Henry Rogers (drummer)

Henry Rogers
Background information
BornJune 1991 (age 33)
GenresProgressive rock
OccupationDrummer
Years active2006–present
Websitekingofthekit.co.uk

Henry Rogers (born June 1991) is an English drummer, session artist, producer, sound developer and 2 time winner of the Classic Rock Society's award for "Drummer of the Year".[1][2] He is best known for performing drums on 6 different Marillion "spinoff releases" including: 3 albums by Pete Trewavas' Edison's Children which stars Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong's son, Rick Armstrong & On-Set Hollywood Special FX Artist Eric Blackwood and 3 albums by Marillion's Mark Kelly including 2 with DeeExpus starring Andy Ditchfield and most recently "Mark Kelly's Marathon" in 2020. Henry Rogers has been featured in 5 releases with the British progressive rock band Touchstone and in 2018 joined Mostly Autumn.[3][4]

Biography

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Henry Rogers first got into drumming as a teenage and was tutored by a Big Band drummer who played alongside artists like Sir Paul McCartney and The Who; this is how Rogers came to adopt his style reminiscent of jazz, funk and progressive rock.

Growing up, Henry played in various local bands, including The White Orchids and The Shindiggers,[5] around his home town of Stoke–on–Trent. He was approached by and joined Final Conflict in 2007, touring in both the UK and at festivals in Europe. During his time with the band he was awarded second place in the Best Drummer category in the annual Classic Rock Society awards.[6]

Over the years, Rogers' abilities and talents have grown enormously and have secured him full time positions with Touchstone, DeeExpus and Marillion side project Edison's Children;[7] he continues to impress with his drumming skills, playing for both Puppet Rebellion,[8][9] who he joined in October 2015, and Mia Klose[10][11] as well. He is now in such demand that, along with all his full–time band activities, he also plays with The Daughters of Expediency (Alan Reed's live band) and has also played with the Heather Findlay Band.[12][13] He has also played at several festivals, both large and small, with some of these bands – High Voltage[14] (2010), RoSFest (2010[15] and 2012[16]), Download,[17][18] Kendal Calling[19][20] and Summer's End 2014[21] and 2016[22][23]) to name but a few... and he has played as tour support for artists such as Marillion[24][25] and Steel Panther[26][27] across the UK and Europe.

His playing skills have not gone unnoticed in the music industry: coming second in the Classic Rock Society[28] (CRS) Drummer of the Year at the age of 17 (as mentioned above), going one better and winning CRS Drummer of the Year two year's running (2012[29][30] and 2013[31][32][33][34]), being voted 9th Best Drummer (2012), 7th Best Drummer (2013)[35] and 10th Best Drummer (2016) by Prog magazine readers alongside well–known established drummers including Ian Mosley,[36] Neil Peart[37] and Gavin Harrison;[38] He was also listed in the July 2015 issue of Rhythm magazine as one of the 20 most influential prog drummers[39] of the millennium.

Alongside his work with other musicians such as Alan Reed[40] (Pallas[41]) and with Alan's live band The Daughters of Expediency,[42] Morpheus Rising[43][44] and Edison's Children[45] (a project set up by Pete Trewavas[36] and Eric Blackwood featuring Rick Armstrong, the son of the 1st Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong). He is also a well–known session musician (for both live and studio work), regularly working with established musicians both in the UK and from around the globe. He was also recently invited to play with Guy Manning's Damanek,[46] at Summer's End 2016.

Rogers spends a great deal of his time writing and recording for various artists and projects from around the globe in his purpose-built recording studio in Cheshire, including working with Roland on their advertising campaign for their TM-1 Trigger Module.[47]

Current kit and set–up

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Full Kit: DW White Marine Pearl

  • Rack toms: 8” 10” 12” (8x7 10x8 12x9)
  • Floor toms: 14" 16” (14x12 16x14)
  • Kick drum: 22" (22x18)
  • Snare: collector’s series (14x51/2)
  • Sabian Cymbals
  • Crashes: 16” 17” 18” AAX V-Crash
  • Ride: 20” AAX Studio ride
  • China: 20” HHX Zen China, 12” AAX mini china, 16” AAX china
  • Splashes: 6” AAX splashes x2, 10” o-zone x1
  • Hi-Hat: 13” HHX Evolution Hats

Small Kit: DW Black Velvet

  • Rack Toms: 10” (10x8)
  • Floor toms: 14" 16” (14x12 16x14)
  • Kick drum: 22" (22x18)
  • Snare: collector’s series (14x51/2)
  • Sabian Cymbals
  • Crashes: 16” 18” AAX V-Crash
  • Ride: 20” AAX Studio ride
  • China: 20” HHX Zen China
  • Hi-Hat: 13” HHX Evolution Hats

