Gavin Harrison... Sonor Artist
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:01 pm
Gavin discusses his Sonor gear from over the years, and developing his Protean snares!
Who would have guessed. Like a fine wine.
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“Gavin is a master drummer. Jeremy and Pat are expert drummers. Bill Bruford is an expert drummer. He calls himself this. Gavin Harrison is a master drummer. What are the characteristics of a master player? They can lead or solo, they can support or accompany, and they can do nothing or be tacit.
You will see Gavin in extended periods doing absolutely nothing. He is being present doing nothing. Bill Bruford was incapable of this. Bill had to be in constant motion. There is only one occasion where Bill played nothing, and that was in an improvisation released on the Starless And Bible Black Album Trio, recorded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in November 1973. That is the only occasion I can give numerous examples of when I pleaded with Bill not to hit things, and I failed.
Gavin can sit there for ten minutes and play nothing extended, or he can solo and lead and arrange and write parts for three drummers. Or he can support a singer in a very simple ballad. And the sound of his kit is astonishing. Gavin is a master drummer. He is breath-taking. He also has a pedagogical background and his book on rhythmic offsets. Bill Bruford consulted in the original drum parts for him and Pat Mastelotto, while. Recording Thrak in Real World. So, Gavin has been part of Crimson's DNA since 1994. He's astonishing.”
Robert Fripp