Jonathan Mover
Jonathan Mover | |
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| Jonathan Mover at Skyline Studios Jonathan Mover at Skyline Studios | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Peabody, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Rock, soul, R&B, heavy metal, jazz fusion, jazz, funk, punk, rap, hip hop |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, Percussion |
| Website | http://www.jonathanmover.com |
Jonathan Mover is an American drummer who has worked with a number of artists including Aretha Franklin, Fuel, Alice Cooper, Shakira, Julian Lennon, GTR, Everlast, The Tubes, Mick Jagger, Steve Howe, Peter Frampton, Oleander, Celine Dion, Elton John, Stuart Hamm, They Might Be Giants, Frank Gambale, Mike Oldfield, Steve Hackett, Marillion, The Beastie Boys, Joe Satriani, Derek Sherinian, Joe Lynn Turner, Dave Koz, Jan Hammer and others. He was raised in the Boston area and began playing drums at age thirteen. His style coves rock, soul, R&B, heavy metal, jazz fusion, funk, punk, rap, hip hop and pop. As an engineer and/or producer, Mover has worked with Shakira, Flo Rida, Brett Scallions, Rick Ross, Fuel, Carnival Divine and French guitar virtuoso Rudy Roberts among others, as well as being the engineer and sound editor on Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup. Although Mover works primarily in the studio, he can be seen on the road these days touring with The Tubes, subbing for their drummer Prairie Prince.
.In June 2012, Mover replaced an injured Glen Sobel as the drummer in Alice Cooper's summer tour with Iron Maiden[1].
Career
Primarily self-taught, Mover studied very briefly at Berklee College of Music until seeking out private study with Gary Chaffee before moving to London.
Shortly after arriving in London, Mover joined the neo-progressive rock band Marillion in September 1983, immediately flying to Germany without rehearsals to perform one concert with the band (as recorded on the live bootleg For All Cucumber Lovers), then headed straight to Rockfield Studios in Wales to help write material for their second studio album Fugazi. Having become the band's fourth drummer since the beginning of the year, within a month he left the band due to conflicts with lead singer Fish. Mover co-wrote "Punch And Judy," "Incubus" and "Jigsaw" before exiting.
Mover then teamed up with Steve Hackett of Genesis and Steve Howe of Yes to start the supergroup known as GTR. The trio then recruited lead singer Max Bacon and bassist Phil Spalding. After one successful record and tour, Hackett quit the band, as did Mover shortly after, since his allegiance was to Hackett. Not long after, having played a one-off gig with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, Mover accepted the offer to continue working with Satriani and made the move back to The States after nine years in London. He settled in New York City and still resides there.
Skyline Studios NYC
Mover owned and operated one of New York's finest state-of-the-art recording studios called Skyline Recording Studios NYC (1995 - 2012), which played host to a variety of top artists, a short list being Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Patti Smith, Avril Lavigne, Shakira, Dudu Fisher, Jake Shimabukuro, Flo Rida, Gov't Mule, David Byrne, Jessica Simpson, Fuel, Natasha Bedingfield, Mariah Carey, Kazumi Watanabe, Wu-Tang Clan, Madonna, The B-52's, David Bowie,...[2].
Drumhead Magazine
His latest venture is Editor-in-Chief of Drumhead. Drumhead separates itself from the other drum/percussion magazines by being a multi-media package, Mover's design and concept. Each issue includes an audio CD, containing music to listen and play along to, private lessons from some of the world's top players and audio reviews/previews. The CD also corresponds to an extensive website which includes all of the lessons in video format. Mover also conducts many of the interviews, making for a much more personal and true portrayal of the life and career of the featured artist. Bill Bruford, Andy Newmark, Simon Phillips, Barriemore Barlow, Manu Katche, Horacio Hernandez, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Kenny Aronoff and Jim Keltner are only a handful that Mover has interviewed.[3]
einstein
einstein was Mover's side project, which gave him the opportunity to compose, play various instruments, produce and engineer. He wrote and released two critically acclaimed discs, entitled "einstein won" and "einstein too." The latter includes guest performances by Trey Gunn of King Crimson, Derek Sherinian of Planet X, Jens Johansson of Stratovarius and Jani Mangini of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Discography
For a complete listing, see his website.
References
- ^ Mover to replace Sobel on Alice tour
- ^ Skyline Studios web site
- ^ "DRUMHEAD magazine". Retrieved December 2, 2009.
