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Steve Wilson

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About Me

Steve Wilson now endorsed by Mark Richardson of FEEDER for TunerFish drum lug locks. Check them out and solve your drum de-tuning problems NOW at www.tuner-fish.com I'M PROUD TO BE ENDORSED BY BIGFOOT KICKASS BEATERS! THE BEST BASS DRUM BEATERS I'VE EVER USED. My weapons of choice. The Valentino Rossi Moto GP inspired polyball beater. Designed by Mark Richardson drummer for FEEDER. Check out the new BIGFOOT BEATERS WEBSITE. WWW.NEWELLCUSTOMDRUMS.COM and see my biog in the endorsee list. I am now a very proud PURESOUND snare wires endorsee. These snare wires will transform any snare into an articulate, responsive and expressive instrument. They even made a massive difference to my OCDP hybrid snare. Thanks go to Craig @ music shipping Co and all at Puresound. WWW.PURESOUNDPERCUSSION.COM
This video is a bit of a tribute to some of my favourite players and features sections from Neil Peart's "Rhythm Method" and ends with Terry Bozzio's ostinato from his awesome "Djon Don" piece. BODY { scrollbar-3dlight-color:000000; scrollbar-shadow-color:000000; scrollbar-face-color:220000; scrollbar-darkshadow-color:000000; scrollbar-track-color:000000; scrollbar-arrow-color:000000; scrollbar-highlight-color:660000

My Interests

DRUMMER for BRITISH INTELLIGENCE.I have also played or recorded with the following artists...GARY SANFORD (Aztec Camera, Joan Armatrading, Joe Jackson).CHRIS STAINES (Pete Townsend, Roxy Music).COLIN LLOYD TUCKER (The The, Prince, Kate Bush, Paddy Bush).LAURENCE PARRY (UB40, The Cure, Robert Plant, Phil Collins).ARDEN HART (Massive Attack, Mel C, Chaka Khan, Incognito).SHOVELL (M-People).MAGGIE RONSON (Mick Ronson's sister).LEE CHAMBERS (solo guitarist).SIMON HODGES (fretless bass wizard)./a

I'd like to meet:

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Pete Townsend, Roger Daltry, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers, Doug Wimbish (ha ha, done it!!!), Tony Levin, John Bonham and Keith Moon's drum techs...Just so they could share some stories!!!!! Steve Coogan. Fellow drummers, bass players, guitarists and cool people in general.

Music:

Good grief... The Police, Led Zeppelin, Living Colour, The Who, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Beatles, The Doors, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Green Day, Blink 182, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam (early), Audioslave, Oysterhead, Rush, Yes, King Crimson, (early) Genesis, It Bites, Francis Dunnery, Janes Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Jellyfish, R.E.M., Chick Corea, Art Blakey and the jazz messengers, G-love and special sauce, Fun lovin criminals, Miles Davis, Toto, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, The Jam, Slipknot, Blondie, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Terry Bozzio, The Lonely Bears, Tom Petty, Blur, Dave Weckl, Fuzzbox, Green Romance Orchestra, The Style Council, Faith No More, Animal Logic, White Stripes, Pink Floyd, Curved Air, Brand X, Peter Gabriel, Simon Phillips, Cream, Jeff Buckley, AC/DC, The Yellowjackets, Jack Dejohnette, Vital Information, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Brecker Brothers, Cream, Jack Bruce, Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Simple Minds, The Stranglers, The Cult, Blondie, INME, Tackhead, Rage against the Machine, System of a Down, Anthrax, Kate Bush, Micheal Mcdonald, Funkadelic, Parliament, P-funk allstars, Bootsy Collins, Tori Amos, Andy Summers, Paul Weller, Powderfinger, Frank Zappa

Movies:

Dead Man's Shoes, Quadrophenia, Tommy, Apocalypse Now, Lord of the Rings, Highlander, Nil by Mouth, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Long Good Friday, Chopper, Sexy Beast, Romper Stomper, The Deerhunter, Taxi Driver, Scarface, The Firm (Gary Oldman), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Big Blue, Deliverance, Casino, Heat, Ronin, Romeo is Bleeding, The Abyss, Strange Days, The Warriors, Jaws, State of Grace, Wag the Dog, Twelve Monkeys, Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe, Dog Day Afternoon, Jackie Brown, Sid and Nancy, Fifth Element, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Dawn of the Dead, Once Were Warriors, I.D., Straw Dogs, The Driver, Made in Britain.

