Capital Soiree
About
Paiste Artist Since
February 2026
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliations
Capital Soiree
Worry Club
„I got my first Paiste cymbal when I was 12 years old and I have never wanted to play another cymbal since! The logo, history, and roster are iconic and it's an honor to OFFICIALLY endorse my favorite instruments in the world.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
18" Formula 602 Classic Thin Crash
20" Formula 602 Classic Medium Ride
18" Masters Dark Crash
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
18" Formula 602 Classic Thin Crash
20" Formula 602 Classic Medium Ride
19" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
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Biography
Dean Sinclair is a Chicago based touring/session musician and is most known for recording/touring in his band Capital Soiree in addition to touring in the band Worry Club. Raised in McHenry, Illinois, Dean's parents were his first supporters when they gifted him a toy snare as an infant, causing him to have no memories of life before drums. He began playing with bands in junior high and is overwhelmed that basement practices have led him to stages and festivals across North America and Europe. Although playing and traveling are Dean's biggest joys, he is most thankful for the friendships he's made locally and internationally through music.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, fairly bright, solid. Medium range, clean mix. Controlled and even feel. Very nice and sparkling stick sound supported by a breathy layer of wash. Perfectly balanced. A dynamic all around cymbal for many musical styles played at moderate level.
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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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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: 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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