Mel Gaynor
 Mel George Gaynor (born 29 May 1960 Balham London England) is a British musician. He is best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds. Gaynor was born to a Jamaican father and an Afro-Brazilian mother.Gaynor joined Simple Minds in 1982 as a session drummer for the New Gold Dream album (as a recommendation by the record producer Pete Walsh) then later joined the band permanently for the New Gold Dream tour as a replacement for Mike Ogletree.