About
Paiste Artist Since
May 1999
Nationality
Germany
Main Affiliations
Edguy
Avantasia
Sascha Paeth's Masters Of Ceremony
Other Affiliations
Gus G
Operation: Mindcrime
Squealer
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
18" RUDE China
20" Twenty Custom Collection Metal Crash
(discontinued)
18" 2002 Power Crash
14" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Hi-Hat
20" Signature Dry Dark Ride
(discontinued)
22" 2002 Crash
14" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat
20" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash
20" RUDE Novo China
Cymbals listed from left to right
19" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash
22" Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
18" RUDE Wild Crash
19" RUDE Wild Crash
20" RUDE Wild Crash
(discontinued)
20" 2002 Power Crash
18" Twenty Custom Collection Metal Crash
(discontinued)
19" Twenty Custom Collection Metal Crash
(discontinued)
20" Twenty Custom Collection Full Crash
(discontinued)
18" Twenty Custom Collection Metal China
(discontinued)
Biography
At the age of 8: first drum lessons in a percussion group. At the age of 10: single drum lessons at music school Konstanz (Germany). When I was 14 we moved to Marburg – there I focused on Rock and Metal drumming and got into my first bands. Since 1998 drummer for Edguy. Since 2008 drummer in Avantasia Since 2018 drummer for Sascha Paeth's Masters of Ceremony I've played many shows all around the world and intend to do so in the future.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Bright, explosive, full, sparkling, warm. Wide frequency range, fairly clean mix. Even, giving feel with a powerful attack, sharp response and a nice sparkling fade. A strong, full, durable and cutting crash with radiant sound.
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Details
Sizes: 20", 21", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: A fusion of darkness, energy, projection and brilliance. Very wide range, complex, musical mix. Responsive feel, extremely controllable. Woody, silvery, spanky ping over crunchy, thriving wash. Extremely versatile, flexible ride for wide ranging application in modern blended music styles. Mark II: Tends to be a bit livelier and brighter. This manifests itself in the overall sound character and in particular in the bell and ping sound. Mark II also has a bit more volume potential due to its more open character.
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Details
Sizes: 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Very energetic and powerful, metallic, hissing. Fairly narrow range, fairly clean mix. Very responsive, giving feel. Very well suited for crash/ride patterns. Strong, sturdy, loud crash for aggressive playing styles in loud and extreme musical genres.
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Details
Sizes: 18", 20"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Bright, silky, metallic, full, slightly trashy and very powerful. Wide range, fairly clean mix. Comfortable, responsive and somewhat soft feel. Exotic type of china that also offers the sound and function of a crash cymbal. Its unique shape makes both the bell and downward turned china edge accessible at once. Provides a strong, sizzling and deep layered china sound that is perfectly suited for any styles of Rock music and for other unique applications and percussive settings.
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Details
Sizes: 14"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Fairly dirty, full, cutting, rich. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Very responsive feel. Full, barking and piercing, yet somewhat cushy open sound. Tight and rough chick sound. A very balanced hi-hat with a healthy dose of dirt and a note of darkness, featuring enhanced power for players that require a consistently strong pair of hi-hats.
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