Pete Lockett

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Pete Lockett
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Background information
Birth name Peter Robert Lockett
Born Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Drums and percussion
Years active 1983–present
Associated acts Björk
Peter Gabriel
The Verve
Website petelockett.com

Peter Robert Lockett is an English percussionist and recording artist. Lockett is known as a versatile and prolific percussionist, collaborating with many artists.[1] He is well-versed in percussion traditions from music cultures around the world, including, Arabic, Japanese, Indian and Western.[2]

Youth

Lockett grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to a non-musical family.[3] He gained an interest in music at the age of 19 when he passed a drum shop one day and decided to book a lesson.[4] Lockett found a career in music (especially in percussion) to be exhilarating,[4] eventually moving to London two years later to pursue a career in the field.

Career

He has recorded and/or performed with many artists including, Björk, Afro Celt Sound System, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, The Verve, Amy Winehouse, Pet Shop Boys, Sinéad O'Connor, Nitin Sawhney, Zakir Hussain and A.R. Rahman amongst many others.[1][2][3][4] He has also worked extensively in the film industry, playing on a number of Bond movies,[3] Moulin Rouge!, The Insider, City of Angels, The Bone Collector and the Guy Ritchie movie Snatch.[2][5]

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