Kevin Haskins

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{{Infobox musical artist
| image =
| name = Kevin Haskins
| background = person
| birth_name = Kevin Michael Haskins
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Northampton]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
| origin =
| genre = {{cslist|[[Gothic rock]]|[[post-punk]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]|[[psychedelic rock]]}}
| occupations = {{cslist|Musician|drummer|songwriter|composer}}
| years_active = 1978–present
| instruments = {{cslist|[[Drum kit|Drums]]|synthesizer|[[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]|percussion}}
| label = {{cslist|[[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]]|[[RCA (BMG)|RCA]]|[[4AD Records|4AD]]}}
| current_member_of = [[Poptone]]
| past_member_of = [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets]], {{nobr|[[Tones on Tail]], [[The Bubblemen]]}}
| alias = Kevin Michael Dompe
}}
'''Kevin Michael Dompe''' (born 19 July 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-183001/kevin-haskins-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people|work=[[MyHeritage]]|title=Kevin Haskins: Biographical Summaries of Notable People|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220518071124/https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10182/%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BE-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D1%8F%D1%85?lang=RU&itemId=183001&action=showRecord|archive-date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> born and best-known as '''Kevin Michael Haskins''', is an English drummer, best known from the British rock group [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]. He was also a member of [[Tones on Tail]] and [[Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets]].

==Early career==
As a child, Haskins banged on flowerpots and kitchen pots and pans. He eventually moved to bongos and then to drums. It wasn't until Haskins attended a [[Sex Pistols]] gig that he and his brother [[David J]] formed a band called the Submerged Tenth. The band was short-lived, but Haskins and J collaborated again in another band which featured guitarist [[Daniel Ash]].<ref name="VH1bio">{{Cite web |title=Kevin Haskins : Biography |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/haskins_kevin/bio.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223173418/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/haskins_kevin/bio.jhtml |archive-date=2004-12-23 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=[[VH1]]}}</ref>

==Influences==
The beginnings of the [[post-punk]] scene had a strong effect on Haskins. He cited drummers who "had an influence on me namely, [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]] from [[Joy Division]] and [[Kenny Morris (musician)|Kenny Morris]] from [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]. I liked how Stephen played sixteenth notes on the hi hat and he used this wonderful electronic drum called The [[Synare]] drum which I ran out and bought immediately! With Kenny I loved how he would use the tom tom drums rather than hi hats and cymbals."<ref>{{cite web|first=Judy |last=Lyon|title=Bauhaus’ Kevin Haskins On His Involvement with Foxes Tv |url=https://torchedmagazine.com/2018/10/20/bauhaus-kevin-haskins-on-his-involvement-with-foxes-tv-going-vegan-and-the-launch-of-an-exciting-indiegogo-campaign/ |work=Torchedmagazine|date=20 October 2018|access-date=1 November 2018|quote=At the time there were two drummers who had an influence on me namely, Steven Morris from Joy Division and Kenny Morris from Siouxsie And The Banshees. I liked how Steven played sixteenth notes on the hi hat and he used this wonderful electronic drum called The Synare drum which I ran out and bought immediately! With Kenny I loved how he would use the tom tom drums rather than hi hats and cymbals.}}</ref>

==Bauhaus==
{{See also|Bauhaus discography}}
In 1978, Haskins, David J, Ash, and vocalist [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] formed Bauhaus 1919. The name is reference to the German [[Bauhaus]] art movement of the 1920s, because of its "stylistic implications and associations", according to David J. The band also chose to use the same [[typeface]] used on the Bauhaus college building in [[Dessau]], Germany. Although there were bands before them that pre-figured the style, Bauhaus is generally agreed to have been the first gothic rock group.

