Chris Crippin
{{Short description|Canadian drummer (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chris Crippin
| image = Hedley (cropped).jpg
| caption = Crippin in 2008
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| birth_name = Christian Robert Crippin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|08|04}}
| origin = Surrey, British Columbia, Canada{{cite web|url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/canada-150-hedleys-jacob-hoggard-just-wants-to-say-hello-to-surrey-again-2923717|title=Canada 150: Hedley's Jacob Hoggard just wants to say hello to Surrey again|website=Surrey Now-Leader|author=Tom Zillich|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
| genre = Rock, punk rock{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/famous-last-words/266962225 | title=Famous Last Words | publisher=iTunes | access-date=August 2, 2014}}
| occupation = Drummer
| years_active = 1996–present
| current_member_of =
| past_member_of = {{hlist|Everything After|Hedley}}
}}
Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley.{{cite book|first= Karen|last=Bliss|title=Hedley Fan Lowdown|year=2008|publisher=Inside Music Books|isbn=978-1-894917-75-9|page=4}} Crippin departed the band in 2017.
Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drummer.{{cite web|url=https://mrcrippin.com/about/|title=About – MrCrippin|website=mrcrippin.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001001721/https://mrcrippin.com/about/|archivedate=October 1, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2024}} He was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked. In 2018, Crippin started a new project called MrCrippin.
Early life
Crippin began to have an interest in music at a very young age. It wasn't until his mid-teen years when he started learning how to play drums.{{cite web|url=https://mrcrippin.com/about/|title=MrCrippin – About|website=mrcrippin.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808003733/https://mrcrippin.com/about/|archivedate=August 8, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2021}} He began enrolling in drum lessons in June 1989, working with Pete Barone. He was hired by Ray Ayotte, founder of Ayotte Drums, to work in his shop in Vancouver.{{cite web|title=Drums Etc [v26-n4] August-September 2014|url=https://issuu.com/drumsetc.ca/docs/drumsetc_v26n4_finalweb|website=Issuu|publisher=Drums Etc|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2024}}
Career
In 1996, Crippin formed the band, The Human Resistance Program.{{cite tweet|number=1430957114516725768|user=ChrisCrippin|title=This was The Human Resistance Program. The subject matter of the music was largely about what's happening today. I think this is around '96 maybe. That's me in the middle. Amazing band, amazing music, of course it went no further than our friends CD collection.|date=August 26, 2021}} He also worked as a drum technician and played drums for several different artists. Crippin worked with producer Bruce Fairbairn on four albums. He also was the drum technician on the albums, Drawing Black Lines (2000) and L.D. 50 (2000) by Project 86 and Mudvayne respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-crippin-mn0000472842|title=Chris Crippin - Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 17, 2023}} In 1999, Crippin joined Bif Naked and spent two years touring with the musician. While touring with the artist, he was also involved in his own music projects such as Sun Like Star, Gasm, 7Lies, and Noise Therapy. He later joined Everything After, working with Chad Kroeger and Garth Richardson, before disbanding in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hedley-mn0000513860/biography|title=Hedley – Biography|website=AllMusic|author=Jason Ankeny|access-date=March 17, 2023}} Crippin formed a new project called Bomb the Past, a group he fronted.
Crippin spent 11 years with Hedley and released six studio albums with the group. In 2018, it was reported that Crippin had been officially fired by the band in March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hedley-hoggard-misconduct-1.4894148|title=Hedley singer's behaviour got worse with fame — and went unchecked by those around him, ex-drummer says|website=CBC|author=Judy Trinh|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2021}}
Amidst the allegations against lead singer Jacob Hoggard from Hedley, Crippin spoke out against his former band mate. He stated he was "extremely rude" and was "hard to work with."{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/473484/former-hedley-drummer-chris-crippin-says-jacob-hoggard-was-douchey-and-extremely-rude/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712022635/https://etcanada.com/news/473484/former-hedley-drummer-chris-crippin-says-jacob-hoggard-was-douchey-and-extremely-rude/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2019|title=Former Hedley Drummer Chris Crippin Says Jacob Hoggard Was Douchey And Extremely Rude|website=ET Canada|author=Katie Colley|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=March 16, 2021}} Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018 and released his debut single "Big Brother" in 2021.
Crippin has also worked as a drum technician for the likes of 3 Inches of Blood, Billy Talent, From Autumn to Ashes and Rod Laver. He live tech for musicians including Gene Hoglan and Ian Browne. In March 2011, Crippin embarked on an All Access Music Tour, performing drums and doing Q&A's at three Long & McQuade stores in British Columbia and Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://www.long-mcquade.com/news/1547/|title=All Access Music Tour with Chris Crippin - Various Locations|publisher=Long & McQuade|access-date=November 16, 2024}}
Personal life
Crippin owns a home studio in Gatineau, Quebec. He also owns two companies, Crippin Health Inc. and Mrdrumsalot Music Inc.{{cite web|url=https://biv.com/article/2017/12/lawsuit-week-former-hedley-drummer-claims-he-was-d|title=Lawsuit of the week: Former Hedley drummer claims he was duped|website=BIV.com|publisher=Business Intelligence for B.C|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2023}}
Discography
with Project 86
- Drawing Black Lines (2000)
with Hedley
{{main|Hedley discography}}
- Hedley (2005)
- Famous Last Words (2007)
- The Show Must Go (2009)
- Storms (2011)
- Wild Life (2013)
- Hello (2015)
=Albums=
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|+ List of albums with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
| scope="row"| #MeTooDriveBy
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=Singles=
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|+ List of singles as MrCrippin{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NGtMqiw2X4OHa5VOqXuZP|title=MrCrippin on Spotify|website=Spotify|access-date=March 17, 2023}} |
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Album |
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| scope="row"| "Big Brother"
| rowspan="5"| 2021 | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Fight" |
| scope="row"| "Lucky" |
| scope="row"| "Dream" |
| scope="row"| "Take It to Heart" |
=Additional credits=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://mrcrippin.com/}}
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Category:Canadian rock drummers
Category:Canadian male drummers
Category:Canadian rock singers
Category:Musicians from British Columbia
Category:People from Surrey, British Columbia
Category:Canadian punk rock drummers
Category:21st-century Canadian drummers