Dimitri Fantini

Independent

Dimitri Fantini

About

Paiste Artist Since
March 2018

Nationality
United States

Main Affiliation
Independent

Website
www.dimitrifantini.com

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„To me, Paiste means attention to detail and a focus on beautiful tone. I've never tried a Paiste cymbal that didn't sound exactly as I imagined it should sound.“

Setup

Videos & Pics

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PAISTE CYMBALS - Drumming Fundamentals with Dimitri Fantini (EP 1 - Setting up your drumset)
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PAISTE ARTIST - Dimitri Fantini
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PAISTE CYMBALS - Dimitri Fantini (Daydream by Victor Lee)
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PAISTE CYMBALS - Dimitri Fantini & Josh De La Victoria -
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Biography

Dimitri was given a set of drums for his first birthday, and that’s when his musical journey began. Initially, he was self-taught, playing along to records until the age of eleven when he began studying with Woody Sutton, who was a student of Chester Thompson—best known as the drummer for Genesis and Phil Collins. The knowledge Woody passed on helped Dimitri to build a foundation of technique, independence, and musicality on the drums. Dimitri went on to study percussion, piano, and music theory at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington, Delaware, one of the most selective public schools in the United States. It was at this time he started gaining experience performing in many situations, including concert bands, marching band competitions, and multiple gigging jazz groups. After graduating Dimitri focused on studio recording, engineering, and composition, perfecting his craft both on and off the drum kit. Today, Dimitri can be found performing and recording in a wide variety of situations, all drawing on his lifetime of musical experience. You can find him in jazz and R&B settings playing festivals with Cynthia Marie and touring with Liz Vice, in funk and hip hop settings with his own duo Smile and Wave, and producing and collaborating on music with a wide variety of artists. Dimitri's passion for music and rhythm motivates him to share with others. In clinics and with his students, he shares his experience and insights on everything from music theory and composition, to all manners of rhythmic concepts and drum set techniques.

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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  • Details

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

    Sound character: Full, wet with a brittle, trashy side. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft and very responsive, giving feel with a short, exploding sparkly splash character. Very well suited for dynamic effect accents in many musical styles. Also, well suited for hand playing in percussive set-ups.

  • Sounds
  • 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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