About
Paiste Artist Since
December 2021
Nationality
Germany
Main Affiliation
Jazz Pistols
Website
www.jazz-pistols.de
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Biography
Since 1992 drum teacher at private music schools Teacher at the Popakademie Mannheim since 2003 Teacher at the Music/Technique Summercamp in the Black Forest /Schluchsee 2nd International Summercamp of the Popakademie Mannheim Teacher at the Kulturfabrik Wolfsburg Numerous workshops during the Jazz Pistols tours in Africa and the Baltic States. Guest teacher at the Berufsmusikschule in Dinkelsbühl Guest teacher at the Kenyatta University Kenya / Nairobi Guest teacher at the University of Technology in South Africa / Pretoria Guest teacher at the Dresden Drum Festival Guest teacher at Popularmusikschule Ostwestfalen e.V. in Bielefeld, Germany M&T's "Drummer Summer Camp" 1996, 1998, 1999 - "Rock & Jazz Workshop" in Celle, many years - Regular performance at the "Int. Musik Messe Frankfurt" - "Summer Academy" in Riesa 1994, 1995,1996, 1997 - "Drums & Percussion" Seminar - "Drums & Percussion Tage" Tübingen / Metzingen - "Drummer Meeting" in Salzgitter 1997 "Drums-Only" opening in Saarland 1998 - "LAG-Music" Remscheid 1998, 1999 Workshops / Clinics in Austria and Switzerland 2000-2008
Setup Cymbals
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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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Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Rich, warm, lush, deep. Wide range, complex mix. Giving and responsive feel. Broad, warm open sound. Compact, lush chick sound. Extremely versatile hi-hat, perfectly suited for dynamic, articulated playing in a wide range of styles. “They are just chunky enough, but not overpowering. They are a little more chocolaty than the classic 602s”, describes Vinnie Colaiuta.
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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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Sizes: 12"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Bright, crisp. Narrow range, clean mix. Fast, responsive feel. Clear, defined open sound. Crisp chick sound. Articulate hi-hat primarily conceived to accompany the cajon. Also well suited for percussionists or drummers in acoustic styles or as an auxiliary hi-hat.
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