About
Paiste Artist Since
February 2013
Nationality
United States
Other Affiliations
Michael Bolton
Amanda Brown
Website
www.drewmckeon.com
„Paiste Cymbals are just the best- so consistent and reliable. I fell in love as a child listening to Bonham, Alex Van Halen and Stewart Copeland. Then later on, checking out my heroes like Jim Keltner, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Jordan and Carlos Vega… Ricky Lawson, Vinnie, Nat Townsley, the list goes on… the baddest dudes EVER, all playing these beautiful instruments through the years. It is an honor to have been a part of the Paiste family since 2012.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" 2002 Big Beat Hi-Hat
19" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
22" Masters Thin
21" 2002 Big Beat «Multifunction»
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Biography
Drew McKeon is an in-demand session drummer, multi-instrumentalist, musical director, songwriter and producer who splits his time off the road between New York City and Los Angeles. From Royal Albert Hall to the Acropolis, the Hollywood Bowl to the sand dunes of Dubai, he has toured and performed in over 75 countries and every state (except Alaska) with Michael Bolton, Seal, Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall (solo), Jimmy Buffett, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, Alisan Porter, Jessie Murph, Chloe Bailey, Richard Marx, Allen Stone, Max, Ari Hest, Julian Lennon, Peter Cetera, Jessie Reyez, Miguel, Amanda Brown, Dave Mason, Loren Allred, Ron Pope, Shelea Frazier, Daniel Seavey, Pierce Pettis, Natalie Weiss, Steve Hackman, Morgxn, Everett Bradley’s Holidelic, Darian Cunning, Carrie Manolakos and many others. With decades of experience touring the world and a unique and diverse love of music and people, Drew is an asset to any band, on and off the stage. Whether behind the drums, piano or with a guitar in hand, his aim is always to make the artist comfortable and the audience happy.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 21", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, deep, brilliant, lush. Medium wide range, complex mix. Responsive, giving feel. Warm luscious crashes with swift fade. Airy, defined ping over wide multi-layered wash. Broad, musical, integrated bells. Multifunctional design to work well as both crashes and rides in medium low to loud settings.
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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: 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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