Jeff Burrows

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Jeff Burrows
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey John Burrows
Born	August 19, 1968 (age 38)
Origin	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Rock, Hard Rock, World Music, Blues, Gothic, Post-punk, Industrial, Pop, Art Rock, Soundtrack
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion, Djembe, Goblet drums, Tabla
Years active	1990—present
Label(s)	EMI, Atlantic Records, Chrysalis, InsideOut Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Anthem Records
Associated acts	The Art Decay Big Dirty Band The Tea Party
Website	The Art Decay The Tea Party
Notable instrument(s)
DW drums, Sabian cymbals, Signature Pro-Mark 707 drumsticks

Jeffrey John Burrows (born August 19, 1968 in Windsor, Ontario) is the drummer and percussionist for Canadian rock band The Art Decay.

Born into a musical family, Burrows' first musical experiences were on the piano, however at eleven years of age Burrows purchased his first drum kit; an old Motown drummer's set of Ludwig drums before graduating to a set of Ludwig Rockers for his Detroit-based band Vavoom! This kit ultimately morphed into his first kit for The Tea Party,^[1] whom he formed with Jeff Martin and Stuart Chatwood in 1990.

Burrows' style is influenced by jazz drummers including Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa and Max Roach, as well as rock drummers Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland.^[2]

Contents 1 Professional career 1.1 (1990-1996) 1.2 (1997-2005) 1.3 (2006-present) 2 Equipment 2.1 Drums 2.2 Cymbals 2.3 Skins 2.4 Sticks 3 Philanthropy 3.1 The White Ribbon Campaign 3.2 Transition to Betterness 3.3 Motorcycle Ride for Dad 4 Discography 4.1 The Tea Party 4.2 Big Dirty Band 5 Videogame soundtracks 6 Career highlights 7 Notes and references 8 External links

[edit] Professional career

[edit] (1990-1996)

Burrows signed a cymbal deal with Sabian in 1994, just after The Tea Party's first major-label album Splendor Solis was released. Burrows states that he chose Sabian because "you're getting the same quality as Zildjian but you're getting a company that's more innovative and not in a bad technological way... they still do hand-hammered cymbals."^[1]

In late 1994, after four years of touring with The Tea Party, Burrows was in desperate need of a new drum kit upon arriving at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, to record The Edges of Twilight. Enter Ross Garfield, aka The Drum Doctor, who rented Burrows one of his kits and subsequently built him a one-of-a-kind set of Gretsch drums.^[1]

[edit] (1997-2005)

With The Tea Party's overseas touring schedule increasing, having a drum kit available became very important. Burrows was solicited by many companies but decided on Drum Workshop, Burrows explains it's because of their "quality and durability" and "that they would supply me with a drum kit to spec in any country that we traveled to, free of charge" and that "there isn't much of a difference between any of the drums when you are endorsed because they're going to give you the high-end line no matter what, so for me it was about choosing a reputable drum company that is going to provide me with what I need.^[1]

[edit] (2006-present)

After The Tea Party disbanded in 2005, Burrows joined Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and other Canadian musicans, as drummer in the one-off project the Big Dirty Band, recording a cover of Sonny Curtis' I Fought the Law for the Trailer Park Boys: The Movie soundtrack. As of January 2007 Burrows was working with Tea Party bandmate Stuart Chatwood as The Art Decay and presenting the midday shift on The Rock, a radio station in Windsor.

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Drums

• Ludwig Drums (1990-1994)

• Gretsch drums (1995-1996)

• DW (1997-present)

• • Two kits: A satin oil finish with gold plated hardware and a tobacco burst finish with chrome hardware. 6-ply maple.

