With Rhythmic Designs: A Study of Practical Creativity, Gavin Harrison And Terry Branam take a close look at Gavin’s playing on two critically acclaimed albums by Gavin and 05Ric, Drop and Circles.

The book contains incredibly detailed transcriptions of every song on both of these albums, and is accompanied by a double-sided DVD on which Gavin explains the drum parts in detail.

Topics of discussion include the concepts behind the drum parts, the actual rhythms played, and some of the concepts that need to be practiced in order to play these complex parts.

Fans of Gavin and progressive music in general will be thrilled with this detailed inside look at the drumming on these albums.

Coming in early 2010!

About Gavin Harrison

Gavin Harrison is a British drummer and percussionist. He is best-known for playing with the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree which he joined in 2002. As of 2008, he also plays with the band King Crimson.

Harrison has authored two instructional drum books entitled Rhythmic Illusions and Rhythmic Perspectives. He also wrote and produced his own instructional DVDs, Rhythmic Visions and Rhythmic Horizons, at his home studio.

In 2007 Gavin collaborated with singer/extended range bass player 05Ric on a new CD project called Drop. Gavin released his first solo album Sanity & Gravity in 1998 to some critical acclaim.

In 2008, Gavin joined King Crimson as part of a dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto. Gavin played a number of shows in the  US in August 2008 with the band.

He won the Modern Drummer magazine readers’ poll for “best progressive drummer of the year” consecutively in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He is the featured cover story on Modern Drummer January 2009. His influences come from his dad’s jazz collection and from drummers such as Steve Gadd and Jeff Porcaro.

Recently, Gavin has released his second collaboration with 05Ric entitled Circles.

(from wikipedia.org)