Kevin Haskins

Kevin Haskins also known as Kevin Michael Dompe (b. July 19, 1960, in Northampton) is a drummer best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Pamela Dompe and two daughters Diva and Lola.

History

As a child, Kevin 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. In 1978, Haskins joined Bauhaus 1919 which consisted of vocalist Peter Murphy, J, and Ash. ^[1] Bauhaus officially broke up (for the first time) in July 1983.

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. Their second release, 1987's Earth, Sun, Moon spawned the minor hit "No New Tale to Tell."^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, Love and Rockets released "So Alive," a Top Ten hit. After a grueling tour schedule in support of their big hit, including one with The Dandy Warhols, Love and Rockets took five years off before returning to the studio together. Interest in the group increasingly dwindled and the band's members went in different directions in 1998. It was then when Kevin decided to make music from his home so he could spend more time with his wife and two daughters.^{[citation needed]}

In the fall of 1998, Kevin began composing scores for video games, film, and television, under the name Messy, with partner Doug DeAngelis. Messy's recent credits include music in The Crow III, What Lies Beneath, 2Gether, NBC’s Third Watch, Things Behind the Sun, Skechers USA, EVE.com, PlayStation 2, The Unreal Tournament sequel, Myst III’s “Exile” single, HBO, Disney, and an award-winning trailer for the Independent Film Channel. ^[2]

In 1998, Haskins reunited with Bauhaus for its "Resurrection" tour. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Composer filmography

• Kevin Haskins at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ Haskins MP3Bio Jan 05, 2000
2. ^ MessyMusic.com July 25, 2000

External links

• Official Bauhaus site
• Q&A with Kevin Haskins
• Messy Music
• Evolution Music Partners composer credits