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Larry Mullins (musician)

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Lawrence Edward Mullins, also known as Toby Dammit, (born 13 December 1966 in Knoxville, Tennessee)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and composer. A multi-instrumentalist (primarily drums, percussion, and keyboards), Mullins is best known as a member of the bands Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Swans, as well as a former member of The Stooges and other incarnations of Iggy Pop's bands. He has also worked extensively in music for films and television, and had a performance role in the German cable series Babylon Berlin.

Born
Lawrence Edward Mullins

(1966-12-13) 13 December 1966 (age 59)
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • composer
  • arranger
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • keyboards
  • vocals
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Larry Mullins (Toby Dammit)
Larry Mullins playing keyboards with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2017.
Larry Mullins playing keyboards with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2017.
Background information
Born
Lawrence Edward Mullins

(1966-12-13) 13 December 1966 (age 59)
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • composer
  • arranger
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Years active1984–present
Websitetobydammit.com
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Music career

Mullins played drums in Iggy Pop's band from 1990 to 1999, recording three albums and additional works created specifically for films. In 2011, he joined Iggy and The Stooges in England, and remained their live drummer until their final performance in 2013.[3][4][5]

Mullins joined Swans in 1995 and continued working with Swans frontman Michael Gira in Angels of Light into 2003. He rejoined Swans in 2019 for the recording of their album Leaving Meaning, and remains a member as of 2026.[6][7][8]

Mullins's percussion work appeared throughout the score for Johnny Depp's 1997 film The Brave, where he is credited as "Lawrence Mullins."[9] His original composition for the theme of director Tom Tykwer's German cable series Babylon Berlin,[10] in which he had a screen role as big band drummer Willy Schuricke,[11] was published as sheet music in 2020.[12] In 2021, Mullins performed on drums for Anna Calvi's score for the 2022 Peaky Blinders cable series.[13][14]

In 2015, Mullins began performing live with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as keyboardist,[15] and continued performing with them during their world tour for the album Skeleton Tree.[16] The tour for the album was documented in the film Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen.[17] In October, 2018, he switched from playing keyboards to playing drums for the band.[18] Mullins drummed for the Ghosteen European tour in 2022 and Wild God tour in 2024-26, and joined Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for their Carnage tour of Australia in 2022.[19]

Works (selected)

Solo

Film scores

Collaborations

  • Karny Sutra - with Luther Hawkins (2003)
  • Morphosa Harmonia - with Thomas Wydler (2004)

As producer

  • Bee and Flower - Last Sight Of Land (2007)
  • James Eleganz - The Only One (2019)
  • James Eleganz - Hotel Augusta (2022)
  • Mell (French singer) [fr] - Western Spaghetti (2010)
  • The Lightnin 3 [fr] - Morning, Noon & Night (2012)
  • Mike Watt - "1969" (Parts One + Two) (2019)
  • Mike Watt - "1970" (Parts One + Two) (2020)
  • Mike Watt - Fun House (Parts One + Two) (2022)
  • Mike Watt - TV Eye (Parts One + Two) (2023)
  • Mike Watt - We Will Fall (Parts One + Two) (2025)

As a featured musician

Soundtrack contributions

Publications

  • 1001 Nights: Willy Schuricke's Legendary Drum Solo as Performed in "Babylon Berlin" (sheet music, 2020)

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