{{short description|American drummer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Harry Miree | image = 10-2 - Harry Miree-14.jpg | caption = Miree in 2021 | landscape = yes | birth_name = Harrison Moore Miree | birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | occupation = Drummer, Musical Director | website = {{URL|harrymiree.com}} }}

'''Harrison Moore Miree''' (Born 1988) is an American musician from Birmingham, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Miree Obituary (2010) - Mobile, AL - AL.com (Mobile) |url=https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/christopher-miree-obituary?id=21782576 |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Journal of a fame addict | work=TEDxNashville| date=December 17, 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrFFVUqhN6M |access-date=December 18, 2020 }}</ref> He has served as the touring drummer and musical director for HARDY since 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Miree - Drummer |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/drummers/harry-miree/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |language=en}}</ref> and as a session musician has performed with Lindsay Ell,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2024-12-12 |title=Lindsay Ell |magazine=1883 Magazine |url=https://1883magazine.com/lindsay-ell/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250622174852/https://1883magazine.com/lindsay-ell/ |archive-date=2025-06-22 |access-date=2025-12-27 |language=en-GB}}</ref> LoCash, Nashville's Clare Bowen,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vicfirth.com/artist/Harry_Miree/|title=Harry Miree|newspaper=Vic Firth|access-date=February 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Ryan Follese of Hot Chelle Rae,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harrymiree.com/|title=Harry Miree|website=www.harrymiree.com|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> Troy Cartwright, Levi Hummon, and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daddario.com/pmArtistDetail.Page?ActiveID=3900&ArtistId=46969&ArtistName=Harry_Miree|title=Promark Drumsticks : Artist Details: Harry Miree|website=www.daddario.com|access-date=February 4, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pearldrum.com/artists/drumset-artists/harry-miree#overview|title=Harry Miree {{!}} Pearl Drums|website=pearldrum.com|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> Miree is known for his humorous overuse of the word "dude" and open-handed playing style, earning popularity in the drumming community through millions of views of his original videos on the streaming platform YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/harrymiree/about|title=Harry Miree YouTube Channel Statistics {{!}} YouTube|website=youtube.com|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==

Miree was a founding member of Boom City,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berklee.edu/bt/alumnotes/harry-miree|publisher=Berklee Today|access-date=December 31, 2014|title=Alumni Notes - Harry Miree}}</ref> a rock band signed to T.H.E. (an imprint of Atlantic Records Group) that disbanded in 2012 under a settlement to redact all previous commercial recordings, resulting in the folding of the T.H.E. imprint.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drumeo.com/beat/the-true-financial-life-pro-drummer-podcast-42/|title=The True Financial Life of a Pro Drummer {{!}} Drumeo|website=www.drumeo.com|date=February 18, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2013 Miree graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.workingdrummer.net/2018/06/14/harrymiree/|title=Harry Miree: Building a Successful YouTube Channel, Speaking Your Truth, Separating One's Self-Worth from the Gig You Have {{!}} Working Drummer Podcast|website=www.workingdrummer.net|date=June 14, 2018|language=en|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> and moved to Nashville to serve as touring drummer and musical director for recording artist Whitney Wolanin.<ref>Nicole Bass, October 2014. [http://www.alifelessbeige.com/article/a-life-more-inspiring-interview-harry-miree-professional-drummer/ "A Life More Upbeat With Harry Miree, Professional Drummer"]. A Life Less Beige</ref>

