Ted Kirkpatrick

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At an appearance in 2007

Ted Kirkpatrick (born May 22, 1960 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American drummer and founding member of the heavy metal band Tourniquet .

Life

Ted Kirkpatrick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he grew up. He started playing drums at the age of twelve.

He is the drummer, songwriter and founder of the Christian speed / thrash metal band Tourniquet, which he co-founded in 1990 . Before that he had briefly played in the band Trouble with Bruce Franklin . He was best known for his extraordinary way of playing drums.

Musical creation

Kirkpatrick was a drummer on all of the Tourniquet albums. He played the acoustic guitar less often .

Style of play

Ted Kirkpatrick not only connects the drums with a rhythm device, but rather a full-fledged musical instrument, which can be seen in the way he plays. He impresses with his aggressive, musical and also often unorthodox manner. It is worth highlighting his ability to maintain a background rhythm evenly while he plays many difficult polyrhythms over it. Ted Kirkpatrick has also mastered a virtuoso double bass technique.

Influences

Kirkpatrick cites various drummers as sources of inspiration for his stylistic work: Simon Phillips , Carl Palmer , Dave Weckl , Terry Bozzio and Buddy Rich . He also refers repeatedly to Scarlatti's sonatas in Bach's fugues and Beethoven's symphonies.

Ted Kirkpatrick developed his technique and style of play from other, unusual sources as well as influences from other drummers. On the one hand, he is an admirer of classical composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven . This is expressed in the songs of Tourniquet . On the other hand, he traveled a lot to Papua New Guinea , the Amazon basin of western Brazil , Malaysia , Taiwan , Ecuador , the Solomon Islands and other countries. The striking and haunting "rhythm of the jungle" had a decisive influence on him. He also owns a large collection of coffees from all over the world. This coffee can also be ordered on the Tourniquet website.

Publications (excerpt)

CD

With these pieces on albums Tourniquets, the drumming of Kirkpatricks is in the foreground.

  • Viento Borrascoso (Psycho Surgery)
  • Descent into the Maelstrom (Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance)
  • Bearing Gruesome Cargo / Live - from June 17th, 2000 from Jacksonville (Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance) - 5 minutes drum solo
  • K517 (Vanishing Lessons) - a sonata by Domenico Scarlatti , Ted Kirkpatrick accompanied on drums
  • Trivializing the Momentous, Complicating the Obvious (Acoustic Archives)
  • Immunity Vector (Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm)

Videos

  • Circadian Rhythms (DVD) - The Drumming World of Ted Kirkpatrick (DVD) - a 144 minute drum session
  • The Unreleased Drum Solos (DVD)
  • Ocular Digital (DVD) - Live recordings from the concerts in Flevo (2001) and Escondido (1991)

Honors / Achievements

  • 10 years in a row and 2003 Favorite Drummer in the readers' choice of HM Magazine
  • two features in the major Modern Drummer Magazine

Quotes

"Learn all you can from watching, listening, and talking to other drummers, then step outside the drumming world and observe ... You may be surprised how much non-drumming factors can influence your playing!"

- Ted Kirkpatrick

“Learn as much as you can by watching, listening and talking to other drummers, then step away from the world of drums and look around ... You may be surprised at how many non-drumming factors yours Can influence games! "

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  1. ↑ According to his own statement, Kirkpatrick was 46 years old on February 24, 2007 on Legends of Rock .
personal data
SURNAME Kirkpatrick, Ted
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American drummer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States