Freelance
About
Paiste Artist Since
January 2004
Nationality
Iceland
Main Affiliations
Freelance
Educator
Nýdonsk
Todmobile
Karl Orgeltrio
„Playing various things, I always find perfect voices for every occasion playing Paiste. Paiste is the biggest part of my sound.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Sound Creation Heavy Hi-Hat Top
14" Masters Thin Hi-Hat Bottom
18" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
20" Formula 602 Classic Medium Ride
18" Signature Full Crash
12" Noise Works Double Clang Crash
(discontinued)
18" PST X Swiss Medium Crash
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi-Hat
19" Signature Full Crash
22" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride
18" Signature Full Crash
20" Signature Thin China
(discontinued)
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Masters Thin Hi-Hat Bottom (as hi-hat top)
14" Sound Creation Heavy Hi-Hat Top (as hi-hat bottom)
18" Masters Dark Crash
20" Signature Traditionals Light Ride
18" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
optional: 20" Signature Traditionals Medium Light Swish (discontinued)
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Biography
Ólafur Hólm (Oli Holm) has enjoyed a successful career that spans over three decades in the Icelandic pop and rock genre. At the age of 10, Ólafur began studying the drums and at 16 his professional career took off when he became one of the founding members of Nýdönsk, one of Iceland’s most popular bands since 1987. Five Nýdönsk albums have reached gold record sales in Iceland. Nýdönsk won in four categories at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2018. Awards included pop song of the year and pop album of the year. From early on Ólafur has been a sought after session drummer. Ólafur’s popularity becomes evident in his recordings for many of Iceland’s most renowned artists within the music industry and his drumming can now be heard on over 100 LP albums. Ólafur has been active within the Icelandic theatres alongside his career in the pop industry, playing in productions such as The Rocky Horror Show, Evita, Rent, Grease, Hair, Les Miserable, We will rock you, Mamma Mia! and Matilda. Furthermore Ólafur has undertaken various projects within the classical percussion scene, mainly playing with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. Ólafur graduated from the Icelandic Musician’s Union school of music in 1992 and has taught drumming and percussion there since 1996. In 2005 he released an instructional book specifically aimed at students at the beginners level and in 2022 Ólafur released a playalong book. Ólafur has also performed with international artists Jon Anderson, Steve Hackett, Nik Kershaw, Midge Ure, Ken Hensley and Tony Hadley.
Setup Cymbals
Only standard models appear in this section.
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, warm, strong, deep, silvery. Wide range, complex mix. Responsive, even feel. Warm sparkling stick sound over a wide, deep wash. Fairly quick, strong crash sound. Extremely dynamic and lively ride cymbal, suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
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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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, fairly bright, solid. Medium range, clean mix. Controlled and even feel. Very nice and sparkling stick sound supported by a breathy layer of wash. Perfectly balanced. A dynamic all around cymbal for many musical styles played at moderate level.
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Details
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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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
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