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Birth name
  
Garry King

Name
  
Garry King

Years active
  
1980–present

Instruments
  
Drums, vocals

Occupation(s)
  
musician, producer


Born
  
1 July 1965 (age 59) (
1965-07-01
)

Origin
  
Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

Genres
  
Doom metal, Heavy metal, hard rock, instrumental rock, progressive rock

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Garry King is a British-born drummer and producer who plays for Achillea. His previous work involved recording and touring with artists such as Exorcism Joe Lynn Turner, Jeff Beck, Rick Hale, Darkyra Black, Thiago Trinsi, Lucio Manca to name a few

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Garry King Sabian endorsee (Jeff Beck, Joe Lynn Turner) clinic sound check


Biography

Born in Woking, Surrey United Kingdom Garry now resides in South West France. He started playing at the age of 9 and during his time in the UK worked with a number of top artists including studio work with Jeff Beck. Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Solo) Live Tours and Studio

In 2000 he moved to the USA after an introduction to Nashville's head of Global marketing Bob Sapority at Warner brothers records where he lived until 2005 mainly in New Mexico and started the Making it Count Music motivation program now named A.M.P Inspires, aimed at middle and high school students. Garry now runs La Foret Studio/Productions where he lives and works on multiple sessions worldwide with a team of amazing writers and musicians. Full Bio - http://www.garrykingmic.com/ http://www.ampinspires.com/

Works with Rick Hale

Also during this time he worked with Grammy-nominated producer and writer Rick Hale and Grammy board of director, artist, producer and head of Sound of America Records Tom Bee. King moved back to Europe at the end of 2005 and set up a studio and small production company working for other artists. Find Rick at www.rickhale.info for recording, tracks for film and TV and production.

Tour with Joe Lynn Turner

In 2009/10 he played two large South American tours with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner and since then has continued a close connection with Brazil.

Online Recording Masters

In 2011 he partnered with Online Recording Masters in Greece opening more doors to production and recording.

Studio work

Recorded many times over the years but from 2011 to present in his own studio he has worked on a number of other large original projects as drummer and producer including Achillea and Australian Gothic Metal female artist Darkyra Black, recording drums, editing and mixing both of her records 'Dragon Tears' and 'Fool' with producer George Boussounis. King has also played and worked on countless tracks for TV and film as well as some progressive instrumental tracks with Thiago Trinsi and Mike LePond bassist of Symphony X Garry works continuously in the studio with music partner Paul Jupe on other multiple sessions for publishing

Exorcism

Garry joined the very short lived multinational doom metal act Exorcism in August 2013 where he met the amazing bassist Lucio Manca. Together they have recorded on countless tracks since then including the up and coming A.G.D 'A Good Day' record out of California.

Gear

King is endorsed by Magix / SamplitudeSabian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drum Sticks, Cosmic Ears,and HansenFutz practice pedals but also uses Sonor Drums, Gibraltar Pedals, KRK Monitors

Discography

Not is order of dates

  • Storm Island Live and studio EP 1992 UK
  • Blind Rage - 'Numb'album - 1996 UK
  • Rick Hale 'Solo album' 2002 USA
  • Achillea 'Fight or Fall'album 2012 (Drums, Produced and Mixed)
  • Ian Parry Rock Emporium single 'Fall' 2012 (Drums and Mixed)
  • Thiago Trinsi ' Detrimental Mind' The Guitar Wizards Album album release
  • Darkyra Black 'Dragon Tears'album 2014 http://www.darkyra.com/ (Drums, Produced and Mixed)
  • Darkyra Black 'Fool' 2016 (Drums, Co Produced )
  • Lucio Manca 'An Old Man's Sad Story' 2016 http://www.luciomanca.com/
  • Achillea 'Eternity' Single 2014
  • Sergey Boykov 'Falling Skies' 2013
  • Thiago Trisi 'Terra' single with Mike Lepond 2013
  • A.G.D A Good Day 2017 (Drums, Produced and Mixed)
  • References

    Garry King Wikipedia


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