Philip Kelly

Jasmine Cain

Philip Kelly

About

Paiste Artist Since
March 2023

Nationality
United States

Main Affiliation
Jasmine Cain

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„By far, the most musical cymbals available. Their tonal consistency is incomparable and unmatched.“

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Biography

Getting his hands on a cassette copy of Van Halen's '1984' at the tender age of 8, one thing became immediately clear to a young Philip Kelly. He wanted to be Alex Van Halen. Discovering MTV (when they actually played music) he realized he also wanted to be Tommy Lee. Always the bridesmaid and never the bride, his parents would buy drumsticks and practice pads for him but wouldn't capitulate on a drum set for another 9 years. Philip entered the local Nashville rock scene around 1997 and recorded and toured regionally. He has performed with many incredible bands that you've never heard of over his 25+ years of being a drummer. In 2014, PK was recognized as best rock drummer by the Music City Mayhem Awards. Shortly after this, he was recruited by award winning artist Jasmine Cain to co-write and record the song 'Any Given Sunday' off of her 'White Noise' album. This collaboration eventually led our hero to being offered the drum throne permanently. It's where he's been since 2018, recording, touring, performing, & melting faces, at over 100 shows a year throughout the country.

Setup Cymbals

Only standard models appear in this section.
  • Details

    Sizes: 24"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Full, silky, powerful, deep. Fairly wide range, fairly complex mix. Responsive, soft feel with powerful attributes. Somewhat papery stick sound with a glassy undertone over fairly dark and cloudy wash. Very versatile ride cymbal with good crash-ability for classic rock music applications. Developed in co-operation with the legendary "Van Halen" drummer Alex Van Halen.

  • Sounds
  • Details

    Sizes: 10", 8"
    Volume: Soft
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Full, wet with a brittle, trashy side. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft and very responsive, giving feel with a short, exploding sparkly splash character. Very well suited for dynamic effect accents in many musical styles. Also, well suited for hand playing in percussive set-ups.

  • Sounds
  • Details

    Sizes: 16", 18"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Fairly trashy, bright attack, low wash. Wide frequency range, fairly clean mix. Explosive response, fast fade. Size range allows everything from quick accents to complex ride playing.

  • Sounds