Pete Lockett

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Pete Lockett

Background information
Birth name	Peter Robert Lockett
Origin	Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Various
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Drums and percussion
Years active	1983–
Associated acts	Björk Peter Gabriel The Verve
Website	http://www.petelockett.com/
Notable instrument(s)
Tabla Taiko

Peter Robert Lockett is an English percussionist and recording artist. As one of the most versatile and prolific percussionists in the world, Lockett is known for his remarkable ability to bring traditional musical instruments out of their original cultural setting.

Pete Lockett is one of the most versatile multi-percussionists in the world, having immersed himself in percussion and drums from every part of the globe, from Indian to Arabic and from Japanese to Latin. The wide range of artists he’s worked with reflects the diversity of his playing.

1 Career
2 Discography
3 Tutorial
4 External links

[edit] Career

Pete Lockett has recorded and/or performed with Björk, Afro Celt Sound System, Peter Gabriel, Mekaal Hasan, Robert Plant, The Verve, Bill Bruford, Jeff Beck, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram, Mandolin U Shrinivas, Texas, Craig Armstrong, Transglobal Underground, Mel C, Bedlam, Beth Orton, David Torn, Selva Ganesh, Steve Smith, Damien Rice, Bernard Butler, Ronan Keating, Nitin Sawhney, Evan Dando, Adrian Sherwood, David Arnold, Evelyn Glennie, Errol Brown, Rory Gallagher, Pet Shop Boys, Beth Orton, Hari Haran, A R Rahman, Eumir Deodato, BBC concert orchestra, DJ Judge Jules, Sinead O'Conner, Kulu Shaker and Vanessa-Mae amongst others.

He has also worked extensively in the film industry, playing on the three most recent Bond movies, Moulin Rouge!, The Insider, Plunkett and Maclean, and the Guy Ritchie movie Snatch.

Pete Lockett has two percussive groups which are regularly touring: Network of Sparks and Taiko to Tabla. The result of this Network of Sparks is an eclectic mix of percussion from all over the world. One is a dynamic journey through the diverse and expansive world of percussion, juxtaposing instruments and sounds that are not tradition-specific and weaving through both ambient and tempestuous textures. The sparks ignite by fusing the ethereal echoes of the east with the powerful full thrust grooves of Africa and the thunderous rhythms of Japan.

With the recording projects of Taiko to Tabla Pete Lockett has performed to packed houses all over the world including the Edinburgh Festival, Bruges Festival, Rhythm Sticks- London, Drumusique Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Glasgow One World Festival, Pontardawe Festival, Belfast Festival, Guildford Festival, Sufi-Soul Festival, Lahore Pakistan and the Newbury Festival. The Taiko to Tabla show was also broadcast live on the internet from the Edinburgh Festival in. Pete's new project is Parallax Beat Brothers with electronics wizard Scanner. They have released their first album in 2005 which featured trumpet genius Jon Hassell as special guest. They also toured extensively in fall 2005.

..1 Best live percussionist 2005 as voted by readers of Rhythm magazine

[edit] Discography

Pete Locket has a number of collaborative projects and has released five albums. With his percussive groups Network of Sparks and Taiko to Tabla currently have been released four albums.

Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford was released on MELT2000 in October 1999 coinciding with a Contemporary Music Network tour of England that was supported by the Arts Council of England. The second album, featuring musicians from Pakistan, Ghana and Japan was released on ARC in 2003.

There are two Taiko to Tabla albums with Joji Hirota, Live at the Bruges Festival on Zoku-EMI label and a studio album also on ARC.

[edit] Tutorial

Pete Lockett has also taught and lectured in Britain and the USA including at The Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music in London, and continues to run workshops and lecture all over Europe. He continues to contribute technique articles for drum magazines internationally, inc Modern Drummer and Rhythm magazines and his web site, petelockett.com has become increasingly popular for the hundreds of free video and audio percussion lessons.