Toby Dammit

Lawrence Edward Crooke (born December 13, 1966 in Knoxville, Tennessee), is an American musician, producer, and composer. He has often been credited as Toby Dammit or Larry Mullins, his adopted name.[1] A multi-instrumentalist playing mainly drums, percussion and keyboards, he is known for his work with Iggy Pop, Swans, The Residents, Iggy and The Stooges and Silver Apples. In 2015 he began performing live with Nick Cave and continued performing with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds during their world tour for the album Skeleton Tree. He has also worked extensively in music for films and television, and appears as the big band drummer Willy Schuricke in the German cable series Babylon Berlin.

For the Edgar Allan Poe character, see Never Bet the Devil Your Head § Plot summary.

Career

In 1990 he appeared as Larry Mullins on his first professionally released album with the band The Ringling Sisters, produced by Lou Adler (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cheech & Chong, The Mamas & the Papas). Dammit is best known as Larry Mullins for his 1990–1999 collaboration with Iggy Pop as his drummer. During this time, he recorded three albums with Iggy Pop: (American Caesar, Naughty Little Doggie and Avenue B) and made several soundtrack appearances: (Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare, Fast Track to Nowhere, The Crow: City of Angels, Coffee and Cigarettes, Monster Men - Space Goofs). His percussion work appeared throughout the entire score for Johnny Depp's film The Brave starring Marlon Brando. During this period, Dammit also toured extensively with Iggy Pop and performed at more than 700 concerts worldwide together. Their legendary live concert at the original Paris Olympia in 1991 was released as the DVD Kiss My Blood and serves as a genuine document of their energetic work together.

He joined Swans in 1995, working closely with Michael Gira even after he disbanded Swans and formed The Angels of Light. Together they collaborated on ten releases and approximately 85 concerts worldwide which reached into 2001.

Rumors have circulated for years regarding his musical collaborations with The Residents, although he has denied details of his involvement, often referring interviewers to The Cryptic Corporation, the management of The Residents. Toby Dammit is credited on numerous releases by The Residents as a "sound contributor" but his actual contributions to these releases remain unclear.

In 2000, Toby Dammit started a Hamburg-based record company with The Residents European label impresario Guido Randzio called Hit Thing Records specializing in rare re-issues by Yello, Die Haut & Nick Cave, Liaisons Dangereuses and Georges Montalba as well as his own collaborations with Thomas Wydler of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Luther Hawkins. The label shared offices with Euro Ralph, The Residents European label, which furthered the lore of his possible involvement with the world's most mysteriously unidentified band.

In 2001 he began a decade of work together with Swiss artist Stephan Eicher, which produced 5 albums, 2 live DVD's, numerous singles and 186 concerts worldwide IN Switzerland, France, Belgium and Germany.

In 2006 he met fellow American saxophonist Jessie Evans in Berlin and they produced a duo act that recorded and toured worldwide for seven years resulting in 2 studio albums and 225 concerts together, climaxing at Olympia (Paris) opening for Iggy and The Stooges.

In 2011, he was invited to join Iggy and The Stooges onstage in England and remained their live drummer for 60 concerts worldwide.

In 2015, he was invited to join Silver Apples as a guest onstage in Knoxville, Tennessee, which resulted in a homecoming concert for both he and the electronic music pioneer Simeon Oliver Coxe III. Their entire time together was filmed and recorded for a documentary film by director Trey Counce.

He has worked on many significant feature films as both a composer or musician, including: School of Rock, Premium Rush, End of Watch, Capitalism: A Love Story, Apple Jack, Monsieur N., Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, Eierdiebe, Dead Dogs Lie, Dead Man Down, Connasse, Princesse des cœurs and most recently Babylon Berlin.

Throughout his career, he has worked with a myriad of international artists, notably in France, including: Zaz, Raphaël Haroche, Keren Ann, Bertrand Burgalat, Paul Personne, Fred Avril, A.S Dragon, MeLL, Marie Modiano, Chloé Mons, Ndidi Onukwulu, Brisa Roché, Rosemary Standley and James Eleganz.

