Kanavan also played briefly with Killing Joke, Enigma, The Maisonettes, The Alan Parsons Project and Dire Straits.

[2] A session musician, Kanavan drummed for Decca, Polydor and indie label Sabre, and became the drummer for the band Dream Cast on their ill-fated European tour, in which Dave Elliott (guitar), Chris Nichols (keyboards) and Helen Raven (vocals) died in a horrific traffic accident.

Born in Accrington, the former Royal Marine Officer built a reputation for his aggressive and rhythmic style of drumming.

Following his brief spell of notoriety, Kanavan stepped away from the limelight in the early 1980s and began a new life as a music tutor in the South of England.

Following the death of his wife on 11 August 1989, Blue Haze vocalist Barbara Mac, he lost his love of music.