Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) Drum Clinic 6th June

RayCon

Just spotted this .... :eek:

http://www.xmusic.ie/GAVIN-HARRISON-CLINIC-TICKET-p-36229.html

[SIZE=+2]Monday June 6th @ Xmusic
Doors - 6.30pm
Show - 7pm[/SIZE]
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 2008, he also plays with the band King Crimson.
In 1983, Gavin played drums with the British progressive rock band Renaissance.
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.
In 2007 Gavin collaborated with singer/extended range bass player 05Ric on a new CD project called Drop. Gavin released his first solo album Sanity & Gravity in 1998 to some critical acclaim.
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).
Recently, Gavin has released his second collaboration with 05Ric entitled Circles

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I had a post about it in the for those about to chat thread.

I've got my ticket ordered. Can't wait for it. I'm not even a drummer but the guy is a genius and I feel lots of his ideas are applicable to any instrument. He just has a great mindset for structuring things and thinking outside the box.

Cannot wait

Mushy

I'm so far over budget, I really shouldn't but I really have to:D Must get the day off work....I'll have to sacrifice double pay:eek:

RayCon

Fantastic. That is all.

Grid.

****... I forgot about it!!!:(

Mushy

Funny, smart, informative...that was great. He is some talent in the business.

PT gonna be writing at end of this year/early next year. And he said theyll be back next year.

RayCon

Mushy wrote: »

Funny, smart, informative...that was great. He is some talent in the business.

For the drummers in the audience Im sure it felt like having a private lesson with one of the best drummers in the world .... for €12 :eek:

For non-drummers, it was an opportunity to see some close up, amazing musicianship.

For everyone it was an informative, insight into how a musician "thinks" and some inner workings of how Porcupine Tree function & create.

Brilliant night.

GLaDOS

Thoroughly enjoyable, even as a non drummer. Gavin himself was a gentleman.