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Mathias Ruppnig

Scopes

Mathias Ruppnig

About

Paiste Artist Since
November 2023

Nationality
Germany

Main Affiliations
Scopes
Ganna
Tobias Meinhart Berlin People

Other Affiliation
Diplomat

Website
www.mathiasruppnig.com

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„Paiste Cymbals, familiar since my earliest childhood. Quick and clear in their tone, they seamlessly match my auditory desires.“

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Biography

Austrian drummer and composer Mathias Ruppnig is an indemand musician of the european jazz scene. With his own project "SCOPES" he tours Europe and Asia regularly. He completed both a Bachelor and Master’s Degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. As a leader and composer he released five records on well established labels such as british based Whirlwind Recordings. He collaborated with musicians like David Liebman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jim Rotondi, Ben van Gelder, Charles Altura, China Moses or Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy). Ruppnig appeared on several international Jazz Festivals. For example Jazzfestival Saalfelden, CULLY Jazzfestival, Inntöne Jazzfestival, Jazz in the Park in Romania, the Alfa Jazz Fest in Ukraine, the Jarasum Jazzfestival in South Korea or Jazzmandu Jazzfestival in Nepal. In 2014, he won the "Downbeat Award for College Graduate Outstanding Performance" in the Latin group category with the KUG Composers’ Ensemble. Since 2018 Mathias is a member of “Tobias Meinhart Berlin People (Sunnyside Records) and in 2022 he performed with the Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio at the Grillo-Theater in Essen (GER) and at Jazz Club Sounds in Brussels (BE).

Setup Cymbals

Formula 602 Classic Medium Flatride
  • Details

    Sizes: 20"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Warm, mellow, crystal-like. Medium range, fairly clean mix. Very balanced and controlled feel. A pearly, woody stick sound paired with a silvery wash. A very sensitive cymbal perfectly suited for soft playing at lower volume level and studio application.

  • Sounds

Masters Dark Ride
  • Details

    Sizes: 20", 22"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky, breathy. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a quick response. Very well crashable. Controllable, peppery stick sound over a dark layered oriental, smoky wash. A ride cymbal that can easily be used in a small jazz club setting and flourish in other styles such as blues or country music.

  • Sounds

Masters Dark Crash
  • 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

Masters Dark Hi-Hat
  • 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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