Television:

Not a big fan of T.V. I mainly use it for the PS3!! but if I have to watch it I like films and comedies such as...The Day Today, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partidge, The Office, South Park, Family Guy. I watch as many Moto GP and British Superbike races as I can and of course the footy!! I also like the Discovery Channel type stuff Me and the Funky Monk.

Books:

Any Biography!

Heroes:

John Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Pete Townsend, Oliver Reed, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Terry Bozzio, Les Clapool, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather, Doug Wimbish, Will Calhoun, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Francis Dunnery, Bob Dalton, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Bernard Purdie, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, The Brecker brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Frank Zappa, Eric Cantona, Mark Hughes, Bryan Robson, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Valentino Rossi, Barry Sheene, Carl Fogarty, Joey Dunlop, Sid James, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Churchill, Bruce Lee, Oh and TOM from HI-Jinx

My Blog

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE GIG. HEADLINING @ DUBLIN CASTLE, CAMDEN THURS 17TH JULY.

Hi All Following our successful gig at the Dublin Castle last week, we have been invited back to headline on Thursday 17th of July. the Dublin castle is on Parkway, Camden and just a short walk from C...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:49:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE NEW TRACK "STREET FIGHT" ADDED!

Hi Everyone! I've added new British Intelligence track "Street Fight" to my page. Check it out!! More to come! Steve
Posted by Steve Wilson on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:46:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE GIG REPORT!

Hi Everyone! Last night British Intelligence played at the Dublin Castle. The gig was awesome, with a really good sound from the get go and a great crowd.  We were all so pleased with our indivi...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PST

New! BRITISH INTELLIGENCE track up and running!

Oi! "Telepathy" new British Intelligence track is up on my page (but you’ve probably just been listening to it!) Watch this space for more and check British Intelligence’s page (in my top ...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:19:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE, GIG. THURSDAY 10TH APRIL, THE DUBLIN CASTLE, CAMDEN TOWN. LONDON. 9:15PM

Hey! British Intelligence are gigging at the Dublin Castle in Camden, London on Thursday the 10th of April. This is one of a few small gigs we are doing this year (the rest will be festivals) so don&r...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:16:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE @ THE CROSS KINGS, JAN 12TH

Hi peeps British Intelligence will be playing at THE CROSS KINGS, 126 YORK WAY, LONDON, N1 0AX on JAN the 12th 2008. Get there or be a massive idjit.... :¬) Steve  ...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:46:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE. APRIL 10TH @ THE DUBLIN CASTLE.

Hi There! British Intelligence will be performing @ the Dublin Castle, 94 Parkway, London, NW1 Be there or kick yourself HARD!! Steve...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:43:00 PST

Drum tracks recorded for British Intelligence.

Hi All. I've just finished recording the drum tracks for British Intelligence with Sean (the prawn) Scanlan. They sound killer and I can't wait to get mixing! We've done 9 tunes so watch this space! S...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:40:00 PST

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE GIG, URBAN SHAKEDOWN @ ZINC NIGHTCLUB. FRI 26TH OCTOBER. SOUTHEND, ESSEX.

Hi All! British Intelligence gig Friday 26th of October at Urban Shakedown night, Zinc Nightclub, Southend on Sea Essex. We will be laying on a coach from Chelmsford so if you're up for it come on dow...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:03:00 PST

STEVE AND THE FUNKY MONK GO TO GERMANY

Hi there! Me and my long term bass brother (Tim Jackson) have been invited to attend Warwick basses 25th anniversary weekend in Germany. Tim has used Warwick basses for many years and they are aw...
Posted by Steve Wilson on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:12:00 PST