About
Paiste Artist Since
June 2022
Nationality
United States
Other Affiliation
Independent
Website
www.instagram.com
„Paiste is legacy , Paiste is sound, you can hear paiste in many records that have been part of music history.“
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Biography
Daniel Alvarez was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on February 27tb, 1992. From bis early years, He started to play the drums self-taught. His father is a well-known bass player from the Dominican Republic, so as a child He used to go to his dad's rehearsals, and sat down behind the drummer. This way, He grew up listening to Jazz. At the age of 8, He began to take drums lessons with professor Ramon Solano, one of the best drum teachers in the country. Under bis teaching, Daniel learned the drum foundation, rudiments and techniques. Had bis first own concert at 9 years old. Daniel started to play at Church, where He learned to play popular styles. He studied music for four years at the Culture and Arts Institute (ICA) in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Daniel was selected to participate f or two consecutive years at the Berklee in Santo Domingo program.
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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: 20", 22"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, trashy, papery, low. Wide range, complex and moody mix. Soft and buttery feel with a very wobbly and vibrant response. Fairly defined stick sound over a dark and cloudy wash. Perfectly suited for quieter musical settings such as blues, jazz and acoustic styles. Very user-friendly for percussive use and classical mallet application.
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Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, soft, warm, deep. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery feel, very responsive. Fine stick sound with hints of silver and wood over a broad, low-pitched warm, deep, multilayered wash. Wide, warm, full crash sound. Very lively, controllable. Multifunctional cymbal for refined ride playing and swelling, deep crashes. Also well suited for mallet playing mallets.
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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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