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 , 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 Earl Harvin Trio, Nightstick by Robert Wilonsky, Alec Hanley Bemis, Kirk Silsbee, Sam Molineaux, Jeff Niesel and Franklin Bruno (archived) New Times LA, June 11–17, 1999 (including Fred Hamilton and Dave Palmer) and led the rock band rubberbullet.Richard Baimbridge The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards dallasobserver.com, May 1, 1997 Earl Harvin Trio won the Dallas Observer category of "Jazz" in 2003.Shannon Sutlief 2003 Dallas Observer Music Awards , Dallas Observer, April 17, 2003 Harvin also performed or recorded with various Texas-based artists including James Clay, Chao, Ten Hands and Billy Goat. He has since performed or recorded with MC 900 Foot Jesus, Seal, Joe Henry,Robert Wilonsky Bang the drum loudly , Dallas Observer, June 3, 1999 The The, The Psychedelic Furs, Trevor Horn, Pet Shop Boys, Art of Noise, The Frames, Richard Thompson, Jeff Beck, Damien Rice, Glen Hansard, Hikaru Utada, 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. 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.Joe Tangari Tindersticks - Falling Down a Mountain pitchfork.com, February 15, 2010 Ari Hoenig has cited him as a major influence. Ari Hoenig - Le batteur qui n’en finit pas de gravir les sommets citizenjazz.com
In 2009, Harvin released a CD solo project, Oracles, on which he played all instruments and provided vocals. allmusic.com
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