Samantha Fish
About
Paiste Artist Since
January 2012
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliations
Samantha Fish
Them Vibes
The Loving Mary Band
Maggie Rose
Website
www.sarahtomekdrums.com
„Tone, durability, handcrafted, quality, feel, sustain & family are a few words that come to mind. Being with Paiste is my childhood dream and every record I’ve played on is the proof.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
20" 2002 Big Beat «Multifunction»
24" Giant Beat «Multifunction»
18" 2002 Big Beat «Multifunction»
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
18" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
22" Signature Traditionals Light Ride
16" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
Cymbals listed from left to right
15" 2002 Sound Edge Hi-Hat
18" 2002 Crash
24" 2002 Ride
20" 2002 Crash
Biography
Since 2012 Sarah has found herself as a prominent Nashville drummer backing such acts as Steven Tyler’s Loving Mary Band, Gretchen Wilson, Maggie Rose and Them Vibes. Her precocious ability to play a multitude of genres with effortless pocket and feel made her an easy choice for many producers in the studio as well. Her studio efforts include: Manolo Garcia’s Latin Grammy Award winning record, “Geometria Del Rayo”, Maggie Rose’s 13 piece band live record, “Change The Whole Thing” and Foreigners “I’d Give My life for Love” to name a few. Sarah has also had the privilege of being the featured house drummer on "Late Night w/ Seth Meyers and shared the stage with Steven Tyler and Sara Bareilles on The Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, PBS, Late Show w/ Seth Meyers and The Late Show w/ Steven Colbert. Sarah is a proud endorsee of Paiste Cymbals, Ludwig Drums, Vic Firth Sticks, Humes and Berg Cases and Hercules stands.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 21", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, deep, brilliant, lush. Medium wide range, complex mix. Responsive, giving feel. Warm luscious crashes with swift fade. Airy, defined ping over wide multi-layered wash. Broad, musical, integrated bells. Multifunctional design to work well as both crashes and rides in medium low to loud settings.
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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: 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: 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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Details
Sizes: 13", 14", 15", 17"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Medium bright, full, warm, brilliant. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Fast, responsive feel. Full, bright, energetic open sound. Sharp, full chick sound. The original, once patented, wavy bottom hi-hat design. The 17" version adds extraordinary boost, low end and crisp projection.
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