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Larry Mullins (musician)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Larry Mullins (Toby Dammit)

| image = Larry Mullins - L.J. Spruyt Photography.tif

| landscape = Yes

| caption = Larry Mullins playing keyboards with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2017.

| birth_name = Lawrence Edward Mullins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|12|13}}

| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Musician
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • record producer
  • composer
  • arranger

}}

| instrument = {{flatlist|

  • Drums
  • percussion
  • piano
  • organ
  • keyboards
  • vocals

}}

| years_active = 1984–present

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

}}

| website = {{URL|http://tobydammit.com}}

}}

Lawrence Edward Mullins, also known as Toby Dammit, (born 13 December 1966 in Knoxville, Tennessee){{cite book |editor-last1=Larkin |editor-first1=Colin |editor-link1=Colin Larkin | date=2009 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |volume=1 |edition=4th |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |page=196}}Avedis Zildjian Company, [https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/larry-mullins-vf.html artist sponsorship page], viewed on 3 April 2023, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230402154553/https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/larry-mullins-vf.html archived] on 3 April 2023. is an American musician, record producer, and composer. A multi-instrumentalist (primarily drums, percussion, and keyboards), Mullins is best known as a member of the bands Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Swans, as well as a former member of The Stooges and other incarnations of Iggy Pop’s bands. He has also worked extensively in music for films and television, and had a performance role in the German cable series Babylon Berlin.

Music career

Mullins played drums in Iggy Pop’s band from 1990 to 1999, recording three albums and additional works created specifically for films. In 2011, he joined Iggy and The Stooges in England, and remained their live drummer until their final performance in 2013.{{cite book |last1=Trynka |first1=Paul |author-link1=Paul Trynka | date=2007 |title=Open Up and Bleed |location=New York |publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=9780767923194 |pages=298, 329}}{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Iggy Pop Says Stooges Drummer Almost Died This Summer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iggy-pop-says-stooges-drummer-almost-died-this-summer-180121/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |publication-date=1 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329154742/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iggy-pop-says-stooges-drummer-almost-died-this-summer-180121/|archive-date =29 March 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023 }}{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Iggy and the Stooges Face Uncertain Future |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iggy-and-the-stooges-face-uncertain-future-57832/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |publication-date=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629141107/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iggy-and-the-stooges-face-uncertain-future-57832/ |archive-date =29 June 2022 |access-date=2 April 2023 }}

Mullins joined Swans in 1995 and continued working with Swans frontman Michael Gira in Angels of Light into 2001. He rejoined Swans in 2019 for the recording of their album Leaving Meaning, and remains a member as of 2025.{{cite book |last1=Soulsby |first1=Nick | date=2018 |title=Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence |location=London |publisher=Jawbone Press |isbn=1911036394 |page=10}}{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/swans-leaving-meaning/ |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |title=Swans: Leaving Meaning |work=Pitchfork |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224015431/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/swans-leaving-meaning/|archive-date=24 February 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.side-line.com/swans-announce-16th-album-the-beggar-and-2023-world-tour/ |last=Van Isacker |first= Bernard |title=Swans announce 16th album ‘The Beggar’ and 2023 world tour |work=Side-Line |date=22 March 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402162410/https://www.side-line.com/swans-announce-16th-album-the-beggar-and-2023-world-tour|archive-date=2 April 2023 }}

Mullins's percussion work appeared throughout the score for Johnny Depp's 1997 film The Brave, where he is credited as "Lawrence Mullins."{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Brave |others=Johnny Depp (director, actor), Marlon Brando (actor) |date=2015 |type= DVD booklet credits | url=https://worldcat.org/title/922814590 |publisher=StudioCanal|id=OCLC 922814590 }} His original composition for the theme of director Tom Tykwer's German cable series Babylon Berlin,{{Cite AV media notes |title=Babylon Berlin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |others=Various artists) |date=2018 |type= CD booklet credits | url=https://worldcat.org/title/1030335587 |publisher=BMG|id=BMG 538349170 }} in which he had a screen role as big band drummer Willy Schuricke,{{Cite AV media notes |title=Babylon Berlin |others=Tywker, Tom (director) |date=2017 |type= DVD booklet credits | url=https://worldcat.org/title/1202150890 |publisher=Kino Lorber|id=OCLC 1202150890 }} was published as sheet music in 2020.{{cite book |last1=Mullins |first1=Larry | date=2020 |title=1001 Nights: Willy Schuricke's Legendary Drum Solo as Performed in "Babylon Berlin" |language=English |location=Berlin |publisher=La Chunga Music Publishing GmbH }} In 2021, Mullins performed on drums for Anna Calvi’s score for the 2022 Peaky Blinders cable series.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Tommy - Peaky Blinders |others=Calvi, Anna |date=2022 |type= EP cover credits | url=https://www.dominomusic.com/releases/anna-calvi/tommy/12-ep |access-date= 3 April 2023 |publisher=Domino Recording Company|id=RUG1308T }}{{cite magazine |last=Trendall |first= Andrew |title=Anna Calvi on ‘Peaky Blinders’ inspired EP: "I’ve been living inside Tommy Shelby’s head" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/anna-calvi-peaky-blinders-score-soundtrack-tommy-ep-aint-no-grave-nick-cave-new-album-3198619 |magazine=NME |publisher=BandLab Technologies |publication-date=5 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2023}}

