Orri Páll Dýrason

Orri Páll Dýrason
Background information
Birth name	Orri Páll Dýrason
Born	4 July 1977 (1977-07-04) (age 34)
Origin	Iceland
Genres	Post-rock
Instruments	Drums, keyboards
Years active	1999–present
Associated acts	Sigur Rós

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Orri.

Orri Páll Dýrason (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɔrːɪ ˈpautl ˈtiːrasɔn]; born in 4 July 1977) is the drummer for Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1999, shortly after the recording of the studio album Ágætis byrjun, when the previous drummer, Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, left the band.^[1] He married Lukka Sigurðardóttir in Hawaii in 2005.^[2] They have a son together born in January 2010.^[3] He also has a daughter from a prior relationship, whose name is Vaka. The first track from the ( ) album was named after her.^[4] Orri and his wife live in the outskirts of Mosfellsbær, which is not far from Reykjavík and is in walking range of former Sigur Rós's studio, Sundlaugin. Lukka along with Jónsi Birgisson's boyfriend, Alex Somers, form the Toothfaeries who make the official hand-made merchandise for Sigur Rós.

His influences include John Bonham, Keith Moon, Charlie Watts, Ginger Baker, Ringo Starr and Mitch Mitchell.^[5]

With Sigur Rós

Orri has recorded four albums with Sigur Rós: ( ) (2002), Takk... (2005), Hvarf/Heim (2007) and Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (2008).

Equipment

Orri endorses Gretsch drums and Sabian cymbals. He has been using Sabian cymbals for years now, but he started using Gretsch drums live when Sigur Rós was about to go on the "Heima" tour in August 2006. Before that he almost exclusively used Premier drums. His main snare is a 14"x6.5" Ayotte, and his backup snare is a DW 14"x8". He uses 5A sticks and jazz brushes. Live he controls some of the bands "playback" sounds via Roland spd-s drum pads, and he plays Rhodes electric piano, Roland Juno 106 synth and then some soft synths via USB controller. Even though he endorses Sabian cymbals, one of his signature sounds is a Paiste 2002 flat ride.

Live Gear (2008 tour)

Drums - Gretsch USA Custom
26x14 bass drum
18x18 bass drum
13x10 rack tom
16x16 floor tom
5x14 snare drum (backup)
6.5x14 Aiotte snare drum (main snare)
8x14 DW snare (backup)

Cymbals
18" “Virgil Donati” Signature Saturation Crash (used as top HiHat)
18" AA El sabor Crash (used as Bottom HiHat)
18" suspended Symphonic Molto Crash
19" HH Medium Thin Crash
20" Paiste 2002 Flat Ride

Keyboards
Roland Spd-S Sampling pads
Fender Rhodes MarkII Electric Piano
Roland Juno 106
Racked soft synths with USB controller

References

1. ^ "sigur rós - frequently asked questions". sigur-ros.co.uk. http://sigur-ros.co.uk/band/faq.php#02. Retrieved 10 January 2009. 
2. ^ "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2005» August» 17". sigur-ros.co.uk. http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=20050817. Retrieved 10 January 2009. 
3. ^ "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news  » 2010 » January » 29". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2010-01-29. http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=20100129. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
4. ^ "sigur rós - lyrics". sigur-ros.co.uk. http://sigur-ros.co.uk/band/lyrics.php. Retrieved 10 January 2009. 
5. ^ "Artists". gretschdrums.com. http://www.gretschdrums.com/?fa=artistdetail&id=686. Retrieved 11 January 2009. 

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Name	Dyrason, Orri Pall
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Date of birth	4 July 1977
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