Gavin Harrison

Acting

Gavin Harrison

Born

1963-05-28 (63)

Place of birth

Harrow, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

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…

Known for

Neil Peart: No One's Disciple poster
9.0

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson team up with four revered drummers — Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Chad Smith, and Gavin Harrison — for an exhilarating and poignant tribute to late Rush legend Neil Peart.

Neil Peart: No One's Disciple

2026

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 poster
7.2

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.

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50

2022

Iggy Pop: Live at the Ritz poster
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Touring in support of Blah Blah Blah, Iggy Pop (and his incredibly tight backing band) provide the very definition of Rock & Roll as they perform at New York City's legendary Ritz club. This concert aired originally as an episode of MTV's "Live at The Ritz"

Iggy Pop: Live at the Ritz

1986

Claudio Baglioni - Baglioni nel Rosso poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Claudio Baglioni - Baglioni nel Rosso

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King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City poster
9.5

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

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

2018

Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize poster
8.3

In 2009 Porcupine Tree released their latest album The Incident. The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a Grammy nominated act and one of the world's most revered live bands, currently selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances. "Anesthetize" is a DVD which captures the power of the band's live show. Recorded on multi-cameras over two nights at 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland in October 2008, the concerts featured tracks from throughout the band's career. "Anesthetize" collects the highlights from the two shows. It is only the band's second ever DVD release.

Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize

2010

Film credits

2020s · 15 titles

Neil Peart: No One's Disciple poster
9.0

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson team up with four revered drummers — Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Chad Smith, and Gavin Harrison — for an exhilarating and poignant tribute to late Rush legend Neil Peart.

Neil Peart: No One's Disciple

2026

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 poster
7.2

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.

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50

2022

King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio poster
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A one hour plus ‘Live in the Studio’ setting with King Crimson performing in the round. Presented in DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround & LPCM 24/48 Stereo with an audio only option on Blu-Ray & in Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 on the DVD.

King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio

2022

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation poster
8.0

Porcupine Tree - one of the UK’s most forward-thinking, genre-defying rock bands - returns with its first new music in twelve years. Over a decade in the making, CLOSURE/CONTINUATION is a grand statement wholly worthy of the revered PT name.

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation

2022

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation. Live. Amsterdam 07/11/22 poster
8.3

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.

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation. Live. Amsterdam 07/11/22

2023

The Pineapple Thief: Nothing but the Truth poster
8.0

Having released their latest studio album Versions Of The Truth in September 2020, The Pineapple Thief’s worldwide touring plans to support the release of the album had to be put on hold, but the band were eager to be able to still perform for and connect with their fans across the globe and so the idea for a full band performance event was hatched. The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord explains “I’ve always said that The Pineapple Thief is equally about the studio and the stage so it was obviously disappointing that we haven’t been able go out on tour especially as we were excited to be able to perform the new album "Versions Of The Truth” live for everyone. So being able to do this film, especially under the circumstances, was invaluable."

The Pineapple Thief: Nothing but the Truth

2021

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia poster
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In Absentia was Porcupine Tree’s seventh studio album, first released in 2002, and was the first in a run of three albums that for many represent the pinnacle of the band's artistic achievements. Not many albums can claim to have created a new genre, but with its fusion of metal, progressive rock, ambient textures, and acoustic singer-songwriter styled material, it became a blueprint for a generation of bands to come. It also represented a commercial breakthrough for the band, eventually going on to sell three times more than the band’s previous releases. In Absentia features many of Porcupine Tree’s most beloved songs, including Trains, The Sound of Muzak and Blackest Eyes. While not a formal concept album, many of the songs have common themes related to serial killers, youthful innocence gone wrong, and observations of the modern world, setting a template for many of songwriter Steven Wilson's future songs.

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia

2020

Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring poster
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5.1 surround mix of the EP Nil Recurring, by the band Porcupine Tree. Tracks: 01-Nil Recurring 02-Normal 03-Cheating the Polygraph 04-What Happens Now?

Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring

2024

Porcupine Tree - Hellfest 2023 poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Porcupine Tree - Hellfest 2023

2023

Porcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark poster
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Documentary film on the production of Porcupine Tree's album "Deadwing"

Porcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark

2023

Porcupine Tree - The Complete AIR Studio Sessions poster
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The AIR Sessions were conducted to prepare for the band’s forthcoming eleventh album, CLOSURE / CONTINUATION - their first since 2009’s The Incident.

Porcupine Tree - The Complete AIR Studio Sessions

2022

Porcupine Tree: The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet poster
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A documentary chronicling the production of British prog rock band Porcupine Tree's ninth studio album.

