Meinl Cymbal artist Chris Adler will be at Just Drums in Midlothian, VA for an in-store signing appearance.

Just Drums is moving to a new location. As part of their grand opening celebration, Chris Adler will be at the store at 2pm on Saturday, December 05. If you're in that area, don't miss a chance to meet Chris and say hello, as well as check out Just Drums and their new store.

All Meinl Symphonic- and Marching Cymbals can now be seen on meinlcymbals.com. A pdf-file of the symphonic- and marching catalog is also available here.

And last but not least, all symphonic- and marching cymbals can be heard on our website too. 

Here is a brief videomessage from Benny Greb while on his first U.S. clinic tour. 

On behalf of Meinl Cymbals, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to visit our booth at the previous PAS Convention in Indianapolis. Your support and interest in what we do means a lot to us. Also, thanks to all of you who attended Felix Pollard's and Benny Greb's workshops.

See you all again at the 2010 PASIC.

A new line of professional and student marching cymbals are now available from Meinl.

Available in the professional marching range are 16" 18", and 20" tonally matched cymbal pairs made from either B12 or B10 bronze in medium weight and hammered into shape in the company's German cymbal facility. Professional marching cymbals made from B12 bronze feature an overall dark tonality with smooth and warm overtones for optimal resonance with a wide sound spectrum and quick decay. Professional marching cymbals made from B10 bronze have a brighter sonic character with a loud and clear attack.
The student range features tonally matched cymbals pairs in 14" and 16" diameters, made from bronze or brass for the ambitious beginning marching drummer. Bright, cutting sounds with a fast and clean response and controlled feel.

With more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing cymbals to the highest standard of sound, Meinl introduces its new symphonic range of cymbals.

The assortment includes nine different cymbal pairs: Available in three weights thin, medium, and heavy, with diameters of 18", 20", and 22" in every category. The new Meinl symphonic  assortment is completed with five suspended cymbals with diameters of 14", 16", 17", 18", and 20".

With Jens Herz, principal percussionist of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra – Bavarian State Philharmonic, one of Germany's most renowned orchestras, Meinl has found an outstanding musician and consultant with whom to develop and optimize their new range.

"Our relationship with Jens Herz and the Orchestra is a gift," comments Meinl's Norbert Saemann. "His knowledge and experience in the classical field has been of enormous assistance in the creation of our symphonic cymbals. We were able to test and optimize them in the orchestra's newly renovated concert hall under real acoustic circumstances. We are very grateful to be able to work with him and subsequently gain a true behind-the-scenes understanding of the symphonic world."

Made from B20 bronze and hand-hammered in the company's own Turkish cymbal smithy, all cymbals feature an overall dark tonality. Depending on the chosen weight and size, the cymbal pairs are suitable for use in musical situations ranging from very low to extremely loud volumes, but always with a wide tonal spread. The new suspended cymbals feature a flat profile for an immediate and sensitive response with a long sustain. Ideal for mallet rolls for swelling crescendos.

We would like to congratulate our artist Gustav Schaefer and his band Tokio Hotel for winning the Best Band MTV European Music Award 2009!

Meinl Cymbal artist David Piribauer has been busy.

He's spent the last year and a half with Soloange Knowles, sister to Beyonce, and is still playing with her when she performs.

Since September David has been playing with American Idol finalist and actress Katharine McPhee. Along with live performances, David has also been recording with Katharine. Katharine is about to release a new album on Verve records in January accompanied by plenty of TV promo dates and live appearances.

Given the fact that David has a pretty sweet home recording setup, he has also been busy tracking drums for a variety of artists, including Brad Smith (Blind Melon) and Grammy-nominated singer Sara Kelly.

Last but not least, David also recently laid down drum tracks for two songs on the latest Alice Cooper record, Along Comes A Spider.

More teasers for the upcoming Derek Roddy / Hudson Music DVD release, Blast Beats Evolved now online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdn8k7VzJUc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FUkU4nbg4k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18oaIznHoOI

The Country Music Awards are coming up, next Wednesday, November 11 at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC television.

Meinl Cymbal artist Ben Sesar with Brad Paisley is scheduled to perform at the event. Ben's work with Brad is also nominated for awards in the following categories - 

Entertainer of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Single of the Year
Album of the Year
Music Video of the Year
Musical Event of the Year
Song Of The Year            

Meinl Cymbal artist Justin Meeks with James Otto is nominated for Song of the Year.