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Tre Balfour

About

Paiste Artist Since
September 1997

Nationality
United States

Main Affiliations
Jay Lamont
BlakTop

Other Affiliations
Gladys Knight
Jesse Scott

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Tre Balfour

Setup

Tre Balfour

Cymbals listed from left to right

10” PST X Swiss Splash over 10” Twenty China
4” 2002 Accent over 14” Sig Fast Crash
8” Sig Splash over 16” 2002 Crash
13" Signature Medium Hi-Hat (discontinued)
8" Signature Splash
20" Signature Dry Ride (discontinued)
16" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
18" Masters Extra Thin
14" Color Sound 900 Red China

Tre Balfour

Cymbals listed from left to right

13" Signature Medium Hi-Hat (discontinued)
8" Signature Splash
16" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
20" Signature Dry Ride (discontinued)
10" PSTX Swiss Splash (as stack top)
10" Twenty Mini China (as stack bottom)
14" PST X Swiss Thin Crash

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Biography

Tre’ Balfour has toured as a percussionist with Color Me Badd, Michael Bolton and has also performed with other artists in the music industry such as Gladys Knight, Kashif, All-4-One and a host of others. He is currently the drummer/musical director and producer for Jay Lamont (Sweet Success Records) and the drummer for the Urban Jazz group BlakTop which is signed to the same label. Merging the hand percussion concept of the percussionist groove into the groove of the drumset is what makes Tre’s sound unique.

Setup Cymbals

Only standard models appear in this section.

PST X Swiss Thin Crash
  • Details

    Sizes: 14", 16", 18"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Exotic, warm, trashy. Medium range, complex mix. Fast, responsive feel, fairly quick decay. An explosive Crash cymbal with a strong, low wash for unique effects in many styles of music.

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Signature Medium Hi-Hat
  • Details

    Sizes: 14"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Medium

    Sound character: Medium bright, full, warm. Medium wide range, balanced, clean mix. Even feel. Clear, full open sound. Clean, balanced chick sound. A very good all-purpose hi-hat.

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Masters Extra Thin

Signature Splash

Color Sound 900 Red China
  • Details

    Sizes: 14", 16", 18"
    Volume: Medium
    Weight: Light

    Sound character: Fairly dark, energetic. Medium wide range, complex mix. Explosive, shattering crash. Exotic stick sound over a complex, trashy wash. Assertive china for exotic effects. While Color Sound 900 feature essentially the same sound and function as the 900 Series, the color coating causes a slightly drier sound, shortens the sustain a bit, and results in a more focused attack.

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