In 2014, Miree began posting a weekly YouTube video series entitled "DudeThoughts" which chronicled his rise through the ranks of professional drumming, amassing millions of views and earning him YouTube's Silver Creator Award in 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/harrymiree|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 31, 2014|title=Harry Miree Official YouTube Channel}}</ref> and a Webby Award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Webby Awards (2021) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002235/2021/1/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> Through these videos and his popular appearances on Drumeo,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-27 |title=The Best Drum Videos Of 2019 |url=https://www.drumeo.com/beat/the-best-drum-videos-of-2019/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Free Online Drum Magazine {{!}} The Drumeo Beat |language=en}}</ref> Miree became known for his unique open-handed drumming technique in which he utilizes a remote hi-hat (instead of traditional hi-hat) for his primary hats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKrn6p0Aj3w|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 31, 2014|title=5 Tips for Drumming Like Carter Beauford|date=April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nR49qEdONs|publisher=YouTube|access-date=January 9, 2020|title=DudeThoughts: 5 Tips for Drumming Open Handed|date=May 31, 2016 }}</ref> alt=Harry Miree signs autographs after the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour on April 20, 2023 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, TN|thumb|Miree signing autographs on the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour in 2023 From 2015 through 2021, Miree toured with Levi Hummon, Clare Bowen, Troy Cartwright, LoCash, Ryan Follese of Hot Chelle Rae, and Lindsay Ell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pearldrum.com/artists/drumset-artists/harry-miree#overview|title=Harry Miree {{!}} Pearl Drums|website=pearldrum.com|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daddario.com/pmArtistDetail.Page?ActiveID=3900&ArtistId=46969&ArtistName=Harry_Miree|title=Promark Drumsticks : Artist Details: Harry Miree|website=www.daddario.com|access-date=February 4, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/nashville/cast/scarlett-oconnor|title=Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor {{!}} Nashville|website=ABC|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Miree - Drummer |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/drummers/harry-miree/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

From 2019 to present day Miree has served as touring drummer and musical director for HARDY.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Logan |date=2023-07-20 |title=HARDY unveils star-studded music video for "TRUCK BED" |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2023/07/hardy-unveils-star-studded-music-video-for-truck-bed/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Substream Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In addition to his touring roles, Miree produced the HARDY albums Live from Red Rocks<ref>{{Citation |title=HARDY [Live From Red Rocks] - HARDY {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hardy-live-from-red-rocks--mw0004487410 |access-date=2025-12-27 |language=en}}</ref> and the Amazon Music exclusive "Songline".<ref>{{Citation |title=HARDY [Amazon Music Songline] - HARDY {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hardy-amazon-music-songline--mw0004507707 |access-date=2025-12-27 |language=en}}</ref> In 2024 Miree music-directed Nickelback and HARDY's collaboration on CMT Crossroads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HARDY and Nickelback Team Up for a Riotous Performance of 'Truck Bed' on 'CMT Crossroads' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/hardy-nickelback-perform-truck-bed-cmt-crossroads-watch-8621054 |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Drumming techniques ==

Miree's popularity among drummers stems from his unorthodox use of remote hi-hats (instead of traditional hi-hats) as his primary hats. Miree's drums are configured left-handed but right-footed, allowing him to play the kit right-handed to create an open-handed effect, which he has dubbed "open-handed drumming for the lazy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-2020-in-the-studio-with-nashville-performer-and-youtube-success-story-harry-miree/|title=In the Studio with Nashville Performer and YouTube Success Story Harry Miree {{!}} Modern Drummer Magazine|website=www.moderndrummer.com|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Though Miree pioneered the so-called "lazy" style of open-handed drumming, he credits Dave Matthews Band drummer Carter Beauford for the original inspiration to play open-handed, and has paid tribute to Beauford throughout his YouTube videos, magazine interviews, and promotional appearances on shows such as Drumeo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drumeo.com/beat/how-to-improve-your-cross-stick-sound/|title=Harry Miree's Quick Tips {{!}} Drumeo|website=www.drumeo.com|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>

Miree has openly discouraged the traditional practice of teaching rudiments to developing students, stating that the needed elements to learn drumming exist organically in music, and that the use of robotic elements like rudiments early in development threaten what should otherwise be a joyful process of learning a musical instrument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-meinl-radio-30931866/episode/harry-miree-42383664/|title=Meinl Radio Interviews Harry Miree {{!}} iHeart Radio|website=www.iheart.com|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>

