Neil Peart

Seorang musisi dan penulis Kanada. Dia adalah drummer untuk band rock Rush. Peart dibesarkan di Port Dalhousie, Ontario (sekarang bagian dari St. Catharines). Selama masa remajanya, dia berpindah dari band regional ke band regional untuk mengejar karir sebagai drummer penuh waktu. Setelah tugas yang mengecewakan di Inggris untuk berkonsentrasi pada musiknya, Peart kembali ke rumah, di mana dia bergabung dengan band lokal Toronto, Rush, pada musim panas 1974. Di awal karirnya, gaya penampilan Peart berakar kuat pada hard rock. Dia mendapatkan sebagian besar inspirasinya dari drummer seperti Keith Moon dan John Bonham, pemain yang berada di garis depan kancah hard rock Inggris. Namun seiring berjalannya waktu, ia mulai meniru musisi jazz dan big band Gene Krupa dan Buddy Rich. Pada tahun 1994, Peart menjadi teman dan murid instruktur jazz Freddie Gruber. Pada saat inilah Peart memutuskan untuk mengubah gaya permainannya dengan memasukkan komponen jazz dan swing. Gruber juga bertanggung jawab untuk memperkenalkannya pada produk-produk Drum Workshop, perusahaan yang produknya saat ini didukung oleh Peart. Peart telah menerima banyak penghargaan atas penampilan musiknya, dan dikenal karena kemampuan teknis dan staminanya. Selain musisi, Peart juga seorang penulis produktif yang menerbitkan beberapa memoar tentang perjalanannya. Peart juga penulis lirik utama Rush. Dalam menulis lirik untuk Rush, Peart membahas tema universal dan beragam subjek termasuk fiksi ilmiah, fantasi, dan filsafat, serta tema sekuler, kemanusiaan, dan libertarian. Keempat bukunya adalah non-fiksi berbasis perjalanan, meskipun berbeda dengan kehidupannya dan subjeknya juga. Peart saat ini tinggal di Santa Monica, California bersama istrinya, fotografer Carrie Nuttall, dan putrinya, Olivia Louise. Dia juga memiliki rumah di Pegunungan Laurentian di Quebec, dan menghabiskan waktu di Toronto untuk keperluan rekaman. Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia Neil Peart, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

A Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush. Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario (now part of St. Catharines). During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined a local Toronto band, Rush, in the summer of 1974. Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon and John Bonham, players who were at the forefront of the British hard rock scene. As time passed, however, he began to emulate jazz and big band musicians Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart became a friend and pupil of jazz instructor Freddie Gruber. It was during this time that Peart decided to revamp his playing style by incorporating jazz and swing components. Gruber was also responsible for introducing him to the products of Drum Workshop, the company whose products Peart currently endorses. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, and is known for his technical proficiency and stamina. In addition to being a musician, Peart is also a prolific writer, having published several memoirs about his travels. Peart is also Rush's primary lyricist. In writing lyrics for Rush, Peart addresses universal themes and diverse subject matter including science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy, as well as secular, humanitarian and libertarian themes. All four of his books are travel-based non-fiction, though they diverge into his life and these subjects as well. Peart currently resides in Santa Monica, California with his wife, photographer Carrie Nuttall, and daughter, Olivia Louise. He also has a home in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and spends time in Toronto for recording purposes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Peart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.