Outside of France he has worked with: Nick Cave from Victoria, Australia, Mick Harvey from Victoria, Australia, Iggy Pop from Muskegon, Michigan, Stephan Eicher from Bern, Switzerland, – Michael Gira from Los Angeles, California, – Ely Guerra from Mexico City, – Rufus Wainwright from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, – Jessie Evans, as well as Mark Eitzel from San Francisco, California, – Lydia Lunch from Rochester, New York, – Cano Caoli, as well as Masatoshi Nagase from Tokyo, Japan, – Miguel Bosé from Panama City, Panama, – Peter von Poehl from Malmö, Sweden, – Dave Sardy from Brooklyn, New York, – Frank Black from Boston, Massachusetts, – Depedro from Madrid, Spain, – Arno from Brussels, Belgium, – Jesse Malin from Queens, New York, – Bee and Flower from New York City, – April March, as well as Chuck E. Weiss from Los Angeles, California, – Mount Sims from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, – Anna Clementi from Rome, Italy, – N'Dea Davenport from Atlanta, Georgia, – Alex Maas, as well as Okkervil River from Austin, Texas, – The Living Things from St.Louis, Missouri, – Both Ben Becker and his sister Meret Becker, as well as Katharina Franck from Berlin, Deutschland – Gemma Ray from Basildon, England, – MSTRKRFT, and King Khan from Toronto, Canada, – Serena-Maneesh, as well as Turbonegro, The Last Hurrah!!, Eirin Kinn, Kjartan Kristiansen, and Sivert Høyem from Oslo, Norway, – Sharon Corr from Dundalk, Ireland, – Edyta Bartosiewicz from Warszawa, Poland, – Simeon Oliver Coxe III of Silver Apples from Knoxville, Tennessee, – Tav Falco of The Panther Burns from Hot Springs, Arkansas, – Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols from Paddington, London, England, – Luke Elliot from Princeton, New Jersey, Bryan Ferry from Durham, England, and most recently Siobhan Fahey from Dublin, Ireland and Marcella Detroit from Detroit, Michigan as Shakespears Sister .

An extensive chronological discography and tour date history can be found on the official Toby Dammit website.[2]

Filmography
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), New Line Cinema Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and DVD
  • Fast Track to Nowhere (1994), A&M Original T.V. Soundtrack from Rebel Highway
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996), Miramax Pictures Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Space Goofs (1997), Gaumont Film Company Monster Men / Space Goofs / Ein Heim für Aliens Original T.V. Theme
  • The Brave (1997), Brave Pictures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • Dead Dogs Lie (2002), My2 Centences Pictures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Monsieur N. (2002), Paname Cinema / Virgin / EMI France Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Demons Dance Alone - Live (2003), Revenge / EuroRalph Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Kiss My Blood - Live at the Olympia, Paris (2003), Revenge / FGL France Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Taxi Europa FILM*S (2003), Virgin / EMI France Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • School of Rock (2003), Paramount Pictures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • Eierdiebe (2003), Odeon Pictures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Asmik Ace Entertainment Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Tour Taxi Europa (2004), Virgin / EMI France Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Wormwood Live Bonn, Germany 1999 (2005), EuroRalph Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Apple Jack (2006), Hit Thing Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Die Unerzogenen (2007), Pandora Film Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Eldorado Trio Live (2009), Barclay / Universal Records France Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009), Overture Films / Anchor Bay Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Konstruktion (2010), Schau Ort Berlin Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Im Alter von Ellen (2011), Real Fiction Good! Movies Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • NECRO (2011), Postal Films Mexico Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Premium Rush (2012), Columbia Pictures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • End of Watch (2012), Crave Films Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • The Drum Tuning Revolution! (2012), Udo Masshoff Germany Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Dead Man Down (2013), Original Film Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD "Eblouie Par La Nuit"
  • Udo Masshoff's Ultimate Drum Tuning Revolution! (2015), Udo Masshoff Germany Original Motion Picture and DVD
  • Connasse, Princesse des cœurs (2015), Gaumant Films France Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD
  • The Invaders (2016), Pipeline Entertainment Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Babylon Berlin (2017), XFilme/SKY/Netflix/BMG/RCA Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Piercing (2018), Memento Films international Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Distant Sky - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live in Copenhagen (2018), Trafalgar Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Lotte am Bauhaus (2019), UFA Fiction/ARD/Degeto/MDR Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score
  • Where Does A Body End, SWANS Documentary (2019), Eye Light Films LTD
  • Blue Film Woman (2020), Third Window Films Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score and DVD

