French Drummers - Pierre Moerlen, Frank Margerin, Manu Katche, Matthieu Lechevalier, Bernard Minet, Jean-Lou Kalinowski, Didier Almouzni (Paperback)

Chapters: Pierre Moerlen, Frank Margerin, Manu Katche, Matthieu Lechevalier, Bernard Minet, Jean-Lou Kalinowski, Didier Almouzni. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pierre Moerlen, born in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on October 23 1952 and deceased in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (near Strasbourg) on May 3, 2005 was a French drummer and percussionist, best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield. Pierre Moerlen was born in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on 23 October 1952, third of five children. His father Maurice Moerlen was a famous organist (one of his teachers was Maurice Durufle) and his mother was a music teacher. All five Moerlen children learned music with their parents and all became musicians. Pierre's younger brother, Benoit Moerlen, is also a percussionist (he worked also with Gong and Oldfield). Pierre left Colmar for Strasbourg to learn percussions with Jean Batigne, founder of Les Percussions de Strasbourg. He was also member of two rock and rock-jazz bands, including Asthme Congelateur (with included future Magma guitarist Gabriel Federow), whose most notable performance was the opening slot at the Seloncourt Festival in September 1972, headlined by Ange, Genesis and Robert Wyatt's Matching Mole. In January 1973, Pierre joined Daevid Allen's Gong, debuting on the Angel's Egg album. In June 1973 he was asked by Virgin's boss Richard Branson to play percussion with Mike Oldfield for the premiere of Tubular Bells, to replace the incapacitated Robert Wyatt. Steve Hillage, guitar player of Gong, also took part. Between 1975 and 1987, beginning with Ommadawn, Pierre would be Oldfield's percussionist of choice for his albums and his tours. Pierre left and returned to Gong several times to tour with the Percussions de Strasbourg (he created with them Musik...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1036903