Porcupine Tree: The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet

2024

The Pineapple Thief: It Leads To This poster
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Progressive Art Rock luminaries The Pineapple Thief return with new album ‘It Leads To This’. The Pineapple Thief revel in opposing forces. Muscle and fragility. Chaos and precision. Distorted introspection and warm, dreamlike expanse. Conceived in 1999 by Bruce Soord, the progressive quartet underwent a rebirth in 2017 with the arrival of Gavin Harrison on drums. Completed by bassist Jon Sykes and keyboardist Steve Kitch, they’ve honed a lean yet lush, quietly timeless sound that soars on It Leads To This. Comprising eight fat-free epics – mixing rock urgency with delicate atmospherics, pensive keys and captivating melodies – it finds Soord looking back and fearing for the world his children will inherit. His lyrics also drew from literature: accounts of Ancient Rome, John Williams’ classic Stoner and epistolary Augustus. All conveyed through Soord’s fragile yet penetrative tenor, nodding to storytellers like Nick Drake, Thom Yorke and Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse.

The Pineapple Thief: It Leads To This

2024

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia Documentary poster
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Documentary of the making of the Porcupine Tree album In Absentia

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia Documentary

2020

The Pineapple Thief: Versions of the Truth poster
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The Pineapple Thief have been on a slowly evolving journey from neo-prog into pop driven experimental rock, and their evolution continues with their 2020 release “Versions of the Truth.”

The Pineapple Thief: Versions of the Truth

2020

2010s · 8 titles

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City poster
9.5

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

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

2018

Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize poster
8.3

In 2009 Porcupine Tree released their latest album The Incident. The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a Grammy nominated act and one of the world's most revered live bands, currently selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances. "Anesthetize" is a DVD which captures the power of the band's live show. Recorded on multi-cameras over two nights at 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland in October 2008, the concerts featured tracks from throughout the band's career. "Anesthetize" collects the highlights from the two shows. It is only the band's second ever DVD release.

Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize

2010

The Pineapple Thief: Where We Stood poster
8.0

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 Pineapple Thief: Where We Stood

2017

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth poster
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Heaven & Earth is the seventh box set in a series which will, when complete, cover all periods of King Crimson activity from 1969 to the present era.  Blu-Ray video contains Europe 2000 - The Bootleg TV tour, which features around 10 hours of audio/video mostly never seen/heard since the concerts with versions of selected songs and improvs (usually two per night of each) from almost every show. Includes footage and music from 20 performances.

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth

2019

King Crimson: Rock in Rio poster
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Complete performance from the 2019 festival presented in 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround on Blu-Ray & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound on DVD, LPCM 24/48 Stereo on both formats,

King Crimson: Rock in Rio

2019

King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind poster
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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.

King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind

2016

Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted poster
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A live performance of the band's 2009 album The Incident in its entirety recorded at the Riviera Theater in Chicago on 30 April 2010.

Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted

2012

The Pineapple Thief: Your Wilderness poster
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The acclaimed 2016 hit album from The Pineapple Thief with bonus tracks. For the first time, TPT brought in several guest performers for Your Wilderness, alongside Gavin Harrison: a four-piece choir, Geoffrey Richardson (Caravan), who arranged and recorded string sections, Darran Charles (Godsticks) contributed additional electric guitar work, and Supertramp’s John Helliwell performed some beautiful clarinet parts that bring the album to a poignant close. In 5.1 surround, from the Where We Stood Blu-Ray.

The Pineapple Thief: Your Wilderness

2017

2000s · 5 titles

Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet poster
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Fear of a Blank Planet is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree and their best selling before 2009's The Incident. Steven Wilson has mentioned that the album's title is a direct reference to the 1990 Public Enemy album, Fear of a Black Planet; while the former was about race issues, the latter is about the fear of losing the current generation of youth to various common threats to their mental and social well being, including broken homes, excessive "screen time", and narcotic overuse (prescribed and otherwise) to the point of mental and spiritual "blankness".

Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet

2007

Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere... poster
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Arriving Somewhere... is the first live performance DVD by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. A full show from the Deadwing tour filmed by "Studio M" with nine HD cameras at Park West, Chicago on 11 & 12 October 2005, edited by Lasse Hoile, with the soundtrack mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Steven Wilson, and mastered by Darcy Proper.

Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere...

2006

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions poster
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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.

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions

2002

Porcupine Tree - MHZ poster
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Porcupine Tree live on MHZ TV, Washington DC in 2003

Porcupine Tree - MHZ

2003

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Horizons poster
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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.

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Horizons

2007

Behind the camera

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions poster
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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.

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions

2002

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions poster
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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.

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions

2002

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions poster
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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.

Gavin Harrison Rhythmic Visions

2002