== Equipment ==

Miree uses Pearl Drums, Meinl cymbals, Evans drumheads, and Vic Firth drumsticks, with whom he developed and uses a signature drumstick model called "Harry Miree's DudeStick".<ref>{{Cite web |title=In the Studio with Nashville Performer and YouTube Success Story Harry Miree {{!}} Modern Drummer Magazine |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-2020-in-the-studio-with-nashville-performer-and-youtube-success-story-harry-miree/ |access-date=January 9, 2020 |website=www.moderndrummer.com}}</ref>

== Philanthropy == alt=Drummer Harry Miree visits Lutz K-8 School in Tampa, FL. Miree and basketball star Charles Barkley combined efforts to donate more than 100 drum sets to United States schools along Miree's tour route with HARDY from 2021 through 2025.|thumb|Miree visiting Lutz K-8 School near Tampa, FL Miree was a founding member of the Birmingham, Alabama based non-profit Scrollworks, which formed in 2007 to bring free music education to underfunded public schools that suffered from little or no curricular arts budget.

In 2021, Miree partnered with basketball star Charles Barkley and charity Little Kids Rock to donate 100 drum sets to local schools along Miree's United States tour route with HARDY.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-05 |title=Charles Barkley promises to donate 50 drum sets to 50 schools if viral video wins Webby Award |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/charles-barkley-promises-to-donate-50-drum-sets-to-50-schools-if-viral-video-wins-webby-award/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=CBS Sports |language=en}}</ref> Miree and Barkley fulfilled the 100 drum set donation quota in 2023 but have continued donating drum sets and school visits on subsequent tours in 2024 and 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Miree - Drummer |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/drummers/harry-miree/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, the music education nonprofit Music Will named Miree, Kristen Chenoweth, Tom Morello, and Wyclef Jean to its National Advisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Stacy Simons |date=2025-08-05 |title=Music Will Announces National Advisory Board With Darryl McDaniels, Tom Morello And More |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/2025/08/05/music-will-announces-national-advisory-board-with-darryl-mcdaniels-tom-morello-and-more/ |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=CelebrityAccess |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

{{Awards table|5}} |- ! scope="row" | 2021 | Webby Awards | Best Individual Performance (Video) | DudeThoughts: A Day in the Life of a Road Musician | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-releases/winners-announced-for-the-25th-annual-webby-awards/ |title=Winners Announced for the 25th Annual Webby Awards |work=Webby Awards |date=2021-05-18}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2023 | Drumeo Awards | Country Drummer of the Year | Harry Miree | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.drumeo.com/beat/drumeo-awards-winners-2023/ |title=The Winners of the 2023 Drumeo Awards |work=Drumeo |date=2024-02-01}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | Modern Drummer Readers Poll | Country | Harry Miree | {{nominated}} | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/modern-drummers-2025-readers-poll/ |title=Modern Drummer's 2025 Readers Poll |work=Modern Drummer |date=2025-12-01}}</ref> {{end}}

== Personal life ==

While Miree was in college, his brother Kyser was murdered at home in Mobile, Alabama.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyser-miree-update-four-arrested-for-fatal-shooting-of-vanderbilt-grad/|title=Kyser Miree Update: Four Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Vanderbilt Grad|newspaper=CBS News|access-date=September 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> During the public outrage that followed, Miree urged the press to "love and forgive" Kyser's killers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyser-miree-2009-vanderbilt-grad-mourned-praised-by-father-after-apparent-murder/|title=Kyser Miree, 2009 Vanderbilt Grad, Mourned, Praised by Father After Apparent Murder|newspaper=CBS News|access-date=September 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://harrymiree.blogspot.com/2010/07/regarding-men-who-killed-kyser.html|title=Regarding the Men Who Killed Kyser|website=Harry Miree's Official Blog|date=July 26, 2010|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>

Miree has spoken publicly and to suicide grief support groups on his experiences with suicidal ideation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2014/09/aware_mountain_brook_group_to.html|title='Aware' Mountain Brook group to host suicide prevention talk this week|website=AL.com|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.harrymiree.com/ Official site] *[https://www.youtube.com/harrymiree Official YouTube Channel]

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