In 2015, Mullins began performing live with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as keyboardist,{{cite web |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/pictures-reaction-and-setlist-from-nick-caves-epic-return-to-the-royal-albert-hall/ |title=Pictures, reaction and setlist from Nick Cave's epic return to the Royal Albert Hall |last=Griffin |first=Matt |publisher=Royal Albert Hall |location=London | access-date=3 April 2023 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402140926/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/pictures-reaction-and-setlist-from-nick-caves-epic-return-to-the-royal-albert-hall/ |archive-date=2 April 2023 }} and continued performing with them during their world tour for the album Skeleton Tree.{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Plot North, Latin America Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-plot-north-latin-america-tour-w519000 |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |publication-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505013051/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-plot-north-latin-america-tour-w519000 |archive-date =5 May 2018 |access-date= }} The tour for the album was documented in the film Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen.{{cite web |url=https://www.visions.de/news/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-konzertfilm-distant-sky-gratis-im-stream/ |last=Köppl |first= Gerrit |title=Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Konzertfilm "Distant Sky" gratis im Stream |work=VISIONS |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=3 April 2023 | language= German |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403154544/https://www.visions.de/news/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-konzertfilm-distant-sky-gratis-im-stream/|archive-date=3 April 2023 }} In October, 2018, he switched from playing keyboards to playing drums for the band.{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-the-forum-la-bryget-chrisfield/Yzd_d3Z5eHs/23-10-18 |last=Chrisfield |first= Bryget |title=We Were In LA For Nick Cave's Show Last Night - Here's What Went Down |work=The Music |date=23 October 2018 |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402140933/https://themusic.com.au/news/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-the-forum-la-bryget-chrisfield/Yzd_d3Z5eHs/23-10-18|archive-date=2 April 2023 }} Mullins drummed for the Ghosteen European tour in 2022, and afterwards joined Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for their Carnage tour of Australia.{{cite news |last=Valentish |first=Jenny |date=28 November 2022 |title=Nick Cave and Warren Ellis review – a transcendent night that verged on holy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/28/nick-cave-and-warren-ellis-review-a-transcendent-night-that-veered-on-holy |url-status= |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320125921/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/28/nick-cave-and-warren-ellis-review-a-transcendent-night-that-veered-on-holy |archive-date=20 March 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}

Works (selected)

Solo

Film scores

Collaborations

  • Karny Sutra - with Luther Hawkins (2003)
  • Morphosa Harmonia - with Thomas Wydler (2004)

As producer

  • Bee and Flower - Last Sight Of Land (2007)
  • James Eleganz - The Only One (2019)
  • James Eleganz - Hotel Augusta (2022)
  • {{ill|Mell (French singer)|fr|Mell (chanteuse française)}} - Western Spaghetti (2010)
  • {{ill|The Lightnin 3|fr|Rosemary_Standley#The_Lightnin_3}} - Morning, Noon & Night (2012)

As a featured musician

Soundtrack contributions

Publications

  • 1001 Nights: Willy Schuricke's Legendary Drum Solo as Performed in "Babylon Berlin" (sheet music, 2020)

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

  • Open Up And Bleed, Paul Trynka (2007) {{ISBN|9780767923194}}
  • Swans: Sacrifice And Transcendence, Nick Soulsby, (2018) {{ISBN|1911036394}}
  • Tricatel Universalis, Philippe Manœuvre & Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (2018, in French) {{ISBN|1911036394}}
  • Babylon Berlin, Michael Töteberg (2018, in German) {{ISBN|978-3462052503}}

External links

  • [http://tobydammit.com/ Official site]
  • [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-mullins-mn0000764634/credits Larry Mullins] at [https://www.allmusic.com Allmusic]
  • [https://www.twfps.com/past-episodes/remote-broadcast-from-lisbon-portugal-on-air-guest-larry-mullins-toby-dammit Audio interview] with Mullins on the Mike Watt podcast The Watt from Pedro Show from 5 July 2011.
  • [https://www.wuot.org/arts/2015-03-27/larry-mullins-returns Audio interview] with Mullins by Todd Steed on Knoxville radio station WUOT from 27 March 2015.

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{{The Stooges}}

{{Iggy Pop}}

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Category:1966 births

Category:American male drummers

Category:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds members

Category:Living people

Category:Drummers from Tennessee