Alberto Mazza

Mil Tierras Project

Alberto Mazza

About

Paiste Artist Since
January 2019

Nationality
Italy

Main Affiliations
Mil Tierras Project
Duo Sinesi - Mazza

Website
www.mazzaalberto.com

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„With Paiste cymbals, it's easy to find sonic stability, warmth, subtlety, power and versatility. They are the absolute sonic perfection in every imaginable musical situation. I love them!“

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Biography

Alberto Mazza is an Argentine drummer located in Italy since 2018, throughout his career he has toured with his own projects in different countries in America and Europe. He works hard on the divulgation of Argentine music, which he has renewed, restructuring all its rhythms, combining them with ideas from Jazz music, Afrocuban music and Brasilian music. He is the author of the book Argentine Folk Music an Improvisation Approach, which he has presented in different schools and universities around the world through Clinics and Master Classes. He has been in the teaching field for more than 25 years. He is the founder of Dinamika Drum School in Italy and creator of the most important drum fest in Italy, Dinamika International Drum Fest, which also takes place in Spain.

Setup Cymbals

  • Details

    Sizes: 14", 16", 18"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Exotic, warm, trashy. Medium range, complex mix. Fast, responsive feel, fairly quick decay. An explosive Crash cymbal with a strong, low wash for unique effects in many styles of music.

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    Sizes: 20", 22"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky, breathy. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a quick response. Very well crashable. Controllable, peppery stick sound over a dark layered oriental, smoky wash. A ride cymbal that can easily be used in a small jazz club setting and flourish in other styles such as blues or country music.

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    Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery, soft feel with quick response. Rich, dark, mystical crash sound with tender clarity. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents and crashes in intimate to semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells. «For those guys who really appreciate just having a cymbal that can do everything, the larger Dark Crashes can do anything. Very crash-able, and if you want to ride on them, they will give you all the ride patterns in the world.» - Gregory Hutchinson

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  • Details

    Sizes: 14", 15"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Dark, full, soft, multi-layered. Medium wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Velvety sizzling open sound. Rich, dark chick sound. A sensitive hi-hat perfectly suited for light to medium heavy use within Jazz, Blues, Country and other acoustic music styles.

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    Sizes: 10", 8"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Dark, soft, warm, fast. Wide range, complex mix. Very soft feel, very responsive. Delicately whooshing effect cymbal with a round, balanced decay for short accents in low to moderate music settings.

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