# Chris Crippin

Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician, best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. Crippin departed the band in 2017.
Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drummer. He was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked. In 2018, Crippin started a new project called MrCrippin.

## Early life

Crippin began to have an interest in music at a very young age. It wasn't until his mid-teen years when he started learning how to play drums. He began enrolling in drum lessons in June 1989, working with Pete Barone. He was hired by Ray Ayotte, founder of Ayotte Drums, to work in his shop in Vancouver.

## Career

In 1996, Crippin formed the band, The Human Resistance Program. He also worked as a drum technician and played drums for several different artists. Crippin worked with producer Bruce Fairbairn on four albums. He also was the drum technician on the albums, Drawing Black Lines (2000) and L.D. 50 (2000) by Project 86 and Mudvayne respectively. In 1999, Crippin joined Bif Naked and spent two years touring with the musician. While touring with the artist, he was also involved in his own music projects such as Sun Like Star, Gasm, 7Lies, and Noise Therapy. He later joined Everything After, working with Chad Kroeger and Garth Richardson, before disbanding in 2004. Crippin formed a new project called Bomb the Past, a group he fronted.
Crippin spent 11 years with Hedley and released six studio albums with the group. In 2018, it was reported that Crippin had been officially fired by the band in March 2017.
Amidst the allegations against lead singer Jacob Hoggard from Hedley, Crippin spoke out against his former band mate. He stated he was "extremely rude" and was "hard to work with." Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018 and released his debut single "Big Brother" in 2021.
Crippin has also worked as a drum technician for the likes of 3 Inches of Blood, Billy Talent, From Autumn to Ashes and Rod Laver. He live tech for musicians including Gene Hoglan and Ian Browne. In March 2011, Crippin embarked on an All Access Music Tour, performing drums and doing Q&A's at three Long & McQuade stores in British Columbia and Ontario.

## Personal life

Crippin owns a home studio in Gatineau, Quebec. He also owns two companies, Crippin Health Inc. and Mrdrumsalot Music Inc.

## Discography

with Project 86
* Drawing Black Lines (2000)
with Hedley
* Hedley (2005)
* Famous Last Words (2007)
* The Show Must Go (2009)
* Storms (2011)
* Wild Life (2013)
* Hello (2015)

### Albums

List of albums with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| #MeTooDriveBy | Released: April 12, 2024 Label: MrDrumsAlot Music Inc. Format: Digital download |

### Singles

List of singles as MrCrippin :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Big Brother" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Fight" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Lucky" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Dream" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Take It to Heart" | 2021 | Non-album singles |

### Additional credits

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Notes |
| Drawing Black Lines | 2000 | Project 86 | Drum technician |
| L.D. 50 | 2000 | Mudvayne | Drum technician |
| In a Perfect World | 2001 | Rod Laver | Drum technician |
| Purge | 2001 | Bif Naked | Drums |
| Cul-De-Sac | 2003 | V Shape Mind | Drum technician |
| Self-Destructive Pattern | 2003 | Spineshank | Drum technician |
| A Cruel World | 2005 | Bloodsimple | Drum technician |
| Abandon Your Friends | 2005 | From Autumn to Ashes | Drum technician |
| Art of Dying | 2006 | Art of Dying | Drum technician |
| Fire Up the Blades | 2007 | 3 Inches of Blood | Drum technician |
| Dead Silence | 2012 | Billy Talent | Drum technician |