Slawomir Puchala

Doda

Slawomir Puchala

About

Paiste Artist Since
October 2010

Nationality
Poland

Main Affiliation
Doda

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Setup

Slawomir Puchala

Cymbals listed from left to right

18" Twenty Custom Collection Metal China (discontinued)
15" Masters Dark Hi-Hat
18" Twenty Custom Collection Full Crash (discontinued)
19" Twenty Custom Collection Full Crash (Custom)
21" Signature Dark Energy Ride Mark II
20" 2002 Novo China
14" RUDE Hi-Hat
18" PST X Swiss Medium Crash

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Biography

Slawomir „Sowa” Puchala was born in 1976, in the family with long music tradition. When he was a teenager he bagan to play in local bands. He was the founder of “Faces”, which brought him first successes on the stage. In 2004 he joined Kapela Pieczarków from Zywiec and he created his own project: Tatrans. In 2006 he played with Perfect and performed during their jubilee concert “25 years of Perfect” during “Festiwal Jedynki” in Sopot. He also worked with such polish music scene personages as Ania Dąbrowska, Patrycja Markowska, Stachursky and In-Grid. Since 2009 he is the member of Doda band. He takes active part in promoting young artists and he also teaches drums playing. The specific sound of contemporary music caused, that very often acoustic instruments are connected with virtual ones.

Setup Cymbals

  • 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.

  • Sounds
  • Details

    Sizes: 18", 20"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Aggressive, bright, energetic, trashy. Medium range, complex mix. Responsive feel, explosive attack. Powerful, cutting effect cymbal for exotic accents. A good cymbal for noisy crash riding at higher volume levels.

  • Sounds
  • Details

    Sizes: 14"
    Volume: Loud
    Weight: Heavy

    Sound character: Medium bright, raw, full, energetic. Wide range, complex mix. Heavy, full feel. Raw, full, loud open sound. Tight, full, cutting chick sound. Versatile, all-round hi-hat for loud playing.

  • Sounds
  • 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.

  • Sounds
  • Details

    Sizes: 18", 20"
    Volume: Loud
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Very bright, slightly trashy, full, exotic. Wide range, complex mix. Fast, responsive, explosive crash, loud, clear defined bell. Very unique, versatile china for flexible application.

  • Sounds