Dan Harvey The Drummer

Dan has been performing on Drum Kit for the past 25 years. In his early years he was exposed to players like Frank Corniola and Bill Morrissy in Drum Workshops.

His father, Peter Harvey, is a bass player and introduced a love of music, sound recording and the people involved.

Dan by the age of 13 had established a solid foundation for the fundamentals for playing rock and Latin grooves.

During his high school years Daniel was fortunate to have lessons and various workshops

with Jim Baily (Adelaide Elder Conservatorium). Jim Baily revealed to Dan the

"interaction, precision and perfection" that can be attained on the kit.

This, interwoven with Jim's Percussive virtuoso enabled Dan to be fortunate to

receive sessions on conga, bongos, timbali and tuned Percussion.

These encounters with Jim allowed Dan to approach his kit playing with a fluid but powerful approach,

with extraordinary dynamics and intensity in his grooves --

applying hand-percussion sounds and grooves to the kit.

Laurie Kennedy had a great way of expressing his approach to Jazz time and Feel,

which Dan embraced, listened for,

practised and achieved at a young age.

Daniel's first experience within the university performance environment was playing kit for

his sister, Melissa Harvey's final Jazz Vocal recital at the age of 16 att the Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide, Room B22.

Whilst Daniel completed his Apprenticeship at the Broken Hill Mines as an Electrician he played with

"Frontier"

3 piece Rock/funk pub band

Cameron Cotterill (Guitar & Vocals), Nick Radford (Bass & Vocals), Dan Harvey (Drums & Vocals)

"Touchwood/Illusions"

4 piece rock, country, funk, and groove band. performing at weddings, clubs. Winners of the Country Music Festival Battle of the Bands.

Vanessa Hughes (Vocals), Tasman Oxlade (Guitar), Peter Harvey (Bass), Dan Harvey (Drums)

Daniel moved to Adelaide and commenced his Associate Diploma in Jazz (Vocal Major)

Further friendship and performances with Ben Riley (orignal Dan Harvey Quintet drummer)

set the standard for Dan's discriminating taste for quality time and swing.

"Bootiejuce"

While studying Jazz Voice at Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide, Dan was

playing kit for Bootiejuice -- a 9 piece funk band with his position noted as

"lead Drummer" -- as a musical anchor and leading the band

throughout the forms and arrangements of the funk performances.

Daniel re-invented a franchise Bootiejuice in Melbourne

taking on some of the finest funk players in the business.

"Hideaway"

Dan was taken under the wing of Bob Johntson (trombone), arranger ,

of which Dan played kit and lead vocals in

"Bob Johnston's "Hideaway"

10 piece R&B session band. Performing tunes from the likes of

Tower of Power, Quincy Jones and other funk and R&B classics.

"Beachy Boys"

After moving to Melbourne in 2000, Dan collaborated with many fine musicans on many a

projects namely the Beachy Boys, performing on Kit and Vocals

"Judd Niemann Quartet"

Judd Niemann (Guitar) James Clarke (Bass) Damon Grant (Saxs) Dan Harvey (Kit)

"Prayerbabys"

Melbourne's Favoriate Pub Band.

"Fire'n'theft"

6 piece romantic Latin/Jazz groove machine

"Batacuda"

Sam Olivery (Timbale), Jim Dunlop (Bass Drum), Collin Bogars (drums), Dan Harvey (Djembe), Gavin Gray (Snare).

Dan can also be seen with the likes of Collin Bogars and the performances of

"Batacuda" with roving street performance and impromptu entertainment

"A.J. Leonard's Tropical Lounge"

A.J. Leonard (Ukes and Vocals), Dave Billings (Ukes, Guitar, Bass, Vocals), Jenny Rowlands (Cello), Wendy Rolands (Accordian, Vocals), Dan Harvey (Drums, Percussion), Mark Smith (Guitars), Annie McCooey (Vocals), Bill Tys (Didgeridoo).

Dan's percussion, drum kit and vocal expertise are fully utilised in this tropical lounge.

Includes works of the Beatles Sergent Peppers album.

A trio consisting of Uke, Cello and Drum Kit featured at the 2013 Warrandyte Music Festival

link to AJleonard Sgt Peppers Lonely Ukes Club Band