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Gavin Harrison
(September 2005 Issue)
Expanding Illusions At thirty-nine, Gavin
Harrison's drumming career encompasses some sixty-five recordings and
over thirty
world tours with artists as varied as Iggy Pop, Lisa
Stansfield, Level 42, and Italian pop superstar Claudio Baglioni. In
early
2002, Gavin joined prog-influenced experimental rockers Porcupine
Tree to record the British group's seventh studio album,
In Absentia.
Despite his impressive r'sum', Harrison is perhaps best known for
writing two of the
most widely acclaimed drumming books in recent
years. His Rhythmic Illusions and its successor, Rhythmic
Perspectives,
explore the cerebral aspects of metric modulation and beat displacement
concepts, ideas that often go over
the heads of even the most talented
drummers.
Gavin's latest project in the series is a DVD, Rhythmic
Visions, which he wrote, filmed, and produced entirely by himself over the past two years. Rhythmic Visions,
which
reviews basic concepts from his first book, is an option for
drummers who aren't heavy readers but who want to understand
what his
concepts are about. "There's a vocal explanation of what the concept
is," he says, "and then they can see me
play that. There's also
notation on the screen for those who want to see it written out, and
subtitles in Italian and
German for players in those countries who
don't read English. I do five performances of songs and I cover a lot
of different
styles."
For more info on Gavin, check out his Web site at www.drumset.demon.uk.co.
Gail Worley
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