Chris Crippin

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

Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drummer. 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. He began enrolling in drum lessons in June 1989, working with Pete Barone. He was hired by Ray Ayotte, founder of Ayotte Drums, to work in his shop in Vancouver.

Career In 1996, Crippin formed the band, The Human Resistance Program. He also worked as a drum technician and played drums for several different artists. In 1999, Crippin joined Bif Naked and spent two years touring with the musician. Crippin formed a new project called Bomb the Past, a group he fronted.

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." Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018

Personal life Crippin owns a home studio in Gatineau, Quebec.

Discography with Project 86 Drawing Black Lines (2000)

with Hedley

Hedley (2005) Famous Last Words (2007) The Show Must Go (2009) Storms (2011) Wild Life (2013) Hello (2015)

Albums + List of albums with selected details Title Album details #MeTooDriveBy Released: April 12, 2024 Label: MrDrumsAlot Music Inc. Format: Digital download

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

Additional credits Title Year Artist(s) Notes Drawing Black Lines 2000 Project 86 Drum technician Purge Bif Naked Drums Self-Destructive Pattern Spineshank Drum technician A Cruel World 2005 Bloodsimple Drum technician Abandon Your Friends From Autumn to Ashes Drum technician Art of Dying 2006 Art of Dying Drum technician Fire Up the Blades 2007 3 Inches of Blood Drum technician Dead Silence 2012 Billy Talent Drum technician