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Brian Harris - drummer

Thrash or be thrashed!

About Me


TIME MACHINE - "hush"

Pub 161 (Billiards Club) in Columbus OH 12/28/03 with The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion. "Transmigration of Souls"Granada Theater in Dallas TX, with my brother Michael, opening for Yngwie Malmsteen (notice all the Marshall stacks behind me!) "Julius Seizure" from Michael Harris Granada Theater in Dallas TX. This is just a quick snippet from the above video "Julius Seizure" Granada Theater in Dallas TX, This is just a quick snippet from the Michael Harris song "Identity Crisis""RADAR LOVE" with Time Machine.
"GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES" with Time Machine.
Started playing drums at age 3 and got a Remo practice pad kit shortly after. Got my first real drumkit at age 7. Been on 'em ever since. Mostly self taught, but took private lessons in my early teens. Dad taught me how to read music too. Now I teach to roughly 25-30 students.
I'm also a studio musician who can be hired for bands needing a session drummer, as can be seen/heard from the power metal medley above! So if your band needs a session drummer, who can come in and knock out drum tracks in less than 3 days, give me a buzz.
I play with local bands, Foul Stench, The Michael Harris Tranz-Fusion and Time Machine.. For those wondering about Decay - we are no longer a band.
And aside from music, I have been married for over 11 years and have two awesome kids.
GEAR USED:
-Sonor Force 3000 (yes, for you old school cats that know me - I'm STILL using it)
-Paiste (and ok, some Wuhan) cymbals
-Vic Firth American Classic Metal sticks
-Tama Iron Cobra pedals
-Roc-N-Soc drum throne (cuz my ass deserves it)
-Attack medium drum heads on toms
-Aquarian Super Kick 1 on kicks
-Evans 'Super tough' coated on snare
ADDITIONAL GEAR
Premier Cabria drum kit (cheap, but sounds great!)
DW7000 pedals
Axis double kick pedals
Slingerland drum kit (my very first!)
Shure drum miking kit
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/15/2004
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Influences: For early influences: Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Louis Bellson, Nicko McBrain, Dave Weckl, Donald Tardy, Pete Sandoval, Gene Hoglan, Sean Reinert, AJ Pero, Igor Cavalera, Armand Majidi, Bill Andrews, Greg Hall, Dave Lombardo, Neil Peart, and what the hell - back in the day, even Tommy Lee!

Some current smokin' cats: Tomas Haake, Virgil Donati, Shane Gaalaas, Inferno, Chris Adler, Derek Roddy, Keith Carlock, Tim Yeung.

Bands that have influenced me, and shaped who I am today: Rush, Iron Maiden, Arch Rival, Michael Harris, Symphony X, Twisted Sister, Death, Obituary, Pestilence, Sacrifice, Sacred Reich, Sepultura, Testament, Vio-Lence, Exhorder, Malevolent Creation, Demolition Hammer, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, Terrorizer, Bolt Thrower, Cynic, Atheist, Slayer, Biohazard, Cro-Mags, Sick Of It All, Metal Church, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Morgoth, Meshuggah, Disrupt, Kreator, Sodom, Metallica (the old stuff of course), Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., S.O.D., M.O.D., and more

Other music I dig: Old 80's hair metal like Dokken, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Crue, Whitesnake, etc. BUT I really dig 80's pop music like The Outfield, Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Information Society, Level 42, etc...SERIOUSLY!
Sounds Like: My style is a mix of many drummers of many genres. I like drummers with speed endurance, but have even more respect for those that are tasteful with their playing, even if it's simplier and basic. I'm influenced by all styles of drumming and music in general.

From Metal to jazz to prog to old school thrash, fusion and funk.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Moved dad out of ICU and into regular room!

So this evening they moved dad into a regular room (out of ICU).Yeah, he's doing THAT good! So because of that, we were able to take the kids in to see grandpa. They were excited to see him, and he wa...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:28:00 PST

Dad Wed afternoon

dad's still doing great. he was sitting up today when we arrived at 12:45 My sister and mom was already there.   his color was good, swelling was down. his voice was raspy - probably from the tub...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

Dad had a great night

mom called me this morning at 7am to tell me dad had a great night, according to the nurses and doctors.when she got there around 9am he was in reclining position in his bed and watching TV. She didn...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:33:00 PST

Dad doing great!

Dad's doing great.Surgery went very well, and heart is now perfect!However, he had a little additional bleeding due to thin blood. They eventually got that under control.we went in tonight and saw dad...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:16:00 PST

Dad’s surgery today

It's 6:50am and I have been up since 5:30am. Dad is already at the hospital. We are heading out in about 10 mins to the hospital. 5 hours of waiting are ahead of us (actually just 4 hours of surgery ...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Tue, 27 May 2008 03:55:00 PST

Dream Theater

Saw Dream Theater at the LC Amphitheater in Columbus on May 16th, and wow, what a show! DT never cease to amaze me, with each tour. Of course, we all have our favorite songs, and when you have a mil...
Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:40:00 PST

Check out this video: STORMBRINGER

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Posted by Brian Harris - drummer on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:26:00 PST