Omar Hakim

Omar Hakim (lahir 12 Februari 1959) adalah seorang drummer, produser, arranger, dan komposer Amerika. Karya sesinya mencakup musik jazz, jazz fusion, dan pop. Dia pernah bekerja dengan Weather Report, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Chic, Sting, Madonna, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Journey, Kate Bush, George Benson, Miles Davis, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, Pussycat Dolls, David Lee Roth, Celine Dion, dan Thundercat. Hakim lahir di New York City pada 12 Februari 1959. Ayahnya, Hasaan Hakim, adalah seorang pemain trombon. Omar mulai bermain drum pada usia lima tahun, dan pertama kali tampil di band ayahnya empat atau lima tahun kemudian. Hakim pertama kali mendapat perhatian besar saat mendukung Carly Simon pada tahun 1980, dan bergabung dengan Weather Report pada tahun 1982. Dia bermain drum di album David Bowie yang paling sukses secara komersial, Let's Dance tahun 1983, serta album lanjutannya, Tonight, pada tahun 1984. Bowie menggambarkan Hakim sebagai "seorang drummer yang menarik, dengan timing yang sempurna" dan "selalu segar dalam pendekatannya". Pada akhir tahun 1984, Hakim bergabung dengan Dire Straits sebagai drummer saat merekam album kelima mereka Brothers in Arms. Hakim untuk sementara menggantikan drummer tetap band Terry Williams, ketika penampilannya dirasa tidak sesuai dengan suara album yang diinginkan setelah sebagian besar lagu album direkam. Hakim merekam ulang semua track drum di album tersebut dalam waktu tiga hari dan kemudian berangkat untuk komitmen lainnya. Hakim dan Williams sama-sama diberi kredit pada album ini, namun semua permainan drum di album terakhir dibawakan oleh Hakim dengan pengecualian improvisasi crescendo di awal “Money for Nothing”. Hakim juga menjadi bagian dari band untuk album Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, yang dirilis pada bulan Juni 1985. "Saat ini, Hakim sedang belajar sendiri memprogram mesin drum, yang membuatnya semakin diminati sebagai musisi sesi pop, rock, dan R&B, dan membuatnya bekerja dengan Madonna." Dia terus bekerja dalam jazz fusion, bermain dengan Roy Ayers, George Benson, Miles Davis, Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, dan John Scofield sepanjang tahun 1980an dan 1990an. Album debutnya sebagai pemimpin, Rhythm Deep, dirilis pada tahun 1989, juga menampilkan nyanyiannya, dan dinominasikan untuk Grammy Award. Pada tahun 1990-an, Hakim mengembangkan lebih lanjut dalam perkusi elektronik, yang memberinya lebih banyak peluang sebagai musisi sesi: ia merekam dengan bintang pop Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, dan Jewel. Karier jazznya memudar pada pertengahan 1990-an. Album keduanya sebagai pemimpin, The Groovesmith, dirilis pada tahun 2000. Pada 18 Juni 2015, Journey mengumumkan bahwa Hakim akan menggantikan drummer lama Deen Castronovo dalam tur Amerika Utara mereka setelah Castronovo ditangkap karena kekerasan dalam rumah tangga di Salem, Oregon. Pada tanggal 3 September 2022, Hakim muncul di Konser Penghormatan Taylor Hawkins di Stadion Wembley tampil di set bersama Nile Rodgers, Josh Homme, Chris Chaney, Gaz Combes, Geddy Lee dan Alex Lifeson dari Rush, Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde dan anggota Foo Fighters. Antara tahun 1988 dan 1989 Hakim muncul secara rutin sebagai drummer house band di The Sunday Night Band selama paruh musim pertama dari program pertunjukan musik terkenal Sunday Night di televisi larut malam NBC. Setelah digantikan sementara oleh drummer J. T. Lewis selama sisa musim itu, Hakim muncul kembali di band untuk musim kedua pada musim gugur 1989, ketika program tersebut kembali dengan nama baru Night Music.

Omar Hakim (born February 12, 1959) is an American drummer, producer, arranger and composer. His session work covers jazz, jazz fusion, and pop music. He has worked with Weather Report, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Chic, Sting, Madonna, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Journey, Kate Bush, George Benson, Miles Davis, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, the Pussycat Dolls, David Lee Roth, Celine Dion, and Thundercat. Hakim was born in New York City on February 12, 1959. His father, Hasaan Hakim, was a trombonist. Omar started playing the drums at the age of five, and first performed in his father's band four or five years later. Hakim first came to major attention backing Carly Simon in 1980, and joined Weather Report in 1982. He played drums on David Bowie's most commercially successful album, 1983's Let's Dance, as well as the follow-up, Tonight, in 1984. Bowie described Hakim as "a fascinating drummer, with impeccable timing" and "always fresh in his approach". At the end of 1984, Hakim joined Dire Straits as drummer while recording their fifth album Brothers in Arms. Hakim temporarily replaced the band's then-permanent drummer Terry Williams, when his performance was felt to be unsuitable for the desired sound of the album after most of the album tracks had been recorded. Hakim re-recorded all the drum tracks on the album within three days and then left for other commitments. Hakim and Williams are both credited on the album, however all of the drumming on the final album was performed by Hakim with the exception of the improvised crescendo at the beginning of “Money for Nothing”. Hakim was also part of the band for Sting's album The Dream of the Blue Turtles, which was released in June 1985. "By this time, Hakim was teaching himself to program drum machines, which put him in even greater demand as a pop, rock, and R&B session musician, and landed him work with Madonna." He kept working in jazz fusion, playing with Roy Ayers, George Benson, Miles Davis, Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, and John Scofield across the 1980s and 1990s. His debut album as leader, Rhythm Deep, was released in 1989, also featured his singing, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. In the 1990s, Hakim developed further in electronic percussion, which gave him more opportunities as a session musician: he recorded with pop stars Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Jewel. His jazz career had faded by the mid-1990s. His second album as leader, The Groovesmith, was released in 2000. On June 18, 2015, Journey announced that Hakim would replace longtime drummer Deen Castronovo on their North American tour after Castronovo was arrested for domestic violence in Salem, Oregon. On September 3, 2022, Hakim appeared at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium performing on sets with Nile Rodgers, Josh Homme, Chris Chaney, Gaz Combes, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush, Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde and Foo Fighters members. Between 1988 and 1989 Hakim appeared regularly as the house band drummer in The Sunday Night Band during the first half season of the acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night on NBC late-night television. After being temporarily replaced by drummer J. T. Lewis for the remainder of that season, Hakim reappeared in the band for the second season in the fall of 1989, when the program returned under the new name Night Music.