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Gavin Harrison is a British drummer and percussionist.
He is best known for playing with the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree which he joined in 2002.
As of 2011, he also plays with the band King Crimson.
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.
2010 saw the release of Rhythmic Designs, a book of transcriptions by Terry Branam, and a 3 hour DVD of Gavin's explanations and demonstrations.
It won 'Best In Show' at the summer NAMM show in the USA.
In 2007 Gavin began a long term collaboration with singer/extended range bass player 05Ric which led to the release of two CDs Drop and then in 2009 Circles.
In 2008, Gavin joined King Crimson as part of a dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto.
Gavin played a number of shows in the United States in August with the band.
He won the Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll for "best progressive drummer of the year" consecutively from 2007-2010.
He is the featured cover story on Modern Drummer January 2009.
Rolling Stone Magazine polls rate him as the third best drummer in the past 25 years.
His influences come from his father's jazz collection and from drummers such as Steve Gadd and Jeff Porcaro.
Kit Studies with Joe Hodson, Paul Brodie and Dave Cutler (Berklee '78 graduate - teacher relating to the evolving Gary Chaffee school of rhythmic concepts).
A documentary chronicling the production of British prog rock band Porcupine Tree's ninth studio album.
Closure/Continuation. Live. Amsterdam 07/11/22 documents Porcupine Tree’s triumphant return to the stage perfectly. A live recording captured on 7th November 2022 at Amsterdam’s 17,000 capacity Ziggo Dome, it places the listener/viewer right at the heart of the stage for the duration of the show as psychotropic visuals explode behind the band as they play a superlative set of songs that features - to use Steven Wilson’s words - “no hits”, where each one is received like an anthem from an alternate universe. Closure/Continuation Live includes live recordings of much of their 2022 reunion album (including the singles Harridan and Of The New Day) as well as classic tracks like Trains, Fear of a Blank Planet and Anesthetize.
Documentary film on the production of Porcupine Tree's album "Deadwing"
The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’ experience as they confront life and death head on in the world’s most demanding rock band.
The AIR Sessions were conducted to prepare for the band’s forthcoming eleventh album, CLOSURE / CONTINUATION - their first since 2009’s The Incident.
Documentary of the making of the Porcupine Tree album In Absentia
Live performance during the King Crimson's five nights residency at Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City in July 2017. Robert Fripp: Guitar & keyboards Mel Collins: Saxes & flute Gavin Harrison: Drums, Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar & voice Tony Levin: Basses & stick Pat Mastelotto: Drums, Bill Rieflin: Keyboards Jeremy Stacey: Drums & keyboards
The Pineapple Thief's spectacular final performance of their 'Your Wilderness' tour featuring Gavin Harrison (King Crimson) on drums. Bringing to close an unforgettable 14-date European Winter tour of their 2016 summer hit album 'Your Wilderness', The Pineapple Thief, led by post-progressive mastermind Bruce Soord and reinforced by Gavin Harrison (King Crimson) on drums with Darran Charles (Godsticks) on guitar, gave the sold-out Islington Assembly Hall in London a truly awe-inspiring gig on 11th February 2017. 'Where We Stood' showcases a tight performance from both band regulars and guests on new tracks from 'Your Wilderness', including "In Exile", "No Man's Land" and "The Final Thing On My Mind", and of the classics from previous albums, "Nothing At Best", "Show A Little Love" and "Simple As That".
The concert was recorded during King Crimson's 2015 tours of Japan, Canada and France, mostly in Takamatsu, Japan. The material performed is mostly from the 1969–1974 period, and most had not been performed live since the 1970s, although the songs were rearranged to suit the current line-up. Also included are some pieces from 1995 and onward, alongside new material. The title is derived from a song of the same name that the band had been playing in concert.
Gavin Harrison's Rhythmic Horizions is a highly acclaimed, cutting edge book, and has earned him ten-star reviews and was voted in the top five of the best Drum Publication category by Modern Drummer and Drum! Readers polls. As a solo artist, session drummer and column writer for Modern Drummer, Drummer, Rhythm UK, magazines and member of Porcupine Tree, Gavin has also worked for Incognito, lisa Standsfield, Iggy Pop, Level 42, Lewis Taylor, Artful Dodger, Paul Young, Dave Stewart, Barbra Gaskin, Claudio Balioniand many other.
With melodic progressive rock and socially critical lyrics, the British band Porcupine Tree also gained a large fan base in Germany at the turn of the millennium. In 2005, Rockpalast filmed them at their gig in Cologne's Live Music Hall. At their concert in Cologne, the band played a varied set of 15 songs, including their hit at the time, Lazarus.
Porcupine Tree live on Rockpalast 19 November 2005. Disc 1: 1. "Intro" 2. "Open Car" 3. "Blackest Eyes" 4. "Lazarus" 5. "Futile" 6. "Mellotron Scratch" 7. "Mother and Child Divided" 8. ".3" 9. "So Called Friend" Disc 2: 1. "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" 2. "The Sound of Muzak" 3. "Start of Something Beautiful" 4. "Halo" 5. "Radioactive Toy" 6. "Trains"
Gavin Harrison’s Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives, both highly acclaimed, cutting-edge drum books, have earned him ten-star reviews and were voted in the top five of the Best Drum Publication category by Modern Drummer and Drum! readers' polls. As a solo artist, session drummer, clinician, and writer for Modern Drummer and Rhythm UK magazines, he has recently worked with Porcupine Tree, Incognito, Lisa Stansfield, Lewis Taylor, Artful Dodger, Paul Young, Iggy Pop, Level 42, Dave Stewart, Barbara Gaskin, Claudio Baglioni and Franco Battiato, among others.