Myles Heskett

Myles Heskett
Heskett performing with Wolfmother at SXSW 2007.
Background information
Born	21 November 1977 (1977-11-21) (age 33)
Origin	Australia
Genres	Hard rock, Psychedelic rock, Stoner rock
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Modular Recordings/ Universal Records Interscope Island Records
Associated acts	Doom Buggy Wolfmother Palace of Fire The Slew

Myles Heskett (born 21 November 1977) is the former drummer of Australian rock band Wolfmother.

Heskett grew up in Sydney's Northern Beaches, attending Barrenjoey High School. His mother was a primary school principal and his father, who died in 2004, was an artist. His sister, Corinne, studied costume at NIDA.

Prior to being in Wolfmother, he was a graphic artist, and designed the cover art for the band's first EP. With Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett accepted Wolfmother's Grammy award for Best Hard Rock Performance (for the song "Woman") at the forty ninth annual Grammy awards ceremony in Los Angeles, 2007.

He endorses Ludwig drums and Zildjian cymbals.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2008, he departed from Wolfmother due to musical differences. Heskett and fellow former Wolfmother bandmate, Chris Ross, are now members of progressive rock act Palace Of Fire, with singer/guitarist Matt Blackman, formerly of Charge Group.

Palace Of Fire played their first show in Sydney on April 6, 2009, followed by a performance in rural Victoria. In late May 2009, Palace Of Fire supported American experimental rock act Battles over two nights at the Sydney Opera House.

Style of playing

Heskett's playing often seems to directly follow, and at some times improvise upon, the rhythm laid out by Ross & Stockdale. Often in Wolfmother songs, Heskett will switch from a triplet orientation, to a typical quarter note or eighth note pattern, depending on what Ross and Stockdale are playing. This is particularly noticeable in the song "Joker & the Thief", in which the intro of triplets leads switches abruptly to 4/4 time for the verse, allowing Heskett to switch between triplet fills and a quarter note beat. The chorus of the song returns to 6/8 time, backed by Heskett's own triplets. This type of playing can also be heard in other Wolfmother songs such as "White Unicorn".

Equipment

He plays Armand Zildjian Series cymbals and Ludwig Drum kits

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).^[1]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2007	Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett, Chris Ross	Songwriters of the Year[2]	Won
	"Joker & the Thief" – Stockdale, Heskett, Ross	Song of the Year[3]	Nominated

References

1. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
2. ^ "2007 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2007Winners.aspx. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
3. ^ "Nominations for Song of the Year - 2007". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/NominationsforSongoftheYear2007.aspx. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 

External links

• Concerts

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