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Jonathan Mover | |
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| Origin | Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, piano, keyboard |
| Website | jonathanmover |
Jonathan Mover, a.k.a. "Mover", is an American drummer. He is a former member of the bandsMarillion andGTR.
Mover was raised in theBoston area and began playingdrums at age thirteen. Primarily self-taught, he studied early on with Donn Carr and briefly attendedBerklee College of Music until seeking out private study with Gary Chaffee before moving toLondon.
Shortly after arriving in London, Mover joined theneo-prog bandMarillion in September 1983. He auditioned and got the role on the Wednesday, flew to Germany on the Thursday, and without rehearsals, performed on Friday with the band. They then headed straight toRockfield Studios in Wales to write and record material for their second studio album,Fugazi. Having become the band's fourth drummer since the beginning of the year, within a month he had left the band due to a conflict with their lead singer,Fish.[1] Mover received a writing credit for the single "Punch and Judy".[2]
After leaving Marillion, Mover teamed up withSteve Hackett, formerly ofGenesis, andSteve Howe, formerly ofYes, to start thesupergroup known asGTR. The trio then recruited lead singerMax Bacon and bassistPhil Spalding. After one successful record and tour, Hackett quit the band, followed by Mover, since his allegiance was to Hackett. Not long after, having played a one-off gig withSteve Vai andJoe Satriani, Mover accepted the offer to continue work with Satriani on several records and tours, and made the move back to the USA after nine years in London, settling in New York City.
He lived part-time in Moscow during the four-year period of 1989–1993, producing, recording and performing with a variety of Russian artists.
Although Mover works primarily in the studio, he tours withSaigon Kick regularly, and withthe Tubes, replacing their drummerPrairie Prince when Prince is busy touring withTodd Rundgren.
He toured withAlice Cooper on the Trash world tour. In June 2012, on two days' notice, Mover replaced Alice Cooper's injured drummer, reuniting with Cooper for his U.S.-Canadian summer tour withIron Maiden[3] and Cooper's headline tour of Europe.
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