Klatwerk3
About
Paiste Artist Since
September 2018
Nationality
The Netherlands
Main Affiliation
Klatwerk3
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Signature Traditionals Medium Light Hi-Hat
18" Formula 602 Classic Thin Crash
19" Masters Extra Thin
20" Signature Traditionals Light Ride
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Biography
Ancel Klooster studied classical percussion and drums at the Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen (The Netherlands). He studied drums at the Drummers Collective in New York (USA) with great drummers such as Kim Plainfield, Adam Nussbaum, Zach Danziger, Bobby Sanabria and Duduka da Fonseca. In 2011 he made a drum education trip to Boston and New York where he had private lessons with John Riley, Yoron Israel, Bob Moses, Bob Gulotti and Jim Payne. Currently he is writing his first drumbook, based on all the lessons and based on teaching drums for 25 years. He toured to Australia and New Sealand with the ‘PBG brassband’ in 1988. Playing rock with ‘Weekend at Waikiki’ in Berlin and festivals in Holland. The band ‘Springen’ brought him to Italy and Liechtenstein. Playing rhythm and blues with ‘Jumping the blues’, big band with the ‘New Metronome Band’ on gigs and festivals in the Netherlands and Germany. He played musicals as ‘Chicago’ and 42’nd Street in the major Dutch theatres as Beatrixtheater Utrecht, Luxor Rotterdam and Carré Amsterdam. He plays modern creative now-jazz with 'Klatwerk3' (6 CDs, national radio NPS), the newest CD "A Space Age Suite" was recorded in October 2021 and will be released Spring 2022. His first drumbook "The Drum Grillbook" (in cooperation with Peter Deiman) is published in 2021 by Hudson Music New York, Peter Erskine wrote: "A brilliant method". For more information: http://drumgrillbook.com
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, warm, strong, deep, silvery. Wide range, complex mix. Responsive, even feel. Warm sparkling stick sound over a wide, deep wash. Fairly quick, strong crash sound. Extremely dynamic and lively ride cymbal, suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
Sizes: 14"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, dry, woody. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Full, warm, open sound. Loose, soggy chick sound. Perfectly suited for traditional swing patterns, but also well usable for other acoustic styles like Blues, Country, Soul or Gospel.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Silvery, breathy, transparent. Fairly wide range, slightly complex and dense mix. Soft shimmering and velvety feel. A light crash cymbal with a definite retro character suited for many styles in that music genre.
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Fairly dark, warm, gentle. Fairly narrow range, complex mix. Buttery feel, very responsive. Warm, gentle crash sound with a quick decay. Multifunctional cymbal for fast, soft accents and delicate ride patterns. Also well suited for hand playing and mallet work.
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