Chris Crippin

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Chris Crippin
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Crippin in 2008
Background information
Birth nameChristian Robert Crippin
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 (age 50)
Origin Surrey, British Columbia, Canada [1]
GenresRock, punk rock [2]
OccupationDrummer
InstrumentsDrums, background vocals
Years active1996–present
Labels Island Records
Universal Music Canada
Formerly of

Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. [3] Crippin departed the band in 2017.

Contents

Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drummer. [4] He was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked. In 2018, Crippin started a new project called MrCrippin.

Early life

Crippin began to have an interest in music at a very young age. It wasn't until his mid-teen years when he started learning how to play drums. [5] He began enrolling in drum lessons in June 1989, working with Pete Barone. He was hired by Ray Ayotte, founder of Ayotte Drums, to work in his shop in Vancouver. [6]

Career

In 1996, Crippin formed the band, The Human Resistance Program. [7] He also worked as a drum technician and played drums for several different artists. [5] Crippin worked with producer Bruce Fairbairn on four albums. [6] He also was the drum technician on the albums, Drawing Black Lines (2000) and L.D. 50 (2000) by Project 86 and Mudvayne respectively. [8] In 1999, Crippin joined Bif Naked and spent two years touring with the musician. [5] While touring with the artist, he was also involved in his own music projects such as Sun Like Star, Gasm, 7Lies, and Noise Therapy. [4] He later joined Everything After, working with Chad Kroeger and Garth Richardson, before disbanding in 2004. [9] Crippin formed a new project called Bomb the Past, a group he fronted. [5]

Crippin spent 11 years with Hedley and released six studio albums with the group. In 2018, it was reported that Crippin had been officially fired by the band in March 2017. [10]

Amidst the allegations against lead singer Jacob Hoggard from Hedley, Crippin spoke out against his former band mate. He stated he was "extremely rude" and was "hard to work with." [11] Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018 [10] and released his debut single "Big Brother" in 2021.

Crippin has also worked as a drum technician for the likes of 3 Inches of Blood, Billy Talent, From Autumn to Ashes and Rod Laver. [8] He live tech for musicians including Gene Hoglan and Ian Browne. [6] In March 2011, Crippin embarked on an All Access Music Tour, performing drums and doing Q&A's at three Long & McQuade stores in British Columbia and Ontario. [12]

Personal life

Crippin owns a home studio in Gatineau, Quebec. [6] He also owns two companies, Crippin Health Inc. and Mrdrumsalot Music Inc. [13]

Discography

with Project 86

with Hedley

Albums

List of albums with selected details
TitleAlbum details
#MeTooDriveBy
  • Released: April 12, 2024 [14]
  • Label: MrDrumsAlot Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles as MrCrippin [15]
TitleYearAlbum
"Big Brother"2021Non-album singles
"Fight"
"Lucky"
"Dream"
"Take It to Heart"

Additional credits

TitleYearArtist(s)NotesRef.
Drawing Black Lines 2000 Project 86 Drum technician [8]
L.D. 50 Mudvayne Drum technician
In a Perfect World2001 Rod Laver Drum technician [16]
Purge Bif Naked Drums [8]
Cul-De-Sac 2003 V Shape Mind Drum technician [17]
Self-Destructive Pattern Spineshank Drum technician [18]
A Cruel World 2005 Bloodsimple Drum technician [19]
Abandon Your Friends From Autumn to Ashes Drum technician [20]
Art of Dying2006 Art of Dying Drum technician [21]
Fire Up the Blades 2007 3 Inches of Blood Drum technician [22]
Dead Silence 2012 Billy Talent Drum technician [23]

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References

  1. ↑ Tom Zillich (June 29, 2017). "Canada 150: Hedley's Jacob Hoggard just wants to say hello to Surrey again". Surrey Now-Leader . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Famous Last Words". iTunes. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Bliss, Karen (2008). Hedley Fan Lowdown. Inside Music Books. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-894917-75-9.
  4. 1 2 "About – MrCrippin". mrcrippin.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "MrCrippin – About". mrcrippin.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Drums Etc [v26-n4] August-September 2014". Issuu . Drums Etc. August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ @ChrisCrippin (August 26, 2021). "This was The Human Resistance Program. The subject matter of the music was largely about what's happening today. I think this is around '96 maybe. That's me in the middle. Amazing band, amazing music, of course it went no further than our friends CD collection" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Crippin - Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ Jason Ankeny. "Hedley – Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Judy Trinh (November 8, 2018). "Hedley singer's behaviour got worse with fame — and went unchecked by those around him, ex-drummer says". CBC . Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  11. ↑ Katie Colley (July 11, 2019). "Former Hedley Drummer Chris Crippin Says Jacob Hoggard Was Douchey And Extremely Rude". ET Canada . Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  12. ↑ "All Access Music Tour with Chris Crippin - Various Locations". Long & McQuade. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Lawsuit of the week: Former Hedley drummer claims he was duped". BIV.com. Business Intelligence for B.C. December 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "#MeTooDriveBy – Album by MrCrippin". Spotify . Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ "MrCrippin on Spotify". Spotify . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "In a Perfect World – Rod Laver Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cul-De-Sac – V Shape Mind Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Self-Destructive Pattern – Spineshank Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  19. ↑ "A Cruel World – Bloodsimple Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Abandon Your Friends – From Autumn to Ashes Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Art of Dying – Art of Dying Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Fire Up the Blades – 3 Inches of Blood Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Dead Silence – Billy Talent Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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