpalast
Porcupine Tree	2006	Arriving Somewhere...
Porcupine Tree	2007	Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree	2007	Nil Recurring
Porcupine Tree	2009	The Incident
Raf	1993	Cannibali
Richard Barbieri/Tim Bowness	1994	Flame
Richard Barbieri	2008	Stranger Inside
Rob Cowen/Beverly Craven	2004	Lady Advertiser
Sam Brown	1987	Stop!
Sarah Jane Morris	1988	Can't Get To Sleep
Saro Cosentino	1997	Ones & Zeros
Shari Belafonte	1989	Shari
Sharon Rose	1994	Never Be The Same
Sheila Nicholls	2002	Wake
Shooter	1999	..And Your Point?
Shooter	1999	Life's A Bitch
Stefano Panunzi	2005	Timelines
Steve Thorne	2007	Emotional Creatures part 2
Steve Thorne	2009	Into The Ether
Steven Wilson	2008	Insurgentes
Three Blind Mice	2007	Good Grief
The Kings of Oblivion	1987	Big Fish Popcorn
Tom Robinson & Jakko Jakszyk	1988	We've Never Had It So Good
Yasuaki Shimizu	1989	Aduna
Zerra One	1986	The Domino Effect

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