Clive Deamer is an English drummer and percussionist who has been the drummer for the jazz band Get the Blessing since 2000. He has worked with acts including Radiohead, Portishead, Jeff Beck, Alison Moyet, Siouxsie Sioux, Roni Size, Hawkwind, Robert Plant and Reprazent.
Biography Deamer was the drummer of Hawkwind between 1983 and 1985. The band leader, Dave Brock, later said Deamer was "too professional", and he was replaced with Danny Thompson Jr. Deamer was the drummer of the rhythm and blues revival group Big Town Playboys and appeared on albums including Crazy Legs (1993) with Jeff Beck.
Deamer has drummed for Portishead since 1994, playing on Dummy (1994), Portishead (1997) and Roseland NYC Live (1998) and Third (2008). He appeared on the 1997 album New Forms by Roni Size & Reprazent, which won the Mercury Music Prize.
In 2000, Deamer formed the jazz band Get the Blessing with Jim Barr (bass), Jake McMurchie (saxophone) and Pete Judge (trumpet), in Bristol. From 2001 to 2007, Deamer was a member of Robert Plant's backing band. He first met Plant at Plant's daughter's wedding in 1991 when Deamer was playing with Big Town Playboys. Deamer appeared on Plant's albums Dreamland (2002) and Mighty ReArranger (2005).
Deamer worked with the French singer Damien Saez on the albums God Blesse / Katagena (2002), Debbie (2004) and Paris (2008). He participated in Saez's Yellow Tricycle project for the album To Lovers Prayer (2009). He recorded with Siouxsie Sioux on her 2007 album Mantaray.
Deamer joined Radiohead as the second drummer on the tours for the albums The King of Limbs (2011) and A Moon Shaped Pool (2016). He also performed in the live video The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement and on the 2011 double single "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase", and played additional drums on A Moon Shaped Pool. The Radiohead drummer, Philip Selway, said: "One [of us] played in the traditional way, the other almost mimicked a drum machine. It was push-and-pull, like kids at play, really interesting." In 2014, Deamer collaborated with Jonny and Colin Greenwood from Radiohead on the track "Under The Paving-Stones, the Beach!", on the soundtrack of the film Inherent Vice.
Discography YearArtistTitleNotesCite1983Kevin BrownRoad Dreamsdrums1983The Glee Club Let My People Twist!1989Champion Jack Dupree With The Big Town PlayboysLive At Burnley1990Kevin BrownRustdrums on four tracksBig Town Playboys Now Appearingdrums1992Headmaster The Kids Said Rock1993Kevin Brown Time Marches OnJeff Beck & the Big Town PlayboysCrazy Legsdrums and backing vocals1994John GottingA Month Of Sundays + The Best Of Johnny Gdrums on four tracksAndy Davis BandAndy Davis Banddrums and vocalsPortishead Dummydrums1996Roni Size / Reprazent Reasons For Sharing1997New FormsPortisheadPortisheaddrums on four tracks1998Roseland NYC Livedrums on all but two tracks, percussion on oneDr JohnAnutha Zonedrums on two tracksThe Insects & Richard Grassby-Lewis Featuring Jon Hassell Love And Death On Long Island soundtrackdrumsDavid Ferguson The View From Nowpercussion1999Day One Waiting For A Breakdrums on one trackEmiliana Torrini Love in the Time of ScienceTom Jones Reloaddrums and timpani on one track with Portishead2000Goldfrapp Felt Mountaindrums on one trackMark SpringerNature/Music/Food/The Stars And The Planetspercussion on three tracksDay One Ordinary Mandrums on three tracks2001Beth HirschTitles & Idolsdrums on one track2002Beth Gibbons & Rustin ManOut Of Seasondrums on three tracksAlison Moyet Hometimedrums on one trackBaxter Dury Len Parrot's Memorial Lift2007SiouxsieMantarayDrums and percussion2012Radiohead"The Daily Mail" / "Staircase"Drums and percussion2016RadioheadA Moon Shaped PoolAdditional drums on "Ful Stop"
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