Jamie Saint Merat
Ulcerate
Profile
With MEINL since:
2011
Birthday:
August 24, 1983
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo
Place of birth:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Currently living in:
Auckland, New Zealand
Favorite MEINL cymbal:
Drumming since:
1997
Car that you currently drive:
Don’t drive yet!
Not counting on drums what do you do for fun:
Web and print design / art, audio engineering, listen to great music, read great fiction, watch great films
Favorite Food:
Falafel, Indian, Japanese
Favorite Drink:
Coffee
Teacher:
Self-taught
Highlight of your career so far:
Touring Europe twice so far, and being able to make music with no compromises whatsoever
Drumming strengths:
Versatility, musicality (hopefully!), improvisation. Ability to approach my main genre from unconventional angles.
Drumming means to me:
More or less everything!
Advice for up and coming drummers:
Listen as broadly as possible and always try to play things you can't. Know your rudiments inside out and always practise with a metronome.
How would you describe yourself:
Motivated and never satisfied.
When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:
That seemed to turn out all right!
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