Skins

  • White Marine Pearl - REMO Coated Ambassadors on toms, REMO Coated Ambassador X on snare, REMO Powerstroke Pro on kick
  • Black Velvet - REMO Pinstripe on toms, REMO Ambassador X on snare, REMO Powerstroke Pro on kick

Sticks

  • Los Cabos 5A Intense Signature Henry Rogers

Drum Stool

  • Porter & Davies BC2

Cases

  • Protection Racket Drum cases

Electronic Recording

  • Roland and XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2

Hardware

  • DW9000 (pedals, hi-hat and cymbal stands)

Band history

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Discography

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Year Band Title Label Notes
2007 The White Orchids Runaway EP
2009 Final Conflict Another Moment in Time Metal Mind Productions DVD, filmed in Poland
2011 Touchstone The City Sleeps Steamhammer Reached number 36 in the UK Rock Album chart
2011 DeeExpus King of Number 33 EDEL
2011 Nerve Toy Trio The Hard Cell Burning Shed EP
2012 Final Conflict Return of the Artisan Gaolhouse Music
2013 Shineback Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed Bad Elephant Music Guest appearance on title track
2013 Touchstone Oceans of Time Cherry Red Reached number 24 in the BBC Official rock charts
2013 Edison's Children The Final Breath Before November Random Disturbance Records
2014 Touchstone Oceans EP Touchstone Music EP, Limited edition - 500 copies only
2014 Mia Klose Living For Love
2014 Touchstone Live Inside Outside Touchstone Music DVD
2015 Edison's Children Somewhere Between Here and There Random Disturbance Records
2016 Heel The Parts We Save
2016 Puppet Rebellion Fragments Single only
2016 Puppet Rebellion The Pact Single only
2016 Touchstone Lights From The Sky EP
2016 Heather Findlay Band I Am Snow
2017 Puppet Rebellion Chemical Friends Elysha
2018 Mostly Autumn White Rainbow Mostly Autumn Records
2019 Edison's Children The Disturbance Fields Random Disturbance Records

References

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  2. ^ "Henry Rogers: Drummer of the Year". 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Henry Rogers - Relationships - MusicBrainz".
  4. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/2776286
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  7. ^ "Edison's Children - Rick Armstrong". Edisonschildren.com. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Puppet Rebellion - Scruff of the Neck". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  9. ^ Sentinel, The (4 March 2016). "Indie stars Puppet Rebellion are back home to pull in the crowds". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  11. ^ "Mia Klose". ReverbNation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. ^ "HEATHER FINDLAY I Am Snow music review by tszirmay". Progarchives.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Touchstone + Ghost Community + The Heather Findlay Band @ The Robin, Bilston – Sunday, 18th December 2016". The Midlands Rocks. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  17. ^ "Mia Klose and Henry Rogers speak to eFestivals". eFestivals.co.uk. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Gig Pictures | Mia Klose Live at Download Festival 2014 | PixelMatrix Photography". Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Kendal Calling 2016 line-up and rumours". eFestivals.co.uk. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  26. ^ "Mia Klose 'Steel Panther Tour'". Chris Dart. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Steel Panther & Mia Klose @ Manchester Apollo 16/03/2014". getyourrockout.co.uk. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  33. ^ Simms, John (23 February 2014). "Classic Rock Society Awards Night 2014 – Progarchy". Progarchy.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  34. ^ "Henry Rogers: Drummer Of The Year". Westside Distribution. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  35. ^ "Mia Klose: The rise ‘n rise of an artist through a photographers lens. – The Independent Voice". Theindependentvoice.org. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  36. ^ a b "The Official Marillion Website". marillion.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  37. ^ "Welcome to the official website of Neil Peart". Neilpeart.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Home". Gavharrison.com. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  40. ^ "Home". Reddwarfrecordings.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  41. ^ "Pallas wearewhoweare". Pallasofficial.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  42. ^ "Alan Reed & The Daughters of Expediency. 'KIngdom of the Blind' at Celebr8.2". YouTube. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  43. ^ "Morpheus Rising". Morpheusrising.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  44. ^ "Drummer Nigel Durham (ex Saxon, ex Oliver/Dawson Saxon) joins Morpheus Rising". Powerofprog.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  45. ^ "Edison's Children - "Floyd-y" Pete Trewavas & Rick Armstrong (Son of 1st Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong)". Edisonschildren.com. 11 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  46. ^ "Guy Manning Unveils Damanek Line-up For Summer's End | Louder". Teamrock.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  47. ^ "Roland TM-1 Trigger Module Main Trailer". YouTube. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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