About
Website
www.loumolino.com
„Beautiful sonic overtones with fullness and clarity. They complement drums perfectly. Hands down the best cymbals ever made.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Giant Beat Hi-Hat
18" Giant Beat «Multifunction»
20" Giant Beat «Multifunction»
24" Giant Beat «Multifunction»
Cymbals listed from left to right
7" 2002 Cup Chime
10" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
15" Signature Traditionals Medium Light Hi-Hat
(Discontinued)
17" Signature Traditionals Thin Crash
20" Signature Traditionals Thin Crash
22" Signature Traditionals Light Ride
Videos & Pics
Biography
Louis Molino III, originally from the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, is a Los Angeles-based studio and touring drummer. Lou was an original member of Cock Robin, and released their debut album on Columbia Records. He has worked with producers Bob Ezrin, Eddie Offord, Paul De Villiers, Trevor Horn, Steve Hillage, Mark Mancina and Ken Scott. He has recorded and/or toured with with Trevor Rabin, Julian Lennon, David Cassidy, Kim Mitchell, Yoso, Kenny Loggins, Roger Hodgson, Billy Sherwood, The Tubes and Yes featuring Anderson Rabin and Wakeman. Lou's work can also be heard on such films as Con Air, Tarzan, Armageddon, Training Day, Jack Frost, Glory Road, Bad Boys II, Gone in Sixty Seconds, G-Force and Max. His television credits include Zero Hour, Agent X and 12 Monkeys.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 22", 24", 26"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Deep, dark, rich, brilliant, warm. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Even, balanced, very responsive feel. Pearly, wooden ping over a wide, deep, full wash. Big, swelling crash sound. Strong, articulate embedded bell. An ultimate classic sound, developed in 1967 during one of popular music's most revolutionary eras.
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Details
Sizes: 14"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, dry, woody. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Full, warm, open sound. Loose, soggy chick sound. Perfectly suited for traditional swing patterns, but also well usable for other acoustic styles like Blues, Country, Soul or Gospel.
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Details
Sizes: 14", 15", 16"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Mellow, warm, yet brilliant with a hissing shimmer. Medium range and fairly clean mix. Warm, light and woody open sound, paired with a well defined, soft chick-sound. A very classic hi-hat for multi-purpose application in different musical genres.
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Details
Sizes: 10", 8"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, airy, snarling, silvery. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a very responsive, explosive splash sound. Low tuned effect cymbal for lively accents in moderate volume. Well suited for hand-playing. Vinnie Colaiuta explains: “They are sweet, they are these kind of punctuation marks in the background.”
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Details
Sizes: 5 1/2", 5 pc Set, 5", 6 1/2", 6", 7 1/2", 7 pc Set, 7", 8"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Bright, warm, full, brilliant. Wide range, clean mix. Soft, extremely responsive. Explosive, shattering, glassy attack with modulating warm, full, long fade. Features an exotic, very dominant center tone with lively, flanging over- and undertones. Available individually or as sets on hardware mountable 5 and 7 arm holders. Well suited for upside down mounting over a ride bell.
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