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Jon Harper
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Daniel Harper
Born	(1978-02-15) 15 February 1978 (age 46) Reading, Berkshire, England
Genres	Alternative rock pop dance-pop electro indie rock
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1998–present

Jonathan Daniel Harper (born 15 February 1978) is an English session musician. He started his musical career as the drummer for Reading-based British alternative rock band, The Cooper Temple Clause. He filled-in the vacancy for drummer in the Brazilian band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) when Adriano Cintra took the place of Iracema Trevisan as bassist after she had left in April 2008.

In January 2010, Harper joined the Chris Corner (formerly of Sneaker Pimps) project IAMX as a member of the live band. He was also the founding drummer for IDLES, performing with them in 2010 and 2011.

He attended the Forest School in Winnersh with the other original members of The Cooper Temple Clause band, with whom he grew up with in Reading. He has cited Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, dEUS, Sonic Youth, Primal Scream, Squarepusher, Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder as some of his main influences.

References

1. "サービス終了のお知らせ". Geocities.co.jp. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. "Clause and effect". The Times Online. London. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2007.

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