Years active 1999–present Movies Inni Instruments Drums, keyboards Role Drummer | Name Orri Dyrason Associated acts Sigur Ros | |
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Born 4 July 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-07-04 ) Children Vaka Dyrason, Jon Stormur, Dyri Angantyr Albums ( ), Takk, Agaetis byrjun, Kveikur, Inni | ||
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Orri Páll Dýrason ([ˈɔrːɪ ˈpautl ˈtiːrasɔn]; born on 4 July 1977) is the drummer for Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1999, shortly after the recording of the studio album Ágætis byrjun, when the previous drummer, Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, left the band.
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Personal life
Orri's father is the former footballer Dýri Guðmundsson, who made five appearances for the Icelandic national team.
Orri has a teen daughter, Vaka, for whom the first track from the ( ) album is named. and two sons, Dýri Angantýr (born January 2010), and Jón Stormur (born November 2012). He's also the stepfather to his fiancé's daughter, Kría (born July 2008).
He is engaged to María Lilja Þrastardóttir, a journalist and a feminist activist from Iceland. They are currently living in London.
With Sigur Rós
Orri has recorded five studio albums with Sigur Rós: ( ) (2002), Takk... (2005), Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (2008), Valtari (2012), and Kveikur (2013). He also contributed to Hvarf/Heim (2007), where "Hvarf" contains studio recordings of previously unreleased songs.
Equipment
Orri endorses Sabian cymbals and Vic Firth sticks and brushes. He has been using Sabian cymbals for years now, but he started using Gretsch drums live when Sigur Rós was about to go on the "Heima" tour in August 2006. Before that he almost exclusively used Premier drums. His main snare is a 14"x6.5" Ayotte, and his backup snare is a DW 14"x8". He uses 5A sticks and jazz brushes. Live he controls some of the bands "playback" sounds via Roland spd-s drum pads, and he plays Rhodes electric piano, Roland Juno 106 synth and then some soft synths via USB controller. Mid Kveikur tour 2013 Orri bought a new C&C Custom Drums set and has since become an endorsed C&C Custom drums player.
Live gear
"Kveikur" 2013 tour
Drums - C&C Custom Drums
"Með Suð..." 2008 tour and "Valtari" 2012 - 2013 tour
Drums - Gretsch USA Custom
"TAKK" 2005-2006 tour
Drums - Premier Series Elite
Cymbals
Keyboards