Chris Crippin

Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley.[3] Crippin departed the band in 2017.

Chris Crippin
Crippin in 2008
Crippin in 2008
Background information
Birth nameChristian Robert Crippin
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974
OriginSurrey, British Columbia, Canada[1]
GenresRock, punk rock[2]
Occupation(s)Drummer
InstrumentsDrums, background vocals
Years active2003–present
LabelsIsland Records
Universal Music Canada

Outside of Hedley, he was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked. In 2018, Crippin started a new project called MrCrippin.

Early life

Crippin began to have an interest in music at a very young age. It wasn't until his mid-teen years when he started learning how to play drums.[4]

Career

Before joining Hedley, Crippin worked as a drum technician and played drums for several different artists.[4] Crippin was the drum technician on the 2000 albums Drawing Black Lines and L.D. 50 by Project 86 and Mudvayne respectively.[5] Crippin also spent two years touring with Bif Naked.[4] He later joined Everything After before they split in 2004.[6] Crippin formed a new project called Bomb the Past, a group he fronted.[4]

Crippin spent 13 years with Hedley and released 6 albums with the group. In 2018, it was reported that Crippin had been fired by the band in 2017.[7]

Amidst the allegations against lead singer Jacob Hoggard from Hedley, Crippin spoke out against his former band mate. He stated he was "extremely rude" and was "hard to work with."[8] Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018[7] and released his debut single "Big Brother" in 2021.

Crippin has also worked as a drum technician for the likes of 3 Inches of Blood, Billy Talent, From Autumn to Ashes and Rod Laver.[5]

Personal life

Crippin owns two companies, Crippin Health Inc. and Mrdrumsalot Music Inc.[9]

Discography

with Project 86

with Hedley

Main article: Hedley discography

Singles
List of singles as MrCrippin[10]
Title Year Album
"Big Brother" 2021 Take It to Heart
"Fight"
"Lucky"
"Dream"
"Take It to Heart"

Additional credits
Title Year Artist(s) Notes Ref.
Drawing Black Lines 2000 Project 86 Drum technician
L.D. 50 Mudvayne Drum technician [5]
In a Perfect World 2001 Rod Laver Drum technician [11]
Purge Bif Naked Drums [5]
Cul-De-Sac 2003 V Shape Mind Drum technician [12]
Self-Destructive Pattern Spineshank Drum technician [13]
A Cruel World 2005 Bloodsimple Drum technician [14]
Abandon Your Friends From Autumn to Ashes Drum technician [15]
Art of Dying 2006 Art of Dying Drum technician [16]
Fire Up the Blades 2007 3 Inches of Blood Drum technician [17]
Dead Silence 2012 Billy Talent Drum technician [18]

References
  1. "Jacob Hoggard". CTV.ca. 2008-01-16. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. "Famous Last Words". iTunes. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. Bliss, Karen (2008). Hedley Fan Lowdown. Inside Music Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-894917-75-9.
  4. "MrCrippin - About". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. "Chris Crippin Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. Jason Ankeny. "Hedley - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  7. Judy Trinh (November 8, 2018). "Hedley singer's behaviour got worse with fame — and went unchecked by those around him, ex-drummer says". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  8. Katie Colley (July 11, 2019). "Former Hedley Drummer Chris Crippin Says Jacob Hoggard Was Douchey And Extremely Rude". ET Canada. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  9. "Lawsuit of the week: Former Hedley drummer claims he was duped". December 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  10. "MrCrippin on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. "In a Perfect World - Rod Laver Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. "Cul-De-Sac - V Shape Mind Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  13. "Self-Destructive Pattern - Spineshank Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  14. "A Cruel World - Bloodsimple Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  15. "Abandon Your Friends - From Autumn to Ashes Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. "Art of Dying - Art of Dying Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  17. "Fire Up the Blades - 3 Inches of Blood Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  18. "Dead Silence - Billy Talent Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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