Michael McDonald
About
Paiste Artist Since
April 1997
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliation
Michael McDonald
Other Affiliation
Peter Cetera
Website
www.danneedhammusic.com
„Paiste continuously makes instruments that get me excited about playing. They are musical, dynamic and seriously inspiring. I can’t imagine doing what I do without them.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Formula 602 Classic Medium Hi-Hat
17" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
19" Masters Dark Crash
20" Masters Dark Crash
22" Masters Dark Crisp Ride
10" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
14" PST X Swiss Flanger Crash (as stack top)
16" Masters Dark Crash (as stack bottom)
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Biography
Dan Needham is a session/touring drummer and producer residing in Nashville, TN. He has played live and recorded with Michael McDonald, Peter Cetera, Amy Grant, Kenny Loggins, Josh Groban, Michael W. Smith, The Getty’s, Israel Houghton, Andraé Crouch and hundreds of other artists in pretty much every genre. He has recorded on thousands of projects and dozens of Grammy and Dove award winning albums.
Setup Cymbals
Only standard models appear in this section.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark body, full frequency spectrum, brilliant highs. Very wide range, complex, pleasing musical mix. Immediate, sensitive response, strong attack, controllable spread, even, layered fade. This crash combines silky, soft qualities with energy and projection for an incredibly versatile application range. Also extremely well suited as suspended cymbals and for mallet rolls.
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Sizes: 10", 8"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, airy, snarling, silvery. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a very responsive, explosive splash sound. Low tuned effect cymbal for lively accents in moderate volume. Well suited for hand-playing. Vinnie Colaiuta explains: “They are sweet, they are these kind of punctuation marks in the background.”
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Sizes: 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, crisp, warm, rich, open. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Very responsive feel, quick attack. A nice and crispy stick sound supported by a strong, open and dark shimmering wash. Perfect control. Well suited for all styles of music that require great dynamics and full-bodied ride sound.
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Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Rich, warm, full, silvery with a light touch. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Soft feel, easy to control. Lively, responsive and warm open sound. Full, precise chick sound. Versatile hi-hat for medium loud settings, perfectly suited for studio applications.
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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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