Pete Lockett
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Robert Lockett |
| Born | Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Drums and percussion |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Associated acts |
Björk Peter Gabriel The Verve |
| Website |
petelockett |
Peter Robert Lockett is an English percussionist and recording artist. Lockett is known as a versatile and prolific percussionist, collaborating with many artists.[1] He is well-versed in percussion traditions from music cultures around the world, including, Arabic, Japanese, Indian and Western.[2]
Youth
Lockett grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to a non-musical family.[3] He gained an interest in music at the age of 19 when he passed a drum shop one day and decided to book a lesson.[4] Lockett found a career in music (especially in percussion) to be exhilarating,[4] eventually moving to London two years later to pursue a career in the field.
Career
He has recorded and/or performed with many artists including, Björk, Afro Celt Sound System, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, The Verve, Amy Winehouse, Pet Shop Boys, Sinéad O'Connor, Nitin Sawhney, Zakir Hussain and A.R. Rahman amongst many others.[1][2][3][4] He has also worked extensively in the film industry, playing on a number of Bond movies,[3] Moulin Rouge!, The Insider, City of Angels, The Bone Collector and the Guy Ritchie movie Snatch.[2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Multi-Percussionist Pete Lockett's journey!". Times of India. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bag, Shamik. "Across the Beat". Rolling Stone (India) (June 2009): p25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Drums brought a 'quantum of solace' to Pete Locket". MiD DAY. 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Croft, Ian (2009-06-08). "Pete Lockett: Crossing The Great Divide". Drum Magazine. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ Kowshik, Priyamvada (2003-03-25). "Harmony finds rhythm in percussionists fusion of world beats". Express India. Retrieved 2011-11-02.