1. Gary Wallis was born on 10 June 1964 and is a British drummer, percussionist, drum programmer, producer and musical director.
32 Facts About Gary Wallis
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Gary Wallis has worked with a wide range of artists and bands, including Nik Kershaw, Pink Floyd, 10cc, Il Divo, Westlife, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Paul Carrack, Dusty Springfield, Bonnie Tyler, Mike Rutherford, Mike + The Mechanics, Spice Girls, All Saints, Tom Jones, Jean-Michel Jarre, Helene Fischer and Schiller.
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Gary Wallis was invited by David Bowie to perform as a percussionist at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, 13 July 1985, with Robert Palmer and Power Station, as well as Duran Duran.
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Gary Wallis is perhaps best known as the percussionist for Pink Floyd in the post-Waters era for both their live and recorded performances.
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Gary Wallis was invited to join Pink Floyd, playing on their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.
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Gary Wallis continued to perform with Pink Floyd until they took a break after their final tour concert at the Knebworth Festival in August 1990.
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Gary Wallis has stated that performing live at Knebworth with Pink Floyd was one of the most memorable moments of his career.
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From 1990 to 1992, Gary Wallis performed alongside various members of Pink Floyd in different bands, including Blue Pearl, The Dream Academy with Gilmour and Guy Pratt and Jimmy Nail with Gilmour.
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In December 1991, Gary Wallis performed at the Amnesty International 30th Anniversary Concert, as part of a band directed by Gilmour.
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Spinal Tap is known for its succession of drummers who "they claim died under odd circumstances", and Gary Wallis was shown "exploding" at the end of the performance.
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Gary Wallis went on to perform with them on The Division Bell world tour, during the European leg of which Pink Floyd recorded the Pulse live album and video, with Wallis playing percussion.
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In 1995,10cc released their album Mirror Mirror with Gary Wallis playing drums and percussion.
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Gary Wallis played drums and percussion alongside Jean-Michel Jarre, Francis Rimbert, Joachim Garraud, Christopher Papendieck, as well as a thousand singers, dancers and musicians.
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Gary Wallis has collaborated on various tours and concert events over two decades with legendary Welsh singer Sir Tom Jones, as his drummer and musical director, including residencies in Las Vegas.
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From 2009 to 2011, Gary Wallis toured extensively with Tom Jones, performing in the UK, Europe, USA, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, South Africa, the Middle East, and the Russian Federation.
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On earlier tours Gary Wallis worked with musicians Christoph Papendieck, Peter Honore, Alex Meadows, Janet Ramus and Abbie Osmon Archived 25 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
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Gary Wallis has appeared as the drummer for Tom Jones in significant televised performances, including the opening of the 2012 BAFTA award ceremony and the Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace.
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Gary Wallis has played many shows with Sir Tom in 2013,2014,2015 and went on a world tour with Sir Tom in 2016.
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From 1995 to 1999, Gary Wallis was the drummer for Mike + The Mechanics, working with Paul Young, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Tim Renwick and Jamie Moses.
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In 1997, Gary Wallis performed with Paul Carrack's band as part of the Beautiful World album promotion.
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Gary Wallis played on 1999 Mechanics tour, which became the last for several years, due to Paul Young's untimely death.
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In 2003, a comeback of the band was announced by Rutherford, and Gary Wallis performed in their concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, which was filmed and released as a live DVD by Eagle Rock Entertainment.
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Gary Wallis has been the drummer for the re-formed Mike + The Mechanics, from 2011 to the present day.
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Gary Wallis has played both in recordings and live acts, including last year's sold-out tours.
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Gary Wallis played on their returning album, The Road, released in April 2011, Let Me Fly and their last-to-date album, Out Of The Blue.
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Gary Wallis is known for performing on an elaborate, massive drum set-up featuring both acoustic and electronic drums.
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Gary Wallis used this configuration of instruments during his work with the German band Schiller, among others.
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Gary Wallis contributes drums to Schiller upcoming album "Morgenstund" and is expected to follow Christopher von Deylen on the next live tour in 2019.
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Together with long-term colleague Toby Chapman, Gary Wallis has co-produced tracks for artists such as Paul Carrack, Belinda Carlisle, Rod Stewart, Cher, Swedish band Addis Black Widow, and Zididada, a Danish act signed to Universal Denmark.
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From 2004 to the present, Gary Wallis has toured extensively around the world in this role with various bands and solo artists, including Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Il Divo, Westlife and Sir Tom Jones.
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Gary Wallis is the cousin of Pink Fairies guitarist and former member of Motorhead, Larry Wallis.
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Gary Wallis is known to use instruments from Vater Percussion as well as Drum Workshop.