Discography

Singles and EP's
  • Wild America (4-Song EP CD Single)(1993), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records U.K.
  • Louie Louie (2-Song CD(Norwegian Hultsfred Festival Limited Edition 2-Song CD Single)(1993), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records U.K.
  • Wild America (4-Song 7" 45 rpm)(1993), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records U.K.
  • Louie Louie (4-Song EP CD Single) (1994), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records U.K.
  • Beside You (4-Song EP CD Single)(1994), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records U.K.
  • Mixin' the Colors (Spanish 1-Song CD Single)(1994), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI Records Spain
  • Wild America: Rare Tracks (Japanese 7-Song EP CD Single)(1994), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI / Toshiba Japan
  • Pussy Walk (2-Song 7" 45 rpm Single)(1996), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI
  • Heart Is Saved (4-Song EP CD Single)(1996), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI
  • I Wanna Live (3-Song EP CD Single)(1996), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI
  • To Belong (1-Song EP CD Single)(1996), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI
  • Innocent World (2-Song EP CD Single)(1996), With Iggy Pop, Virgin / EMI
  • Vete (1-Song CD Single)(1999), With Ely Guerra, EMI México
  • Tengofrio (1-Song CD Single)(1999), With Ely Guerra, EMI México
  • Corruption (3-Song EP CD Single)(1999), With Iggy Pop, Virgin France / EMI
  • Miss Argentina (1-Song CD Single)(1999), With Iggy Pop, Virgin France / EMI France
  • Praise Your Name (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(1999), With Angels of Light, Young God Records
  • Lotofire 3 (3-Song CD Single)(1999), With Ely Guerra, EMI México
  • Corruption (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(1999), With Iggy Pop, Virgin U.K.
  • Gopher Edits (EP 10" 33 rpm Clear Vinyl 25cm Club)(2001), With Toby Dammit, Tricatel Disques France
  • Modus Operandi (12" 45 rpm Single)(2001), With Toby Dammit, Omplatten Records
  • Lotofire Mixes (12" 45 rpm Single)(2002), With Ely Guerra, Higher Octave
  • On Nous A Donne (1-Song CD Single)(2003), With Stephan Eicher, Virgin / EMI France
  • Lotofire 4 (7-Song EP CD Single)(2003), With Ely Guerra, EMI México
  • Mein Freund (1-Song CD Single)(2003), With Stephan Eicher, Virgin / EMI France
  • Tant & Tant (2-song CD Single)(2003), With Stephan Eicher, Virgin / EMI France
  • No Sorrow (2-Song EP CD Single)(2004), With Richard Ruin, Ruin Records
  • As A Matter Of Fact (3-Song EP CD Single)(2006), With Katharina Franck, Skycap Records Germany
  • C'est Dur L'amour (1-Song CD Single)(2006), With Marie Modiano, Naïve Records France
  • Burger & Fries (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2007), With Allegra, Tricatel Disques France
  • Rendez-Vous (1-Song CD Single)(2007), With Stephan Eicher, Barclay / Universal France
  • Going to a Town (1-Song CD Single)(2007), With Rufus Wainwright, Geffen Records
  • Weiss nid was es isch (1-Song CD Single)(2007), With Stephan Eicher, Barclay / Universal Switzerland
  • Release The Stars (4-Song 3" CD Sampler)(2007), With Rufus Wainwright, Geffen Records U.K.
  • Rules And Regulations (2-Song CD Single)(2007), With Rufus Wainwright, Geffen Records U.K.
  • Scientist of Love (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2009), With Jessie Evans, Big Love Records Japan
  • Terminal 2B (1-Song CD Single)(2010), With Raphaël Haroche, EMI France
  • Prochaine Station (1-Song CD Single)(2010), With Raphaël Haroche, EMI France
  • La Fée (1-Song CD Single)(2010), With Zaz, Play-On / Sony Music France
  • Eblouie Par La Nuit (1-Song CD Single)(2011), With Zaz, Play-On / Sony Music France
  • Eblouie Par La Nuit (1-Song CD Single)(2011), With Zaz, Play-On / Respect Record Company Japan
  • Je t'ai vu sourire (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2012), With Stephan Eicher, Barclay Universal France
  • Casanova (6-Song EP-CD)(2013), With The Lightnin' 3, True Velvet Records France
  • Open Up and Bleed (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2014), With James Williamson & Carolyn Wonderland, Leopard Lady Records
  • Snowflakes For Breakfast (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2014), With Meret Becker, Edel Germany
  • I Got a Right (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2014), With James Williamson & Lisa Kekaula, Leopard Lady Records
  • Nie zabijaj miłości (2014), With Edyta Bartosiewicz
  • The Weight of the Moon (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2015), With The Last Hurrah!!, Rune Grammofon Norway
  • That Boy Is Mine (2015), With Kitty Durham & King Khan
  • Me and My Chauffeur Blues (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2016), With Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Org Records
  • Never Hold On (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2016), With King Khan
  • Sway (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2016), With Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Org Records
  • Retourner à la mer (1-Song CD Single)(2017), With Raphaël Haroche, Columbia France
  • 1969 (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2019), With Mike Watt, Org Records
  • Items Taken (2020), With UNEQUAL, UNEQUAL
  • Strip Trip to Miracle Cove (4-Song EP)(2020), With Draculina, MuSick Recordings
  • Nous (5-Song EP)(2020), With Sometimes With Others, Grand Chess Records Germany
  • Train Train (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2020), With Staxrud Allstars, Pure Lust Records Norway
  • 1970 (2-Song 7" 45 rpm)(2020), With Mike Watt, Org Records

Compilations

References
  1. "Eye on the Scene," Metro Pulse, June 28, 2007. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 2, 2015.
  2. Official website
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