Plan Lomonosova
About
Paiste Artist Since
May 2010
Nationality
Russia
Main Affiliation
Plan Lomonosova
Other Affiliations
Tarakany
The Adventures Of Electronics
„Paiste is able to rise to the challenge of nowadays; it helps to sound better than a drum machine.“
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi-Hat Top
(regular)
14" Signature Dark Energy Hats Mark I Bottom
(regular)
18" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash
21" Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
20" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash
18" Signature Precision China
Videos & Pics
Biography
Sergey Prokofiev is a drummer with over 20 years of experience in music performing. Sergey was born in Moscow, Russia in 1976. His professional career began in 1998 with the Tarakany! (Cockroaches!) band, the most well known and longest running punk-rock bands in Russia. Since then he has amassed a remarkable body of work including recorded 27 albums and EPs, among them the landmark album, named MaximumHappy, which included 2 CDs. MaximumHappy was truly a breakthrough for the Russian punk rock scene. With this album the band again came up to the top places of radio charts. Since 1999 Sergey with Tarakany band actively goes on tour across Russia, Europe and Japan. Among the significant tours can be named: Joint tour with ZSK band (German, Berlin) – German, Russia, 2019, Joint tour with Marky Ramone (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee) – Europe, 2005, Joint tour with Sobut (Japan, Tokyo) and Scream Of The Presidents (Japan, Tokyo) - Japan, Russia, 2002. Tarakany! The same time the band headlines most of the biggest festivals such as Dobrofest, Nashestvie, Uletay fest, Kubana (2009 - 2015), Russia. As well, Tarakany! band has shared the stage with legendary bands at the international festivals including Rock’n’Roll Butterfahrt (Germany, Helgoland) – 2019, Mighty Sounds (Czech Republic, Tabor) – 2019, Atlas festival (Ukraine, Kiev) – 2019, etc. From 2000 till now Sergey is the permanent member of The Adventures of Electronics, popular Russian punk rock supergroup. The band has since released 6 full-length studios albums as well as a self-released EPs. Sergey joined the Paiste family the May of 2010.
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: 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Dry, slightly dark, raw, melodic. Fairly narrow range, fairly clean mix. Heavy yet controllable feel. A clear, glassy ping over a dry and slightly dark, harmonic layer of wash. Very distinctive, tight and deep bell. Well suited for all types of musical styles that require clear stick work and a strong bell. Developed in co-operation with the legendary "The Police" drummer Stewart Copeland.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, warm, brilliant, shimmering, deep. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Quick response, fairly soft feel. Rich, strong crash sound with open low end and shimmering highs. Very versatile, responsive crash cymbal suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
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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Details
Sizes: 14"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Earthy, warm, dry, washy. Fairly narrow range, complex mix. Soft, giving and responsive feel. Depending on how aggressively you tighten the pair, they offer a range from dry, trashy hi-hat sounds to shattering, noisy-washy crash effects.
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