Laurence Pike
# Laurence Pike

Laurence Pike is an Australian drummer and electronic musician. He studied at Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Mike Nock. Pike has specialised in improvised music, "[integrating] everything from jazz to psych to ambient to ... experimental electronic".

Pike is a member of PVT (formerly Pivot) and Szun Waves (with Luke Abbott, and Jack Wyllie of Portico Quartet), a former member of Triosk, and released his debut solo album Distant Early Warning on The Leaf Label on 30 March 2018.

The album was recorded on a drum kit and sampler in one day, and was described by All About Jazz as "a technological and spiritual jazz suite" and "a work of intense serenity".

Pike is a longstanding member of Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders (featuring Kirin J. Callinan, Donny Benét), and regularly tours and records with Sarah Blasko, and 4AD recording artist D.D Dumbo.

## Discography

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Beginning and End of Knowing (with Mike Nock) | Released: October 2015 Label: FWM Records (FWM006) Formats: CD, LP, digital download |
| Distant Early Warning | Released: 30 March 2018 Label: The Leaf Label (BAY 109) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |
| Holy Spring | Released: 17 May 2019 Label: The Leaf Label (BAY 114) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |
| Prophecy | Released: 24 July 2020 Label: The Leaf Label (BAY 123) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |

## Awards and nominations

### National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| National Live Music Awards of 2016 | Laurence Pike (PVT) | Live Drummer of the Year | Nominated |
