Gary Husband

Infobox musical artist
Name = Gary Husband


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1960|6|14
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Origin = Leeds, England
Instrument = drums, keyboards, Piano, percussion
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = Mid-1970s - present
Label = Polydor
Universal Records
Associated_acts = Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Level 42
RMS
URL = [http://www.garyhusband.com/ garyhusband.com]

Gary Husband (born 14 June 1960 in in Leeds) is a world-renowned jazz and rock English drummer and composer who performs with artists such as Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Jack Bruce, Mike Stern, Billy Cobham, Gary Moore as well as the English jazz-funk-pop band Level 42 among many other international musical artists.

He is also a keyboard / Piano player and fronts his own projects between touring and recording commitments. His latest group is called Gary Husband's Drive.

Innovators in progressive metal such as Sean Reinert [ cite web | url = http://www.sickdrummer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=78 | title = Sean Reinert Interview ] (Cynic) and Tomas Haake [ cite web | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=978&lang=en | title = Tomas Haake Interview ] (Meshuggah) cite Mr. Husband's playing as a primary source of inspiration.

Husband is a Patron and regular clinician at London drum school Drumtech.

Drum kit

* Rig (trap set) - Pearl.
* Hardware - all Pearl (incl: DW 9000 double bass pedal)
* Heads - Remo
* Cymbals - Zildjian
* Sticks - Pro-Mark

External links

* [http://www.garyhusband.com/ Gary Husband, Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/garyhusband Gary Husband's Official My Space Page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPswGPbiags Example of Gary Husband's Drumming]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvrOFnPMmM&mode=related&search=/ Example of Gary Husband's Piano Playing]
* [http://www.pearldrum.com/g_husband.asp Gary Husband At Pearl Drums]
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~garyhip/ Gary Husband, Fan Site]
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Gary_Husband.html Gary Husband] page at drummerworld.com
*MuzikMan: [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/09/05/193041.php Interview With Gary Husband] at blogcritics.org September 05, 2005

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