Ivan Hampden Jr.
Ivan Hampden Jr. (born April 1, 1958 in
’ tour and session drummer from 1987 to 2003.Biography
Ivan Hampden grew up in the
Vanessa Williams, among many others.[1]
Hampden was recognized for his participation as Arranger/Musician/Programmer on two
2004 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album "Dance With My Father" performed by Luther Vandross, and Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals "The Closer I Get to You" performed by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross
.
Today, he lives with his wife in Clayton, NC which is a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina. He continues to play, write and produce. He also taught recording production at North Carolina Central University. He offers private drum lessons at a local music academy and has founded a school of percussion in Clayton, NC.[1]
Equipment
Hampden plays Yamaha drums[2] with Vic Firth sticks[3] and records with Samson Technologies gear.[4]
Discography
- Treacherous Cousin Ice
- Cousin Ice (1980) Cousin Ice
- Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Diana Ross
- Move to This (1990) Cathy Dennis
- Love Life (1991) Akiko Yano
- That Time Again (1991) Kevin Owens
- Get Ta Know Ya Betta (1992) M & M
- Never Let Me Go (1993) Luther Vandross
- The Voice (1993) Mavis Staples
- A To a Higher Place (1994) Tramaine Hawkins
- Rendezvous (1994) Darryl Tookes
- Roberta (1995) Roberta Flack
- This Is Christmas (1995) Luther Vandross
- Gospel According to Ashford & Simpson (1996) Ashford & Simpson
- Inner City Blues (1996) Doc Powell
- Your Secret Love (1996) Luther Vandross
- Gablz (1997) Gablz
- Until (1997) Byron Miller
- Down in the Delta (1998)
- I Know (1998) Luther Vandross
- In My Path (2000) Steve Kroon
- Awesome (2001) The Temptations
- Life Changes (2001) Doc Powell
- Luther Vandross (2001) Luther Vandross
- The Ultimate Luther Vandross (2001) Luther Vandross
- It Started with a Dream (2002) Cy Coleman
- Mi Alma Latina: My Latin Soul (2002) Néstor Torres
- Dance With My Father (2003) Luther Vandross
- Dangerously in Love (2003) Beyoncé
- Live Radio City Music Hall 2003 (2003) Luther Vandross
- The Essential Luther Vandross (2003) Luther Vandross
- Ultimate Easy Album (2005)
- Yuletide Friends (2005) Doug Gazlay
- Blues for the Tribe (2006) Baron Tyrnas
- Just Norwood (2007) Norwood Young
- Love, Luther (2007) Luther Vandross
- Luther Vandross [Madacy] (2007) Luther Vandross
- Soul Desirables (2007)
- Dangerously in Love/Live at Wembley (2008) Beyoncé
- The Music of Luther Vandross (2009) Luther Vandross
- The Classic Christmas Album (2012) Luther Vandross
References
- ^ a b "Five Minutes with Ivan Hampden". Clayton News-Star. 2012-08-04.
- ^ "Drums | Yamaha Artists". Yamaha.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Vic Firth Artist Roster". Vicfirth.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ "Ivan Hampden | Samson Technologies". Samsontech.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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