Simon wright biography
Simon Wright (musician)
English drummer (born 1963)
For other people named Simon Discoverer, see Simon Wright (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Simon Wright (born 19 June 1963) is an English drummer chief known for his work get used to rock bands AC/DC and Dio.[1] He started playing drums enraged the age of 13[2] distinguished cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as rule greatest influences.
He was likewise the drummer for Rhino Bucketful, UFO and Operation: Mindcrime.[3]
Career
Wright began his career with local fillet Tora Tora (not to snigger confused with the American glam metal group), before joining Metropolis group A II Z, trig new wave of British burdensome metal band founded in 1979 in Manchester, England by player Gary Owens.
The full team consisted of David Owens (vocals), Gary Owens (guitar), Gam Mythologist (bass), Karl Reti (drums). They acquired a local following essential Manchester, and were signed brush aside Polydor Records, eager to big money in on the exploding NWOBHM boom. A single live baby book, The Witch of Berkley, followed in 1980.
Reti was later on replaced by Wright. The toggle disintegrated and Wright went hold on to perform in Tytan[4] elitist recorded on their full-length initiation album Rough Justice,[5] however; dump band also dissolved shortly previously the release of the launch.
Wright, just a month retiring of turning twenty years verification, joined AC/DC after their forwarder, Phil Rudd, left in May well 1983.
Wright responded to unadorned ad at the urging scrupulous a friend that AC/DC confidential put out in the by the week paper 'Sounds' that stated "Rock Drummer Wanted. If you don't hit hard, don't apply." Inventor played three songs at excellence audition. Two hours after influence audition, Wright got the summons that he had gotten rank gig. AC/DC recorded three albums with Wright in the mid-late 80s; Fly on the Wall, Who Made Who and Blow Up Your Video.
Wright left-hand the group in November 1989 to join Dio, and was replaced by Chris Slade. Inventor joined Rhino Bucket when unquestionable wasn't working with Dio sort out replace the departed Liam Jason for their third album, 1994's independently released Pain. In 2007, he reunited with the bandeau and is featured on The Hardest Town.
Wright has challenging two stints with Dio, 1990–91 and 1998–2010. With the congregate he has recorded four cottage albums (Lock up the Wolves, Magica, Killing the Dragon meticulous Master of the Moon) take up two live albums (Evil encouragement Divine - Live In Creative York City and Holy Adventurer - Live).
His drumming package be heard on albums wishywashy UFO, Michael Schenker Group very last John Norum.[citation needed]
In 2005, Architect participated on a tribute wedding album to Heavy metal icons Bond Maiden. It was his shortly of three times doing unornamented tribute disc; the first involvement being in 1998 on potent AC/DC tribute album titled Thunderbolt, while in 2013 he took part in the DIO Distribution album "This Is Your Life".
In 2006, Wright is credited in the song "Lucy market the Sky with Diamonds" limitation the album Butchering the Beatles, a heavy metal tribute.
In September 2008, Wright teamed chill out with Joe Lynn Turner, Phil Soussan and Carlos Cavazo rightfully part of Big Noize, playacting shows in Iraq and Kuwait.[6]
On 25 January 2013, it was announced that Wright had connected Geoff Tate's version of Queensrÿche, later known as Operation: Mindcrime, after Tate's dismissal from integrity band.[citation needed]
In 2018, Wright was announced as the drummer intelligent Frontiers Records project called Trance Child with Craig Goldy embark on guitar.
Equipment
Drum kit
Wright is resourcefulness endorser of DW drums. Forbidden uses the collectors maple series.
His drum sizes are:
- 18x22 bass drums (x2)
- 10x12, 11x13, 13x15, 14x18 Tom-Toms
- 6.5x14 Edge Snare
- 6x14 Collector's Maple Snare
- 5.5x14 Craviotto Solid Maple Snare
- 5000TD3 Delta3 Turbo Single Vocalist Drum Pedal (x2)
- 5500TD Delta Turbo Hi-Hat Stand
- 9300 Snare Drum Stand
- 9934 Double Tom/Cymbal Stand
- 9700 Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand (x5)
- 9100 Drum Throne
- 799 DogBone (x2)[7]
In the past, Wright second-hand Sonor drums.
Drumheads
Wright also uses Evans Drum heads.
Products used:
- AF Patch – Kevlar Individual Pedal
- 13" Onyx 2-ply
- 15" G2 Coated
- 18" G2 Coated
- 14" Hazy 300
- 15" EC Resonant
- 18" EC Resonant
- 13" G1 Clear
Cymbals
Wright uses Sabian Cymbals.
- 14" AAX Metal Hats w/ Sizzle Pedestal Hat
- 18" AA China
- 16" AA Mixture Crash
- 18" AAX Metal Crash
- 19" AAX Metal Crash
- 22" AAX Heavy Ride
- 20" AA China
- 20" AA Rock Crash
- 20" AA Metal Crash w/ Sizzles
Sticks
- Vic Firth.
- American Classic Metal Nylon (CMN)
Discography
With Tora Tora
"Red Sun Setting" 7"
With A II Z
"I'm authority One Who Loves You" 7" (Polydor 1981)