Mark Heaney

Mark Andrew Heaney (born 14 August 1970) is an English drummer and composer, hailing from London.[3]

Mark Heaney
Mark Heaney in the studio Nov 2018
Background information
Birth nameMark Andrew Heaney
Born (1970-08-14) 14 August 1970
Kensington, London, England[1]
OriginLondon, England[2]
GenresRock, pop, jazz, funk
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums, percussion
Years active1980–present
Associated actsThe Seahorses, The Shining, Gang of Four
Websitewww.markheaney.uk

He has worked with The Seahorses (1998–1999), The Shining (2001–2002) and Gang of Four (2006–2013).[4]

Heaney's interest in drumming began at the age of 5 when his father bought him his first drum kit and at the age of 10 he started working all over the UK as the feature drummer in his father's band.[5]

Heaney has recorded/toured the world extensively including tours of China, Japan, North America, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand with artists and Producers such as Mark Howard (producer) (Bob Dylan, U2, Neil Young), John Squire (The Stone Roses and The Seahorses), Simon Tong, Simon Jones and Nick McCabe (The Verve), The Freelance Hellraiser; The Klaxons, Badly Drawn Boy; Shit Disco; Howie Day, Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie and Gwen Stefani), Threshold, Youth, Garret Lee, David Botrill, Andy Gill and many others.[4]

Heaney also composes music for use in Film and TV worldwide, having created soundscapes utilising samples and sounds from all genres of music coupled with his own drumming.

He has created bespoke works for many Music Production houses including De Wolfe,[6] EMI, Sony, Microsoft and Wrong Planet music.[7]

Heaney has released 5 albums as a solo drumming artist. In 2017 his album Fortunes was in the 14 best drum albums as voted by the readers of Rhythm magazine.[8][9][10]

In 2018 Heaney released a new studio album called Drumscapes. and in April 2019 he followed it up with Drumscapes Vol 2. The albums featured his live drums against an intricate backdrop of soundscapes fusing music from Jazz, Trip Hop, Drum and Bass and Electronica. Vol 1 was nominated for Drum Album of 2018 by Rhythm magazine.[11] When performing his solo work live, he uses an MPD32 and Ableton Live which enables manipulation of the audio in the moment allowing for improvisation within the framework of the tracks.

References
  1. "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Findmypast.co.uk.
  2. "Skunk An' Jonesy | News". Nme.Com. 20 October 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "Search Results for England". Findmypast.co.uk.
  4. Mark Heaney. "Mark Heaney". Aquarian Drumheads. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. "Drummerszone artists – Mark Heaney". Drummerszone.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. "Mark Heaney". Dewolfemusic.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. Cadenzabox. "Wrong Planet Music". wrongplanetmusic.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. "The 14 best drum albums of 2017". MusicRadar. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. "On The Beat with UK Drummer Mark Heaney: Talks Solo Record Fortunes | Modern Drummer Magazine". Modern Drummer Magazine. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. "Mark Heaney discusses his new solo album". MusicRadar. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  11. "What is the best drum album of 2018?". MusicRadar. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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