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Gavin Harrison (b. May, 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.

Contents 1 Equipment 1.1 Live Setup 1.2 Home Studio Setup 2 Discography 3 Videography 4 Bibliography 5 External links 6 See also

Gavin Harrison uses SONOR drums and Zildjian cymbals. His setup includes:

Drums:
SONOR DeLite in Birdseye Azure (USA kit)
SONOR Designer in Earth finish (Europe kit)
Toms 8x8, 10x8, 12x9, 14x12, 16x14 (all with Remo coated Emperors on top, coated Diplomats on bottom)
Kick 22x17 (Powerstroke 3 clear)
Snares- varies; usually main is 14" (Remo Emperor X or Remo Coated Pinstripe) with an aux 12" (Remo Ambassador heads) to the left of the hi-hat

Cymbals:
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 Zildjian and are listed in the order they appear on Gavin's kit from left to right. The five custom chimes were made from some used Zildjian crash cymbals. Gavin made these himself.)

Sticks:
Vic Firth (various models including SD1, Rock, 5A Extreme)

Hardware:
SONOR
Axis Longboards
Pearl Icon Rack

Mackie 32-8-2 mixing desk
Apogee Rosetta 800 AD/DA
Apple PowerMac G5
Apple Logic Pro 7

Sanity & Gravity CD (1998)

• Alice 1992 "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"
• Angela Baraldi 2001 "Rosasporco"
• B J Cole 1989 "Transparent Music"
• BJ Cole 1995 "Heart Of The Moment"
• Black 1988 "Comedy"
• Blackfield 2004 "Blackfield"
• Camouflage 1991 "Meanwhile"
• Cavani 1993 "Alza La Testa"
• Chizuko Yoshihiro 1993 "Conscious Mind"
• Claudio Baglioni1992 "AncorAssieme"
• Claudio Baglioni1992 "Assieme"
• Claudio Baglioni1995 "Io Sono Qui"
• Claudio Baglioni1996 "Attori e Spettatori"
• Claudio Baglioni1997 "Anime In Gioco"
• Claudio Baglioni1998 "A-Live"
• Claudio Baglioni1999 "Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo"
• Claudio Baglioni2000 "Acustico"
• Claudio Baglioni2003 "Sono Io"
• Claudio Baglioni2005 "Cresendo e Cercando"
• Claudio Baglioni2006 "Quelli Degli Altri Tutti Qui"
• Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin 1990 "The Big Idea"
• Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin 1991 "Spin"
• David Devant & His Spirit Wife 1996 "Ginger"
• Devogue 1997 "Devogue"
• Dizrhythmia 1987 " Dizrhythmia"
• Donna Gardier 1990 "I'll Be There"
• Eddie and The Tide 1986
• Eros Ramazzotti 1995 "Più bella cosa" Live
• Eugenio Finardi 1990 "La Forza Dell'amore"
• Eugenio Finardi 1991 "Millennio"
• Fiorella Mannoia 1992 "I Treni A Vapore"
• Franco Battiato 1993 " Caffe' de la Paix"
• Franco Battiato 1996 "L'Imboscata"
• Franco Battiato 1996 "L'ombra della Luce"
• Franco Battiato 1998 "Gommalacca"
• Froon 1987 " Froon"
• Gail Ann Dorsey 1988 "The Corporate World"
• Gavin Harrison 1997 "Sanity & Gravity"
• Heraldo Zuniga 2001 "Triangulo De Musgo"
• Iggy Pop 1986 "Ritz N.Y.C Live "Real Wild Child Live"
• Incognito 1991 "Inside Life"
• Jakko 2006 "The Bruised Romantic Glee Club"
• Jakko 1994 "Kingdom Of Dust"
• Jakko 1994 "Mustard Gas And Roses"
• Jakko 1996 "Are My Ears On Wrong?"
• Jakko 1997 "Road To Ballina"
• Kevin Ayers 1992 "Still Life With Guitar"
• Lene Lovich 1990 "March"
• Lewis Taylor 2000 "Lewis 2"
• Lisa Stansfield 1997 "Never gonna give you up" Live
• Lisa Stansfield 1999 "Swing"
• Lisa Stansfield 2001 "831 - Change"
• Manfred Mann 1996 "Soft Vengeance"
• Manolo Garcia 2002 "Nunca El Tiempo Es Perdido"
• Mick Karn 1995 "The Tooth Mother"
• Mieko Shimizu 1990 "A Road Of Shells"
• Miss Thi 1991 "Lover"
• Patty Pravo 2002 "Radio Station"
• Paul Young 1995 "Grazing In The Grass" Live
• Peter Cox 2001 "Flame Still Burns"
• Porcupine Tree 2002 "In Absentia"
• Porcupine Tree 2003 "XM"
• Porcupine Tree 2005 "Deadwing"
• Porcupine Tree 2005 "Up The Downstair" reissue
• Porcupine Tree 2005 "XM2"
• Porcupine Tree 2007 "Fear of a Blank Planet"
• Raf 1993 "Cannibali"
• Richard Barbieri/Tim Bowness 1994 "Flame"
• Rob Cowen/Beverly Craven 2004 "Lady Advertiser"
• Sam Brown 1987 "Stop"
• Sarah Jane Morris 1988 "Can't Get To Sleep"
• Saro Cosentino 1997 "Ones & Zeros"
• Shari Belafonte 1989 "Shari"
• Sharon Rose 1994 “Never Be The Same”
• Sheila Nicholls 2002 "Wake"
• Shooter 1999 "..And Your Point?"
• Shooter 1999 "Life's A Bitch"
• Stefano Panunzi 2005 “Timelines”
• The Kings Of Oblivion 1987 "Big Fish Popcorn
• Tom Robinson & Jakko 1988 "We've Never Had It So Good"
• Yasuaki Shimizu 1989 "Aduna"
• Zerra One 1986 "The Domino Effect"

Rhythmic Visions DVD (2002)

Rhythmic Horizons DVD (2006)

Rhythmic Illusions 1999 ISBN 1-57623-687-0

Rhythmic Perspectives 2000 ISBN 0-7692-9146-5

• Gavin's Official Home Page
• Porcupine Tree Official Website
• Gavin's Drummerworld.com Page
• Gavin's Playdrums.ru Page

• List of drummers
• List of progressive rock musicians
• List of jazz drummers
• List of musicians

Porcupine Tree
Richard Barbieri | Colin Edwin | Gavin Harrison | Steven Wilson
Chris Maitland | John Wesley
Discography
Albums: Tarquin's Seaweed Farm | 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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