| Gavin Harrison |
Gavin
Harrison
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Gavin Harrison |
| Born |
May 28, 1963
Harrow, North London, UK |
| Genre(s) |
Progressive
rock
Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) |
musician
songwriter |
| Instrument(s) |
Drums & Percussion |
| Label(s) |
Lava
Roadrunner
Atlantic |
Associated
acts |
Porcupine Tree |
| Website |
www.drumset.demon.co.uk/ |
Gavin Harrison (b. May 28, 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 DVDs, 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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Contents
- 1 Equipment
- 1.1 Live
Setup
- 1.2 Home
Studio Setup
- 2 Discography
- 3 Videography
- 4 Bibliography
- 5 External
links
- 6 See
also
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Equipment
Live Setup
Gavin usually uses one of two kits when on tour with Porcupine
Tree: A SONOR
SQ2 (Maple) in Europe and a SONOR DeLite in Birdseye Azure while in the
USA.
Drums (Sonor):
- Rack Toms (thin maple): 8"x7", 10"x8", 12"x9"
- Floor Toms (medium maple): 14"x12", 16"x14"
- Kick (heavy maple): 22x17
- Snare: At the moment, mostly his 14" x 5" Sonor SQ2 6 ply
Birch snare (with a 12"x5" to his left). He also uses an array of other
snares, including the 14"x6" Sonor Artist Cottonwood, a 12"x5" Sonor
Designer and a 14"x5" Black Steel Sonor snare.
Cymbals (Zildjian):
- 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 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.)
Heads (Remo):
- Snare: Emperor X or Coated Pinstripe
- Toms: Coated Emperors on top, coated Diplomats on bottom.
- Bass Drum: Powerstroke 3 Clear.
Sticks:
- Vic
Firth (various models including SD1, Rock, 5A Extreme)
Hardware:
- SONOR
Stands
- Axis Longboard Double Pedal
- Pearl Icon Rack
Home Studio Setup
- Mackie
32-8-2 mixing desk
- Apogee
Rosetta 800 AD/DA
- Apple PowerMac G5
- Apple Logic Pro 7
Discography
Videography
Bibliography
Rhyill.jpg
Rhythmic Illusions
1999
ISBN
1-57623-687-0
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External links
See also
- List of drummers
- List of
progressive rock musicians
- List
of jazz drummers
- List of musicians
| v • d • e Porcupine Tree |
| Richard
Barbieri | Colin Edwin | Gavin Harrison | Steven
Wilson |
| Chris
Maitland (Former member) |
| John Wesley (Concerts Only) |
| Discography |
| Albums: On
the Sunday of Life... | Up
the Downstair | The Sky Moves Sideways
| Signify
| Stupid Dream | Lightbulb
Sun | In
Absentia | Deadwing
| Fear of a Blank Planet |
| 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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