# Grant Collins

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**Grant Collins** is an Australian professional [drummer](/source/Drummer) and drum clinician.

## Early life and career

Grant Collins began playing drums in his late teens. He spent several years performing in a 90s [cover band](/source/Cover_band), before he returned to studying drums.[1]

He toured the world with his One Man Percussion Orchestra, performing solo on a drum kit made up of 26 drums, 34 cymbals, and 18 foot pedals. In 1999 he released his debut album *Primal Instinct* recorded solo with no [overdubs](/source/Overdubbing), with *[Modern Drummer](/source/Modern_Drummer)* writing "What sounds like three or four players is only him. But it’s not until you see Grant play live that you really comprehend what he does."[2] Later, in 2006, Collins released a DVD of one of his performances, which *Modern Drummer* called "Collins' drumming skills are world-class...It's hard to imagine a human acoustic drumkit performer advancing much beyond this level."[3] They noted he played on ""the largest drumkit in the Southern Hemisphere."[4]

Collins has also performed as part of groups Topology,[5] The Trevor Hart Quartet,[6] and as The Collins/Wardingham Project with [Paul Wardingham](/source/Paul_Wardingham).[7]

## Teaching

Outside of performing, Collins is known for his work as an educator.[5]

He received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the [Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University](/source/Queensland_Conservatorium_Griffith_University) in 2014.[8]

## Discography

- *Primal Instinct* (1999)[2]
- *Dogboy* (2001)
- *Interactive,* as The Collins/Wardingham Project (2007)

## Videography

- *Live At The Tivoli — The Official Bootleg* (2006)
- *Live at the Powerhouse* (2015)[1]

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.grantcollins.com)
- [Photos of Grant Collins and other artists at the Australia's Ultimate Drummers Weekend 2006](https://web.archive.org/web/20070313081805/http://www.drumtek.com.au/html/galleries/audw_14/index.html)

## References

1. ["03 Apr 2018 - Grant Collins - DRUMscene Magazine. Australia's #1 Drum Maga... - Archived Website"](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180403060440/http://drumscene.com.au/features/interviews/item/527-grant-collins). *Trove*. Retrieved 2026-02-12.

1. Gladman, Mark (Oct 2002). ["Another Monster From Down Under"](https://archive.org/details/modern-drummer-issue-275/page/n25/mode/2up?q=%22Grant+Collins%22). *[Modern Drummer](/source/Modern_Drummer)*. '***(275): 24.***

1. Haid, Mike (May 2006). "Multi-Media: Performance". *[Modern Drummer](/source/Modern_Drummer)*. '***(318): 147.***

1. ["The Reference Shelf"](https://archive.org/details/modern-drummer-issue-314/page/n159/mode/2up?q=%22Grant+Collins%22). *[Modern Drummer](/source/Modern_Drummer)*. '***(314): 158. Jan 2006.***

1. Flick, Cooper (2019-09-04). ["scenestr - Three Taps Into Music And Dance In A Genre-Mashing Show From Topology"](https://scenestr.com.au/arts/three-taps-into-music-and-dance-a-genre-mashing-show-from-topology-20190904). *scenestr*. Retrieved 2026-02-12.

1. ["Jazz explorers venture south"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/280179921?searchTerm=%22Grant%20Collins%22%20%22drummer%22). *[Hills Messenger](/source/Hills_Messenger)*. 11 Aug 2004. p. 30. Retrieved 12 Feb 2026.

1. Haid, Mike (Oct 2007). ["Making Progress"](https://archive.org/details/modern-drummer-issue-335/page/n151/mode/2up?q=%22Grant+Collins%22). *[Modern Drummer](/source/Modern_Drummer)*. '***(335): 151.***

1. ["Walking to the beat of his own drum"](https://news.griffith.edu.au/2014/08/01/walking-to-the-beat-of-his-own-drum/). *Griffith News*. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2026-02-12.

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