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
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, ''TAMA drums'', copyright 2006 where he was a member of the
One O'Clock Lab Band
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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
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Early life and ed ...
,
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Joe Henry
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The Psychedelic Furs
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Trevor Horn
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Art of Noise
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The Frames
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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 ''
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'' includes drums, bass and guitar as well as co-writing on "Latest Craze".
Harvin has toured extensively with the French duo
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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
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has cited him as a major influence.
In 2009, Harvin released a CD solo project ''Oracles'' on which he played all instruments and vocals.
Oracles
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Discography
*''Oracles'' (2009; independent)
Earl Harvin Trio
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Two Ohm Hop)
*''The Jam'' (DVD - 2005;
Mel Bay
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Early life
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Rubberbullet
*''Grinning Bitches/Entangled'' 7" (1994;
Last Beat Records
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Open
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