Nick Murray (musician)
Nick Murray | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
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Instruments | Drums |
Years active | 2010–present |
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Nick Murray is an American drummer. He is best known as a member of the garage rock band White Fence, and as a member of Thee Oh Sees with whom he recorded one studio album and their EP "Fortress". Murray has also been a frequent collaborator of Tim Presley (White Fence), as well as Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, contributing to her solo album, Mug Museum (2013) and with 'DRINKS' (2015), a collaborative project with White Fence's Tim Presley and Cate Le Bon.[1] Murray has also toured with Mikal Cronin and The Growlers (Timbales & Percussion) In late 2009, Murray joined The Young Veins[2] and served as the drummer until the indefinite hiatus announced by bandmate Jon Walker on Twitter, December 10th, 2010.[3]
Biography
Childhood and early life
Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Murray initially began learning drums at the age of eleven, so he could form a band with his brother: "For the first two years of playing all I had was a snare drum with a mute on it. I learned a lot just on one drum. Until I had a full kit, I set up boxes in place of the missing drums and referenced setups I saw on MTV."[4]
Murray's early influences are Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, and The Smashing Pumpkins' Jimmy Chamberlin.[4]
Discography
Thee Oh Sees
- Mutilator Defeated At Last (2015)
- "Fortress" (2016)
Drinks
- Hermits on Holiday (2015)
White Fence
- Live in San Francisco (2013)
- For the Recently Found Innocent (2014)
with Cate Le Bon
- Mug Museum (2013)
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-murray-mn0002453687
- ↑ Twitter, Young Veins. "Nick Murray joins the band". Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Jon. "Young Veins Break Up Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- 1 2 Smith, Stephanie Nicole (2015-08-07). "5 Minutes with Nick Murray". guide.originalfuzz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.