Pete Lockett
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| birth_name = Peter Lockett
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| birth_place = Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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| occupation = Musician, composer
| instrument = Drums, percussion
| years_active = 1983–present
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| associated_acts = Björk
Peter Gabriel
The Verve
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Pete Lockett is an English percussionist and recording artist. He retired from performance and commercial recording in 2022. Lockett is known as a versatile and prolific percussionist, collaborating with many artists.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Multi-Percussionist-Pete-Locketts-journey/articleshow/6809178.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126100651/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-25/news-and-interviews/28244727_1_tabla-punk-band-free-concert|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-01-26|title=Multi-Percussionist Pete Lockett's journey!|date=2010-10-25|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2011-11-02}} He is well-versed in percussion traditions from music cultures around the world,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hudsonmusic.com/hudson/wp-content/uploads/25-pete.pdf|title=Across the Beat|first=Shamik|last=Bag|page=25|issue=June 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone India}} from traditional Carnatic and Hindustani music of North and South India to traditional Japanese taiko drumming, with a style ranging from blues, funk and rock to classical, folk and ethnic and from Arabic to Electronic. His instruments include tabla, mridangam, kanjira, ghatam, vocal percussion, dholak, naal, bhangra dhol from north and south India; darabuka, req, bendir, frame-drums from the Middle East; congas, bongos, timbales and berimbau from Latin American; as well as the Irish bodhran, Nigerian udu, West African djembe, Japanese taiko, Western drum set, and many custom percussion effects and self-built instruments. He also works extensively with electronics and samplers, both live and in the studio, to create densely alternative percussion fabrics.{{Cite web|title = Interview: Pete Lockett|url = http://gulfnews.com/life-style/music/interview-pete-lockett-1.1205299|website = gulfnews.com|access-date = 2016-01-26}}
Youth
Lockett grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to a non-musical family.{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/nov/091108quantum-of-solace.htm|title=Drums brought a 'quantum of solace' to Pete Locket|newspaper=MiD DAY|date=2008-11-09|accessdate=2011-11-02}} He began studying at the age of 19 when he passed a drum shop one day and took a lesson.{{cite journal|last=Croft |first=Ian |date=2009-06-08 |title=Pete Lockett: Crossing The Great Divide |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/handdrum/post/pete-lockett/ |journal=Drum Magazine |accessdate=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108171009/http://www.drummagazine.com/handdrum/post/pete-lockett/ |archivedate=2011-01-08 }} Lockett found music to be exhilarating, eventually moving to London two years later to pursue a career in the field. He stumbled upon Indian music in the (nineteen) eighties at a Festival of India concert featuring Ali Akbar Khan and Zakir Hussain and became curious about the musical legacies of the country." He then studied with “Yousuf Ali Khan" and “Karaikudi Krishnamurthy.”{{Cite web|title=DRUM!Magazine |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/hand-drum/post/pete-lockett-crossing-the-great-divide/ |website=www.drummagazine.com |access-date=2016-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206115522/http://www.drummagazine.com/hand-drum/post/pete-lockett-crossing-the-great-divide/ |archivedate=2016-02-06 }}
Career
He has recorded and/or performed with many artists including, Björk, Afro Celt Sound System, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, The Verve, Amy Winehouse, Pet Shop Boys, Sinéad O'Connor, Nitin Sawhney, Zakir Hussain, Steve Smith, U Shrinivas, Amit Chatterjee, Jeff Beck, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mekaal Hasan, Craig Armstrong, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzarena and A.R. Rahman amongst many others. He has also worked extensively in the film industry, playing on a number of Bond movies including Quantum of Solace, Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies and Casino Royale.{{Cite web|title = Drums brought a 'quantum of solace\\\' to Pete Locket|url = http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/nov/091108quantum-of-solace.htm|website = archive.mid-day.com|access-date = 2016-01-26}} Among other films Lockett has worked on are Moulin Rouge!, The Insider, City of Angels, The Bone Collector and the Guy Ritchie movie Snatch.{{cite news |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/local-news/archivefullstory.php?newsid=47283&creation_date=2003-03-25 |title=Harmony finds rhythm in percussionists fusion of world beats |date=2003-03-25 |first=Priyamvada |last=Kowshik |newspaper=Express India|accessdate=2011-11-02}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He was voted the best percussionist in the world by Rhythm magazine. His first educational book, Indian Rhythms For The Drumset was released on Hudson music. Lockett retired from performance and commercial recording in 2022.
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External links
- [https://www.petelockett.com Official Website]
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Category:British percussionists