Earl Harvin is an American drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who has lived in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles and is now residing in Berlin, Germany.
Harvin studied at the
University of North Texas College of Music[Special Interview](_blank)
, ''TAMA drums'', copyright 2006 where he was a member of the
One O'Clock Lab Band for one year, beginning 1989. Throughout most of the 1990s, he led the jazz band Earl Harvin Trio
(including Fred Hamilton and
Dave Palmer) and led the rock band
rubberbullet. Earl Harvin Trio won the ''
Dallas Observer
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'' category of "Jazz" in 2003. Harvin also performed or recorded with various Texas-based artists including
James Clay,
Chao,
Ten Hands and
Billy Goat
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. He has since performed or recorded with
MC 900 Foot Jesus,
Seal,
Joe Henry,
[Robert Wilonsk]
Bang the drum loudly
, ''Dallas Observer'', June 3, 1999 The The,
The Psychedelic Furs
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,
Trevor Horn,
Pet Shop Boys
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,
Art of Noise
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,
The Frames,
Richard Thompson,
Jeff Beck
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,
Damien Rice
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,
Glen Hansard
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,
Hikaru Utada
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, and many others. Harvin's contribution to Seal's ''
Human Being'' includes drums, bass and guitar as well as co-writing on "Latest Craze".
Harvin has toured extensively with the French duo
Air
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. Recently he has performed and recorded with Berlin- and London-based
Warren Suicide. As of 2010 he has recorded and toured as a member of the English band
Tindersticks
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.
Ari Hoenig has cited him as a major influence.
In 2009, Harvin released a CD solo project, ''Oracles'', on which he played all instruments and provided vocals.
[ Oracles''allmusic.com'']
Discography
*''Oracles'' (2009; independent)
Earl Harvin Trio
*''
Trio/Quartet'' (1996;
Leaning House)
*''
Strange Happy''
Dave Palmer">s Earl Harvin/
Dave Palmer(1997; Leaning House)
*''
At The Gypsy Tea Room'' (1999; Leaning House)
*''
Unincorporated'' (2001;
Two Ohm Hop)
*''The Jam'' (DVD - 2005;
Mel Bay)
Rubberbullet
*''Grinning Bitches/Entangled'' 7" (1994;
Last Beat Records)
*''
rubberbullet'' (1995; Last Beat Records)
*''
Open
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Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* ''Open'' (Gerd Dudek, Buschi Niebergall, and Edward Vesala album), 1979
* ''Open'' (Go ...
'' (1996; Last Beat Record])
*''The Kissing Song/King Of The Damned Lazer Gag'' 7"
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With others
*
, ''Kung Fu... That's What I Like'' (1988)
* Ten Hands, ''Kung Fu... That's What I Like'' (1988)
*Ten Hands, ''The Big One Is Coming'' (live) (1989)
*
Billy Goat
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, ''Bush Roaming Mammals'' (1992)
*
Seal, ''
Human Being'' (1998), "IV" (2003)
*The The, ''
Naked Self'' (2000) / ''Ensoulment">NakedSelf">Naked Self'' (2000) / ''Ensoulment'' (2024)
*Black Frames, ''Solarallergy">Ensoulment.html" ;"title="NakedSelf">Naked Self'' (2000) / ''Ensoulment">NakedSelf">Naked Self'' (2000) / ''Ensoulment'' (2024)
*Black Frames, ''Solarallergy'' (2002)
*The Richard Thompson Band Live ''Ducknapped!'' (2003)
*Malachy Papers, ''with Earl Harvin'' (2005)
*
My Brightest Diamond, ''Bring Me the Workhorse'' (2006)
*Warren Suicide, ''Requiem for a Missing Link'' (2008)
*
My Brightest Diamond, ''
A Thousand Shark's Teeth'' (2008)
*
Robbie Williams
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, ''
Reality Killed the Video Star
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'' (2009)
*
Jeff Beck
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, ''
Emotion & Commotion'' (2010)
*
Tindersticks
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, ''
Falling Down a Mountain
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...
'' (2010)
*
My Brightest Diamond, ''
This Is My Hand'' (2014)
*
My Brightest Diamond, ''
A Million and One'' (2018)
*
Scrote & Earl Harvin, ''
scr011'' (2020)
References
External links
Earl Harvin's MySpace
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from New York (state)
American rock drummers
University of North Texas College of Music alumni
The The members
My Brightest Diamond members