Henry Rogers (drummer)
Henry Rogers is an English drummer, session artist, producer, sound developer and 2 time winner of the Classic Rock Society's award for "Drummer of the Year". He is best known for performing drums on 6 different Marillion "spinoff releases" including: 3 albums by Pete Trewavas' Edison's Children which stars Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong's son, Rick Armstrong & On-Set Hollywood Special FX Artist Eric Blackwood and 3 albums by Marillion's Mark Kelly including 2 with DeeExpus starring Andy Ditchfield and most recently "Mark Kelly's Marathon" in 2020. Henry Rogers has been featured in 5 releases with the British progressive rock band Touchstone and in 2018 joined Mostly Autumn.
Biography
Henry Rogers first got into drumming as a teenage and was tutored by a Big Band drummer who played alongside artists like Sir Paul McCartney and The Who; this is how Rogers came to adopt his style reminiscent of jazz, funk and progressive rock.Growing up, Henry played in various local bands, including The White Orchids and The Shindiggers, around his home town of Stoke–on–Trent. He was approached by and joined Final Conflict in 2007, touring in both the UK and at festivals in Europe. During his time with the band he was awarded second place in the Best Drummer category in the annual Classic Rock Society awards.
Over the years, Rogers' abilities and talents have grown enormously and have secured him full time positions with Touchstone, DeeExpus and Marillion side project Edison's Children; he continues to impress with his drumming skills, playing for both Puppet Rebellion, who he joined in October 2015, and Mia Klose as well. He is now in such demand that, along with all his full–time band activities, he also plays with The Daughters of Expediency and has also played with the Heather Findlay Band. He has also played at several festivals, both large and small, with some of these bands – High Voltage, RoSFest to name but a few... and he has played as tour support for artists such as Marillion and Steel Panther across the UK and Europe.
His playing skills have not gone unnoticed in the music industry: coming second in the Classic Rock Society Drummer of the Year at the age of 17, going one better and winning CRS Drummer of the Year two year's running, being voted 9th Best Drummer, 7th Best Drummer and 10th Best Drummer by Prog magazine readers alongside well–known established drummers including Ian Mosley, Neil Peart and Gavin Harrison; He was also listed in the July 2015 issue of Rhythm magazine as one of the 20 most influential prog drummers of the millennium.
Alongside his work with other musicians such as Alan Reed and with Alan's live band The Daughters of Expediency, Morpheus Rising and Edison's Children. He is also a well–known session musician, regularly working with established musicians both in the UK and from around the globe. He was also recently invited to play with Guy Manning's Damanek, at Summer's End 2016.
Rogers spends a great deal of his time writing and recording for various artists and projects from around the globe in his purpose-built recording studio in Cheshire, including working with Roland on their advertising campaign for their TM-1 Trigger Module.
Current kit and set–up
Full Kit: DW White Marine Pearl- Rack toms: 8” 10” 12”
- Floor toms: 14" 16”
- Kick drum: 22"
- Snare: collector’s series
- Sabian Cymbals
- Crashes: 16” 17” 18” AAX V-Crash
- Ride: 20” AAX Studio ride
- China: 20” HHX Zen China, 12” AAX mini china, 16” AAX china
- Splashes: 6” AAX splashes x2, 10” o-zone x1
- Hi-Hat: 13” HHX Evolution Hats
- Rack Toms: 10”
- Floor toms: 14" 16”
- Kick drum: 22"
- Snare: collector’s series
- Sabian Cymbals
- Crashes: 16” 18” AAX V-Crash
- Ride: 20” AAX Studio ride
- China: 20” HHX Zen China
- Hi-Hat: 13” HHX Evolution Hats
- White Marine Pearl - REMO Coated Ambassadors on toms, REMO Coated Ambassador X on snare, REMO Powerstroke Pro on kick
- Black Velvet - REMO Pinstripe on toms, REMO Ambassador X on snare, REMO Powerstroke Pro on kick
- Los Cabos 5A Intense Signature Henry Rogers
- Porter & Davies BC2
- Protection Racket Drum cases
- Roland and XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2
- DW9000
Discography
| Year | Band | Title | Label | Notes |
| 2007 | The White Orchids | Runaway | EP | |
| 2009 | Final Conflict | Another Moment in Time | Metal Mind Productions | DVD, filmed in Poland |
| 2011 | Touchstone | The City Sleeps | Steamhammer | Reached number 36 in the UK Rock Album chart |
| 2011 | DeeExpus | King of Number 33 | EDEL | |
| 2011 | Nerve Toy Trio | The Hard Cell | Burning Shed | EP |
| 2012 | Final Conflict | Return of the Artisan | Gaolhouse Music | |
| 2013 | Shineback | Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed | Bad Elephant Music | Guest appearance on title track |
| 2013 | Touchstone | Oceans of Time | Cherry Red | Reached number 24 in the BBC Official rock charts |
| 2013 | Edison's Children | The Final Breath Before November | Random Disturbance Records | |
| 2014 | Touchstone | Oceans EP | Touchstone Music | EP, Limited edition - 500 copies only |
| 2014 | Mia Klose | Living For Love | ||
| 2014 | Touchstone | Live Inside Outside | Touchstone Music | DVD |
| 2015 | Edison's Children | Somewhere Between Here and There | Random Disturbance Records | |
| 2016 | Heel | The Parts We Save | ||
| 2016 | Puppet Rebellion | Fragments | Single only | |
| 2016 | Puppet Rebellion | The Pact | Single only | |
| 2016 | Touchstone | Lights From The Sky | EP | |
| 2016 | Heather Findlay Band | I Am Snow | ||
| 2017 | Puppet Rebellion | Chemical Friends | Elysha | |
| 2018 | Mostly Autumn | White Rainbow | Mostly Autumn Records | |
| 2019 | Edison's Children | The Disturbance Fields | Random Disturbance Records |