1. Joe Crabtree was born on 21 September 1979 and is an English rock drummer.
11 Facts About Joe Crabtree
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Joe Crabtree cites this as a defining moment in his understanding of what was possible on the drums.
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Joe Crabtree started playing live shows at age 14, and began teaching drums to local drummers at age 15.
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Joe Crabtree played with many cover bands, small jazz bands, and the university big band while studying at Durham.
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In 2005, Joe Crabtree joined former King Crimson member David Cross in the David Cross Band, which toured Japan, Italy and the UK resulting in the recording of Alive in the Underworld.
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In 2006, Joe Crabtree joined Xanda Howe for a short tour along with Malcolm Bruce, with whom he later recorded.
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Also between 2006 and 2008, Joe Crabtree became a member of Pendragon and completed two European tours, appearing on the DVDs And Now Everybody to the Stage and Jewel - Past and Presence.
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Joe Crabtree co-wrote songs on the Elegant Stealth and Blue Horizon albums, the latter of which he co-produced and contributed a guitar solo to the song "Take It Back".
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Joe Crabtree appears on the live DVDs Live in London, Live in Paris, and the rockumentary This Is Wishbone Ash as well as the live albums Argus Live, recorded live for Sirius XM radio, and the Roadworks series of releases.
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Outside of his own channels, Joe Crabtree creates educational videos for the drumstick manufacturer Vic Firth's website.
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Joe Crabtree uses and endorses Sonor drums, Evans drum heads, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Porter and Davies drum thrones, Sensaphonics in ear monitors and Tunerfish Lug Locks.