Gavin Harrison
Gavin Harrison (PRS)Music maker who traverses all genres, from 8-bit to full orchestra
Selected Albums
- Kinetic TheoryUplifting electro indie featurjng piano arps, bouncy synth bass, guitar riffs and drums.
- Icelandic PopA combination of Scandi-influenced indie rock & atmospheric orchestral climaxes
- Light StepGenre-busting Gavin Harrison has composed for BBC’s Rome: The History of an Eternal City and the 2012 Paralympics coverage. This upbeat electronica has driving rhythm sections, ambient textures and ethereal voices.
- Aurora StormAn ethereal collection by composers/sound designers Chris Warner and Gavin Harrison. Often building to blissful climaxes, these hypnotic songs feature watery pianos, celestial synths, pulsing bass, choral vocal textures, cascading Rhodes, harp and chimes.
Latest Tracks
In Sync4207/1Uplifting, hypnotic electro indie with pulsing bass, ambient synths, drums & piano3:00120 BPM- Kinetic Theory4207/2Upbeat, intriguing electronic indie with hypnotic piano arp, pulsing lead line, forward moving drums, piano & atmospheric synths2:52125 BPM
- Heading Higher4207/3Uplifting, atmospheric electronic indie with driving drums, ambient synth lead, percussion, guitar & dreamy synth arps3:15118 BPM
- Getting Ahead4207/4Energetic electronic indie with bouncy synth bass, lead piano, guitar riffs & energetic synth arps2:43125 BPM
- Chase The Horizon4207/5Anthemic dreamy electronica with pulsing bass, rolling drums, guitar riffs, piano melodies & ambient synth leads3:05120 BPM
- Colour Burst4207/6Positive, dreamy electronic indie with swirling synth arps, driving bass, guitar, piano melody & energetic drums2:51122 BPM
Anemone Dance3851/1Serene watery pianos & harps with shimmering celestial ambient synths & dreamily seductive female vocals3:43137 BPM- Lost In A Blizzard3851/2Delicate harp & electric piano build to a soaring climax with airy vocals, pulsing bass & synths. Sense of panic develops2:52100 BPM
The story behind the sound
Gavin Harrison first discovered his interest in sound creation at five, when he was fascinated by his grandparents’ upright piano. At ten, however, the seed of creation took hold when a teacher played his class a film clip with dialogue and no music and then with music. Gavin experienced how music can wholly change a scene. Inspired, he studied Music Technology at Cambridge Regional College and MIDI at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He’s worked with Terry Devine-King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with music placed on Rome: The History of an Eternal City (BBC HD), Panorama (BBC 1), and Channel 4’s 2012 Paralympics coverage. His music-making traverses all genres, from 8-bit to full orchestra.