Meinl cymbals is pleased to welcome Danish jazz drummer Morten Lund to its family of cymbal artists.

Morten is co-leading a trio with Italian pianist Stefano Bollani and is also a member of of the Danish Sinne Eeg Group. Besides all that Morten is working extensively as an in-demand freelance jazz drummer all over Europe.

Morten is playing Meinl Byzance Jazz, Byzance Vintage, and Byzance Dark Series cymbals exclusively.

Meinl Cymbals is pleased to welcome New Orleans native and drummer Jermal Watson to its family of cymbal artists.

Jermal mans the skins for the legendary New Orleans group, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - a group that revolutionized the Nola brass band by infusing elements of bebop and funk -  as well as for the Glen David Andrews Band - a mercurial group led by its namesake - that keeps some of Nola's most important musical traditions and heritage alive and well in its gumbo of brass band, gospel and second line.

Jermal just finished recording DDBB's latest album and has his plate full with tour dates for both DDBB and Glen David Andrews.

The 2012 Meinl Drum Festival will again be a two-day event taking place on Saturday June 23rd and Sunday June 24th on Meinl’s own premises in Gutenstetten, Germany.

“After the huge success of our first two-day festival back in 2008 and the sensational festival in Mexico last year, I can’t wait to bring the Meinl Drum Festival back to Germany again where it all started in 2005,” says Meinl’s responsible festival organiser Norbert Saemann. “My colleague Chris Brewer and I put a lot of thought into finding the right line-up and the company as a whole is very excited about it. I think it’s safe to say that it will be another milestone in Meinl’s Drum Festival history. We’re all looking forward to it and to seeing all of you here in Gutenstetten on June 23 and 24.”

In addition to the performances going on both days, Meinl’s full assortment of cymbals, percussion, and drum gear will be on display for everyone to see and hear. Guided tours through Meinl’s cymbal factory will be offered on Sunday only, and valuable Meinl gear will be given away among all attendees.

As every year, the Meinl Drum Festival’s technical production (sound, lighting, and video) will feature state of the art technology, assuring an absolutely overwhelming audio and visual experience.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 23

The first day will host a series of exclusive Masterclasses to a limited amount of attendees (300 total).

These tickets will only be sold on meinldrumfestival.com starting on March 01st on a first-come-first-serve basis and allow to attend both festival days.


MASTERCLASS INSTRUCTORS AND SUBJECTS:

Hannes Grossmann (Obscura)
Progressive concepts for technical metal drumming

Jost Nickel (Jan Delay & Disko No.1)     
How to use a click effectively when playing in a band and while practicing

Jens Herz (Bamberger Symphoniker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie)
Guido Marggrander (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Symphonic Percussion Masterclass

Mike Johnston (mikeslessons.com)
Travelling Through Time - Applying polyrhythms to practical drumming

Georg Feltes (FOH and instructor for Event Technique)
Sound Engineering for the drumset

Benny Greb
Groove Design – the art and science of playing, feeling and developing a strong groove

Each masterclass will last for about 60 minutes.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 24

The second day at the 2012 Meinl Drum Festival will feature performances of some of the best drummers in the world today.


DRUM PERFORMANCES:

JP Bouvet, USA
(Winner of the 2011 Guitar Center Drum Off Contest)

Milos Meyer, Czech Republic
(Dymytry, Kraken Exist, Drumming Syndrome)

Hannes Grossmann, Germany
(Obscura)

Mike Johnston, USA
(mikeslessons.com)

Matt Halpern, USA
(Periphery)

„DRIO“ the drumtrio, featuring
Benny Greb, Germany
Wolfgang Haffner, Germany (Till Broenner)
Jost Nickel, Germany (Jan Delay & Disko No.1)

An additional supporting program will feature several of Meinl’s percussion endorsees such as the Italian master conguero Giovanni Imparato, Onkel of the German band “Ohrbooten, and many others.
The 2012 Meinl Drum Festival will finish with a signing session of all participating artists.

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Two-Day Ticket Price / Saturday June 23 + Sunday June 24

Price per ticket                        € 35
Price per ticket / students        € 30

Two-day tickets are only sold on meinldrumfestival.com to a limited amount of attendees (300 total) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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Ticket Prices / only Sunday June 24

Price per ticket – box office        € 23    
Price per ticket advanced sale:    € 20    (sold on meinldrumfestival.com)
Price per ticket for students:        € 12     (both advanced and box office)
Children up to 12 years of age:    free


Ticket sale will begin on March 01, 2012
only on meinldrumfestival.com.

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Meinl Cymbals is pleased to welcome Andrew McEnaney of Structures to its family of cymbal artists. Andrew and the band are straight out of Toronto and Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, respectively and the band plays a complex and punishingly brutal blend of progressive metal tinged by hardcore. Andrew sits in the eye of the musical hurricane with a smile on his face, whipping our frenetic chops combined with deep in the pocket grooves. 

Structures released its debut album "Divided By" on Sumerian records in late 2011 and will be on the road non-stop to promote it.

Meinl Cymbals is very pleased to welcome Brian Scoggin of Casting Crowns to the family. Casting Crowns, formed in 1999, is a Grammy-award winning and Dove-award winning (2010 Artist of the Year) CCM band whose album sales have exceeded five million.

Brian and the band have been out on the road since the fall of 2011 in support of their most recent album "Come To the Well," which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Welcome Brian!

New Mike Johnston Clinic Dates announced - 

Wednesday, February 29 at 7pm - Explorers Percussion - Kansas City, MO - $6 in advance / $8 at the door

Thursday, March 01 at 8pm - Columbus Percussion - Columbus, OH

Friday, March 02 at 6pm central standard time - live streaming from mycymbal.com and mikeslessons.com - "Up Close and Personal With Mike Johnston"

Saturday, March 03 at 2pm - Memphis Drum Shop - Memphis, TN - $12 General Admission / $27 Reserved Seating

Meinl Cymbals is extremely proud to announce that JP Bouvet, the 2011 Guitar Center Drum Off National Champion, is now a part of the Meinl Cymbal Family.

A native of Lakeville, MN, JP juggles his studies as a student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with multiple drum duties that include recording and international touring with his band Helicopria and working as an online session drummer.

In addition to his nabbing the national champion title for the 2011 GC Drum Off, JP also won the 2011 Roland US V-Drums contest and scored second place in the international finals.

Welcome to the family JP!

Meinl cymbals is proud to announce the release of the Mb8 series Brann Dailor 21” Ghost Ride. The cymbal was developed in cooperation with Brann, the drummer for the highly successful and critically acclaimed band Mastodon. This cymbal features a unique look and sound which combines a glassy ping with a warm shimmering body. The raw black bell delivers a cutting clear punch.

“I finally found the ride I was looking for,” comments Brann. “It has just the right amount of everything. The bell is neither too big nor too small, so when you need that articulation, you have it. It’s the perfect medium ride cymbal that can fit into any style of music. No reason to be afraid of this ghost, try it and see.”

“The cymbal’s unique dark look is created by a special process where the surface of the cymbal is heat-treated and then lathed,” explains Meinl’s product manager Stefan Müller. “All the logos on the cymbal including Mastodon’s “Remission” logo are laser engraved onto the surface which creates a nice finish with a lot of contrast.”