Jon Harper’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro British musician
Is Musician 
Drummer 
From United Kingdom 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 15 February 1978, Reading, United Kingdom
Age: 42 years
Star sign Aquarius
Genre:
Alternative rock
Instruments:
Drum kit

Jonathan Daniel Harper (born 15 February 1978) is an English session musician and 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 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 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.

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