Jim White (drummer)
Jim White | |
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White as a member of Tren Brothers, performing at Mercury Lounge in New York City, January 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jim Ronald White 1962 (age 63–64) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Instrumental rock, noise rock |
| Occupations | Drummer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Bella Union, Anchor & Hope, Fat Cat, ABC Music |
| Member of | Dirty Three, Xylouris White, The Hard Quartet, The Double |
| Formerly of | The Blackeyed Susans, Kim Salmon's STM, Venom P. Stinger, The Tren Brothers, Springtime, Happy Orphans |
| Website | anchorandhope |
Jim Ronald White (born 1962) is an Australian drummer, songwriter and producer. In 1992 he formed Dirty Three, an instrumental rock band, with fellow mainstays Warren Ellis on violin; and Mick Turner on guitar.
White has also played with various other artists including PJ Harvey, Mark Kozelek, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Smog, The Blackeyed Susans, Kim Salmon's STM, Venom P. Stinger, The Tren Brothers, and Nina Nastasia. More recently, White has recorded and performed with Xylouris White, a duo formed with Cretan lute player Giorgos Xylouris, and The Hard Quartet, an underground rock supergroup including Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Emmett Kelly.