Chris Whitten
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Chris Whitten | |
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Born | England | 26 March 1959
Origin | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
Genres | Rock, pop, world |
Occupation(s) | Musician, drummer |
Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, vocals |
Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British
Whitten has used a Noble & Cooley drum kit. The toms and snare are single-ply, steam-bent shells which give them a distinctive sound. He has also recorded with such varied musicians as Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, the Pretenders, Swing Out Sister, ABC and The The and for Jean-Jacques Goldman for the Rouge album with Fredericks Goldman Jones.
Whitten has been an active participant and Honorary VIP Member of the Drummer Cafe community forum since 2003.
He is a specialist at drum sample production and has contributed drums and percussion with recording partner, the British engineer/producer Peter Henderson of Supertramp fame for the Toontrack drum sample libraries Custom and Vintage SDX and The Classic EZX, as well as several others.
He toured with The Dire Straits Experience[5] and visited India to perform at a charity event in Gurgaon and Bangalore in March 2017.[6]
References
- ^ "Discografia Nazionale della canzone italiana".
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- ^ "The Dire Straits Experience | Former band member Chris White and six world class musicians perform the music of Dire Straits".
- ^ "Songdew & 100Pipers | The Dire Straits Experience Live Event". Songdew.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018.