• • DW Kick: 24x16"
  • Toms
    • 12x12" tenor
    • 14x14" and 18x16" floor toms
  • Snares
    • DW 13x5"
    • Antique Ludwigs
    • Wood snares
    • Metal snares
  • Hardware: All hardware is DW except kick pedal and hi-hat stand which are Yamaha

[edit] Cymbals

• Sabian
  • Hi Hats: 13" AAX
  • Splash: 10", 12" AAX Metal
  • Crash: Various AAXplosion
  • Ride: 20" AA El Sabors

[edit] Skins

• Remo Drumheads
  • Snares: Coated Emperor
  • Kick: Pinstripe
  • Tom Toms: Clear Emperor

[edit] Sticks

• Signature Pro-Mark 707 drumsticks (Japan Oak) with stick wrap^[1][3]

[edit] Philanthropy

[edit] The White Ribbon Campaign

Burrows' first major charitable exercise was with The Tea Party. The band donated all proceeds from the sale of the 1998 CD single Release, to The White Ribbon Campaign; an organisation of men working to end men's violence against women.^[4] Burrows, together with The Tea Party participated in the annual White Ribbon Concert, organised by Jeff Martin, from 1998 to 2004.^[5] Burrows has also participated in The White Ribbon Campaign's Ivory DadWalk.^[6]

[edit] Transition to Betterness

Burrows has raised funds for Transition to Betterness, a charity based in Windsor, Ontario, which aims to provide a comfortable and compassionate hospital setting to cancer patients and their families within the Windsor and Essex County community.^[7] Jeff's concerts, events and eBay Canada auctions have raised over $150,000 for Transition to Betterness.^[2]

[edit] Motorcycle Ride for Dad

In 2006, Burrows participated in the Windsor, Ontario leg of Motorcycle Ride for Dad, raising funds for prostate cancer research and education.^[8]

[edit] Discography

[edit] The Tea Party

• The Tea Party (1991)
• Splendor Solis (1993)
• The Edges of Twilight (1995)
• Alhambra (1996) (Enhanced CD)
• Transmission (1997)
• Triptych (1999)
• Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000) (compilation)
• The Interzone Mantras (2001)
• Seven Circles (2004)

[edit] Big Dirty Band

• Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) (soundtrack)

[edit] Videogame soundtracks

• Road Rash 3D (1998/EA)
• NHL 2002 (2002/EA)
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004/Ubisoft)

[edit] Career highlights

• Albums released: 8 on EMI Music Canada, 1 on Eternal Discs
• Albums sold: 1.6 million records sold with The Tea Party
• Largest crowd (multi-band bill support): 490,000 people - SARS relief concert, Toronto, Ontario
• Largest crowd (multi-band bill headline): 42,000 people - Edgefest, Park Place, Ontario
• Largest crowd (Tea Party solo show headline): 5,800 people - Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia
• Touring: worldwide touring included Canada 21 times, Australia 12 times, Europe 9 times, USA 8 times
• Notable Support slots and tours: Page and Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Ramones, Lou Reed, Metallica, Soundgarden, Big Day Out, Edgefest, M-One Festival, Alternative Nation, SARS relief concert
• Videos: 21 videos as The Tea Party, 1 video as Big Dirty Band
• Awards (band): 6 MuchMusic Video Awards
• Nominations (band): 14 Juno Award nominations, 21 Much Music Award Nominations^[9]

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• The Art Decay
• The Big Dirty Band's myspace page
• The Tea Party
• Jeff Burrows myspace page

The Tea Party
Jeff Martin | Stuart Chatwood | Jeff Burrows
Discography
Albums: The Tea Party | Splendor Solis | The Edges of Twilight | Alhambra | Transmission | Triptych | The Interzone Mantras | Seven Circles
Compilations and box-sets: Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Singles: "The River" | "In this time" | "A certain slant of light" | "Save me" | "Midsummer Day" | "Shadows on the Mountainside" | "Fire in the head" | "The Bazaar" | "Sister Awake" | "Inanna" | "Sister Awake Remix" | "Temptation" | "Babylon" | "Release" | "Gyroscope" | "Psychopomp" | "Touch" | "Heaven coming down" | "A slight attack" | "The Messenger" | "These Living Arms" | "Gone" | "Walking Wounded" | "Lullaby" | "Angels" | "Soulbreaking" | "Writings on the wall" | "Stargazer"
Demos: Capitol Records demo 1990
Films
Illuminations (DVD)
Related articles
The Art Decay