Gavin Harrison
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Gavin Harrison (b. May, 1963 in Harrow, North London) is a member of the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, in which he plays drums and percussion. Harrison has authored two instructional drum books entitled Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives. He also wrote and produced his own instructional DVD's, Rhythmic Visions and Rhythmic Horizons, at his home studio.
Gavin Harrison quietly released his solo album Sanity & Gravity in 1998 to some critical acclaim.
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[edit] Equipment
[edit] Live Setup
Gavin Harrison uses SONOR drums and Zildjian cymbals. His setup includes:
Drums:
SONOR DeLite in Birdseye Azure (USA kit)
SONOR Designer in Earth finish (Europe kit)
Toms 8x8, 10x8, 12x9, 14x12, 16x14 (all with Remo coated Emperors on top, coated Diplomats on bottom)
Kick 22x17 (Powerstroke 3 clear)
Snares- varies; usually main is 14" (Remo Emperor X or Remo Coated Pinstripe) with an aux 12" (Remo Ambassador heads) to the left of the hi-hat
Cymbals:
14" Oriental China Trash
5 custom made chimes
13" K Hi-Hats
19" K Crash
6" A Custom Splash
8" EFX
15" A Custom Crash
20" K Ride
18" A Custom Crash
12" Oriental China Trash
18" A Custom China
(Note: All cymbals are Zildjian and are listed in the order they appear on Gavin's kit from left to right. The five custom chimes were made from some used Zildjian crash cymbals. Gavin made these himself.)
Sticks:
Vic Firth (various models including SD1, Rock, 5A Extreme)
Hardware:
SONOR
Axis Longboards
Pearl Rack
[edit] Home Studio Setup
Mackie 32-8-2 mixing desk
Apogee Rosetta 800 AD/DA
Apple PowerMac G5
Apple Logic Pro 7
[edit] Discography
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[edit] External links
- Gavin's Official Home Page
- Porcupine Tree Official Website
- Gavin's Drummerworld.com Page
- Gavin's Playdrums.ru Page
[edit] See also
| Porcupine Tree |
| Richard Barbieri | Colin Edwin | Gavin Harrison | Steven Wilson |
| Chris Maitland | John Wesley |
| Discography |
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| Albums: On the Sunday of Life... | Up the Downstair | The Sky Moves Sideways | Signify | Stupid Dream | Lightbulb Sun | In Absentia | Deadwing |
| Live albums: Coma Divine - Recorded Live in Rome | Warszawa | Rockpalast |
| Compilations: Voyage 34: The Complete Trip | Recordings | Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991-1997 |
| DVDs: Arriving Somewhere |
| Related articles |
| No-Man | Bass Communion | Blackfield | Headphone Dust | I.E.M. |
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