Bauhaus combined a number of influences ([[punk rock|punk]], [[glam rock]], even funk and dub) to create a gloomy, but passionate sound which appealed to many looking for something new in the wake of punk's collapse. Their sound proved inspiring and brought attention to a whole wave of post-punk groups delving in the gloomy style that would eventually come to be known as gothic rock. Bauhaus became one of the most influential goth rock bands. Bauhaus officially broke up (for the first time) in July 1983.<ref name="VH1bio" />

In 1998, Haskins reunited with Bauhaus for the popular "Resurrection" tour.<ref name="VH1bio" /> The band reformed again in 2005 to co-headline the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] held in [[Indio, California]], which was followed by another tour through North America, Mexico, and Europe. In the summer of 2006 Bauhaus toured with [[Nine Inch Nails]] on the summer leg of the [[With Teeth]] tour.

==Tones on Tail / Love and Rockets==
{{See also|Tones on Tail#Discography|Love and Rockets discography|The Bubblemen#Discography}}

When Daniel Ash pursued his first side project Tones on Tail with bassist Glenn Campling, he asked Haskins to play drums. He again utilized Kevin for his next band Love and Rockets which also featured David J. Despite their previous band's goth status, Love and Rockets moved away from that genre.<ref name="VH1bio" /> Their first release, ''[[Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven]]'' (1985), leaned more towards psychedelic music. In 1987, ''[[Earth, Sun, Moon]]'' had a folkier sound and spawned the minor hit "No New Tale to Tell".

In 1989, Love and Rockets released "So Alive", a top ten hit. After a grueling tour schedule in support of their big hit Love and Rockets took five years off before returning to the studio together. The result was a move to a much more electronic sound that had more in common with [[the Orb]] than their rock or [[Goth subculture|Goth]] roots. A few more records were released including ''[[Sweet F.A. (album)|Sweet F.A.]]'' and ''[[Lift (Love and Rockets album)|Lift]]'', but interest in the group increasingly dwindled and the band's members went in different directions in 1998.<ref name="VH1bio" /> It was then when Kevin decided to make music from his home so he could spend more time with his wife and two daughters.

==Messy Music==
In the autumn of 1998, Haskins began composing scores for video games, film and television, under the name Messy Music, with partner Doug DeAngelis. The duo met as producer and artist during the making of the Love and Rockets album ''Lift''.

DeAngelis and Haskins describe Messy as electronic alternative music, featuring guests like [[Michael Balzary]] from [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Jessicka (singer)|Jessicka]] from [[Scarling.]], among others. Messy's credits include music for ''[[Myst III]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Myst III: Exile The Soundtrack – VGMdb |url=https://vgmdb.net/album/19740 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=vgmdb.net |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Crow: Salvation]]'', ''[[Saw II]]'', [[2gether (band)|2Gether]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Haskins {{!}} Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-haskins-mn0000767570/credits |access-date=26 June 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> [[NBC]]'s ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[Things Behind the Sun]]'', and trailers for [[Skechers]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.messymusic.com |title=Messy Music|publisher=Messymusic.com|access-date=18 October 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011727/http://www.messymusic.com/ |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He lives in [[Los Angeles]], California, with his Psychologist wife Pamela Dompe, and two daughters, Diva Lynn and Lola Rose. Haskins' daughters were all born in England.

Both daughters played in the band [[Blackblack]]. Additionally, Haskins and his daughter Diva are in the band [[Poptone]], with Daniel Ash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Bret |date=28 May 2018|title=There’s Only One: An Interview with Diva Dompe of Poptone |url=https://somewherecold.net/2018/05/28/theres-only-one-an-interview-with-diva-dompe-of-poptone/ |access-date=12 April 2022|website=[[Somewherecold Records|Somewherecold]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Lola Dompe is currently a drummer and vocalist in the band [[Automatic (American band)|Automatic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cruel World Festival 2022 {{!}} Review & Photos |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/cruel-world-festival-2022-review-photos |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=Grateful Web |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0368183|name=Kevin Haskins}} (composer filmography)

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[[Category:1960 births]]
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[[Category:Musicians from Northampton]]
[[Category:English rock drummers]]
[[Category:British gothic rock musicians]]
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[[Category:British post-punk musicians]]
[[Category:English expatriate musicians in the United States]]

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