Duda The Bricklayer Drums

Lord Bishop Rocks

Duda The Bricklayer Drums

About

Paiste Artist Since
October 2021

Nationality
Brazil

Main Affiliation
Lord Bishop Rocks

Website
www.thebricklayerdrums.com

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„Being in the Paiste Family is a dream come true and I feel very honored to be a part of it. Let's rock the world with the best cymbals.“

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Biography

Duda The Bricklayer is a self-taught drummer from Serrana city, at São Paulo estate in Brazil and he has been living in Germany since 2016. Coming from a musical family and inspired by his Mother Rosana, his first musical step was to play an old acoustic guitar from his Father José, who was also inspired by Brazilian country music. Anyway his passion for the drums was always there noticed by the playing on his mothers pots since was a kid. He finally started to have contact with the drums at the age of 18. Due to the conditions he could not offer to have drums himself so he always tried to meet with some friends that let him play it. In 2004 he and some friends created a Cultural Center called “Cecac” (Centro de Cultura e Ativismo Caipira). From that moment on he would be able to play some old drums and had more contact with bands. Since then he never stopped improving in the drums and at 25 he finally got his first drum set to keep up the dream of drumming. Back then he was playing with his band “Dias Mortos” and with many other musician friends from his city when in 2015 he was selected to play with “Lord Bishop Rocks” band in their Brazilian Tour. After that was invited to play in the European Tour and since then he is the permanent drummer and fix band member. Since 2015 he has been playing in over 30 countries around the World and had the pleasure to play with legendary bands. He and his band are looking forward to 2022 to play with “The Quireboys”, “The Sweet” and the mighty “Nazareth” in their European Tour. Duda The Bricklayer Drums is a drummer that plays with all his heart in every beat. He is the Dreamer Drummer.

Setup Cymbals

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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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  • 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.

  • 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

  • Sounds
  • 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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