User:Gypsycream/Jim McDermott(drums)

Jim McDermott drummer Born Glasgow 14th July 1969.

Jim made his start in the music industry and session playing at 16,when asked to record some additional drums for a John Byrne BBC spoof rock n roll drama Tutti Frutti with some young hopeful actors Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltraine.

He swiftly moved on to play in many bands making their careers through the eighties in the city of Glasgow such as The Painted Word,This Perfect Heart.It wasnt until 1988 his brother Kevin McDermott asked him to come play in the birth of The Kevin McDermott Orchestra.This had immediate success and soon a queue of major labels were at the door wanting to release this talent.The band finally chose to go with Island records in late 1988 and saw the release of their debut album Mother Natures Kitchen in '89.

This didnt deter Jim from having a few side projects and another young glasgow band were in the next studio to KMO,they were Gun and heard that young Jim could rattle out a few big beats when asked.This led to the recording of Taking on the World with A&M records and two years later Gallus with same label. After the demise of the golden years of Island records in '91 and a major takeover by Polygram,the KMO were released but did continue to release records with other indie labels.

Jim decided to start plying his trade with however had the biggest hat for a whip round! This led him to play on two solo albums by Deacon Blue frontman,Ricky Ross,a Deacon Blue album Homesick and then on to play on a Simple Minds studio album Neapolis.This led to a major cymbal endorsement with Zildjian,where Jim still is a contracted artist presently.

He then joined The Silencers,who then were a Scottish band more well known in France and Switzerland.This led to two studio albums, Receiving and Come and one live album A Night of Electric Silence.Jim stayed with the band for ten years until unforseen circumstances led to his departure in 2006. The wheels kept turning though and he joined a band of other session players in late 2006 at Jools Hollands The Jamhouse club in Edinburgh,where he still resides as house drummer.

He then was asked to provide some grooves for a new solo project with Justin Currie(Del Amitri) and the result was a stunning solo record What is Love For?

Jim is a regular session player in studios across Switzerland playing with young talent that comes out from that territory.

Discography:

MOTHER NATURES KITCHEN - THE KEVIN MCDERMOTT ORCHESTRA(ISLAND) BEDAZZLED - THE KEVIN MCDERMOTT ORCHESTRA(RIVER) THE LAST SUPPER - THE KEVIN MCDERMOTT ORCHESTRA(IONA GOLD) FOR THOSE IN PERIL FROM THE SEA - THE KEVIN MCDERMOTT ORCHESTRA(TULA) WISE TO THE FADE - KEVIN MCDERMOTT(NO STRINGS) TAKING ON THE WORLD - GUN(A&M) GALLUS - GUN(A&M) WHAT YOU ARE - RICKY ROSS(CHRYSALIS) THIS IS THE LIFE - RICKY ROSS(PAPILLION) HOMESICK - DEACON BLUE(PAPILLION) RECEIVING - THE SILENCERS(DOUBLE T) A NIGHT OF ELECTRIC SILENCE - THE SILENCERS(LAST CALL) COME - THE SILENCERS(KELTIA) NEAPOLIS - SIMPLE MINDS(CHRYSALIS) BIG WOW - WHITEOUT(YOYO) THE ARTICLE -EASTERN LANE(BEGGARS BANQUET) WHAT IS LOVE FOR? - JUSTIN CURRIE(RYKODISK)

WEB www.jimmcdermott.co.uk