- Earl Harvin
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Name = Earl Harvin
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Instrument = Drums, Percussion Programming Guitar, Bass
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Genre = Pop, Alternative, Jazz
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Associated_acts = Air, Seal,The The
URL = http://profile.myspace.com/65402739
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Notable_instruments =Earl Harvin is a drummer and percussionist from the New York area who has lived in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles and is now residing in Berlin, Germany. Harvin has led the Texas and Los Angeles-based Earl Harvin Trio with Fred Hamilton and Dave Palmer. In Texas Harvin studied at the
University of North Texas and performed, or recorded with artists includingJames Clay , Chao, Ten Hands and Billy Goat as well as leading his own rock band rubberbullet throughout most of the 90's. He has since performed, or recorded withMC 900 Foot Jesus , Seal,The The ,The Psychedelic Furs ,Trevor Horn ,Pet Shop Boys ,Art of Noise ,The Frames ,Joe Henry , Richard Thompson and many others. Recently he has performed and recorded with Berlin and London basedWarren Suicide and has also toured extensively with the French duo Air.Ari Hoenig has cited him as a major influence.Discography
Earl Harvin Trio/Quartet
*"Trio/Quartet" (1996;
Leaning House )
*"Strange Happy" [as Earl Harvin/Dave Palmer ] (1997;Leaning House )
*"At The Gypsy Tea Room" (1999;Leaning House )
*"Unincorporated" (2001;Two Ohm Hop )Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio
*"The Jam" (DVD - 2005;
Mel Bay )rubberbullet
*"Grinning Bitches/Entangled" 7" (1994;
Last Beat Records )
*"rubberbullet" (1995;Last Beat Records )
*"Open" (1996;Last Beat Records )
*"The Kissing Song/King Of The Damned Lazer Gag" 7" [split w/ Baboon] (1997;Last Beat Records )Additional Selected Discography
*Billy Goat, "Bush Roaming Mammals" (1992)
*Seal, "Human Being" (1998)
*The The, "Naked Self" (2000)
*Black Frames, "Solarallergy " (2002)
*The Richard Thompson Band Live "Ducknapped! " (2003)
*Malachy Papers, "with Earl Harvin" (2005) -AllMusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfuxq8dldae link] rating|4|5
*Warren Suicide, "Requiem for a Missing Link" (2008) -AllMusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfpxzyjldje link] rating|4|5References
* [http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/world/artists/interview/Earl_Harvin/index.html Special Interview] , "TAMA drums", copyright 2006, Retrieved
july 3 2007
* [http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999-06-03/music/bang-the-drum-loudly/ Bang the drum loudly] , Robert Wilonsky, "Dallas Observer", June 3, 1999, RetrievedJuly 3 2007
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20541 Fred Hamilton & The Earl Harvin Trio: The Jam] , Glenn Astarita, "AllAboutJazz", February 3, 2006
* [http://www.dallasobserver.com/2003-04-17/news/2003-dallas-observer-music-awards/5 2003 Dallas Observer Music Awards] , Shannon Sutlief, "Dallas Observer", April 17, 2003, RetrievedApril 23 2007
*Earl Harvin Trio, Nightstick by Robert Wilonsky, Alec Hanley Bemis, Kirk Silsbee, Sam Molineaux, Jeff Niesel and Franklin Bruno, "New Times LA", June 11-17, 1999
* [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=1262 Earl Harvin Trio] , Up & Coming, "The Stranger", June 17, 1999
* [http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=3061 Black Frames, Cheap Shades & Solar Flares] , Dennis Cook, "JamBase", 10/23/2002External links
* [http://profile.myspace.com/65402739 Earl Harvin's MySpace]
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