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Geoff Hicks was born in a snow drift in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1972 and soon after started pounding out rhythms on his dad's old orange marble Ludwig's (like Ringo's). He also poured over his dad's vast LP collection, first getting into Coltrane and Roland Kirk and then moving into CSNY and Bowie.
Years later, after moving to Vancouver, Geoff got involved with West Van's "She Stole My Beer", a rollicking, sweaty, Southern-Rock party band that inexplicably found itself signed to MCA Records in 1995 after endless criss-crossing Canada and the Northern U.S.. After that period, Geoff toured Canada with Linda McRae (Spirit Of The West), and then moved into the drum chair for The Paperboys for more endless touring of Canada & the U.S., with fun overseas tours of Germany, Scandanavia, and the U.K.. Geoff appears on two Paperboys C.D's, "Dilapidated Beauty" and "Tenure".
From 1995 through to today, Geoff has been a busy freelance drummer, touring and recording with Harry Manx, Jim Byrnes, Craig Northey (The Odds, Colin James), Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms), CoCo Love Alcorn, Bruce Knauer, Mark Petersen, Isabelle Longnus, Carrie Catherine, The Modelos, Andy Warren, Bocephus King, and Ox (mark Browning). For the past two years Geoff has been performing with Canadian blues legend Colin James.
The band has toured Europe playing festivals from Spain to Switzerland, sharing the stage with the likes of Little Richard and Los Lobos. The band completed a successful tour of Canada in 2006 in support of Colin's C.D., "Limelight" selling out rooms like Toronto's venerable Massey Hall.
Thanx for your message. I am great, alot of playing and I have my own studio now where I can record drums! How are you? You should let me know where you have to play in March! If I can make it I will come to one of your gigs!
Hey Geoff it was great playing with you again. Thanks for showing up on such short notice. I hope next time it will be under better circumstances. And for anyone who doesn't know yet.... Geoff Hicks is The Man!!!
hey Geoff - thanks for diggin the 'Junk! I think we're flying out for a few shows in Feb in Sask and Alberta - don't think we'll make it to BC until next spring . . . hope to see you then unless you come this way first . . .
Hi Geoff, yeah thanks for the comment. Love your stuff too. I just posted The Earth Kings new mix of "Blue Sky". Tell me what you think. http://www.reverbnation.com/theearthkings Also I just reached #5 in Canada on the Reverbnation Jazz Chart. Just posted a new sort of indulgent piece called "Road to Nowhere". http://www.reverbnation.com/philkrawczuk Please let me where you are doing any shows in the Fraser Vallery, would love to check it out. Take Care, Drummer Phil K
Hey Geoff! Looks like we're gonna just miss each other all over the place. Saw that yous played at the times just after us. Best of luck on the road, see you at Calgary FF! Luke
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