MEINL Cymbals News

New Exclusive Video of Tokio Hotel Drummer Gustav Schäfer

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0100

Here is an exclusive video interview which Tokio Hotel drummer Gustav Schäfer gave to us very recently. Enjoy!

And the ECHO goes to

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0100

Meinl cymbals congratulates the winners of the German 2010 ECHO Musicawards:

Xavier Naidoo (with Meinl artist Ralf Gustke): Best National Rock/Pop Artist
Jan Delay (with Meinl artist Jost Nickel): National / International HipHop
The Baseballs (with Meinl artist Tomas Svensson): Best German Newcomer

Announcing the Line-Up for the Meinl Drum Festival 2010

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:27:00 +0100

World class drum performances will be held on Saturday, June 26th, 2010. Yet again, some of the world's premier artists will present drum entertainment and showmanship of an extraordinary level. The technical realisation of the event along with the line up is among the best in the world making the Meinl Drum Festival a memorable experience for every drummer.

Meinl is pleased to announce the line up for their upcoming Meinl Drum Festival taking place on the company's premises on June 26th, 2010:

Gergo Borlai, Hungary
Oli Rubow (De-Phazz) & Bertil Mark (Thomas D), Germany (drum & percussion duet)
Dave Mackintosh (Dragonforce), England
Chris Coleman (Prince, Chaka Khan, NKOTB), USA
Thomas Lang, Austria

Plus one more artist – soon to be announced!

Additional master classes, autograph sessions, drum circles, a Meinl cymbal exhibition, guided production tours, and the give-away of Meinl cymbals and percussion instruments will complete this extraordinary experience.

Doors open at 9am and the event will last until about 9pm.

Ticket prices:

Presale                        €20
Box office                          €23
Reduced price for students       €17
Kids up to the age of 12          free

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Private master class by Benny Greb and bass player Frank Itt

In a private master class, Benny Greb will give an in-depth "groove workshop" about musical interaction between drums and bass. He will be joined by 3erGezimmer bass player Frank Itt.

Topics will include:

Time-training
Constructing applicable drum parts
Phrasing
Drums and bass in various styles

This master class will be held independently from the regular festival in a separate venue. Tickets for Benny's groove workshop are limited and will only be available online. They allow access to the regular Meinl Drum Festival too.

Ticket prices for Benny Greb's groove workshop (including access to the Meinl Drum Festival):

Regular price                       €28
Reduced price for students       €25

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Ticket pre-sales will begin soon on meinldrumfestival.com

Jason Bittner / Shadows Fall Meet and Greets

CBrewer@meinlusa.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:25:00 +0100

Meinl Cymbal artist Jason Bittner and his band Shadows Fall are hosting two in-store meet and greets at Steve's Music stores.

March 04, 2010 - Steve's Music / Toronto, Canada

March 08, 2010 - Steve's Music / Montreal, Canada

Michael Schack at the Rhythm Impact Slagwerkfestival in the Netherlands

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:39:00 +0100

Meinl artist and clinician Michael Schack performed at Rhythm Impact's Slagwerkfestival in Berlicum, Netherlands yesterday sunday February 28th. After teaching three workshop classes, Michael closed the show with his solo performance and a jam session with Meinl percussion artist Roel Calister.

In his presentation Michael focused on the different Meinl cymbal series and showed possibilities to combine them in a musical way. The day ended with an extensive autograph session.

Thanks to Tonn and his Rhythm Impact team for organising this great event.

Ryan Yerdon of Puddle of Mudd Joins the Meinl Cymbal Family

CBrewer@meinlusa.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:23:00 +0100

Meinl Cymbals would like to extend a warm welcome to Ryan Yerdon, who has recently joined the company's family of cymbal artists.

Ryan slams the skins for the hit-making, multi-platinum rock and roll outfit Puddle of Mudd, and are currently on the road in support of their late 2009 release Volume 4: Songs In the Key of Love and Hate.

Ever since the revamped POM hit the road in support of their industry-comeback album Famous, in 2007, and now with their support of Volume 4..., the band has seen gold album sales...not an easy thing to manage in this day and age of digital piracy.

Behind it all is Ryan, who brings a spirited, steady pulse to the tunes, lifting catchy-as-hell lyrics and melodies to the next level.

Announcing the Winners of the Friends of Meinl Contest

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:41:00 +0100

The winners of the “Friends of Meinl Contest” are Ben Hammou Amine from Morocco, Germain Calsou from France, and Marcel Mizera from Germany.

Marcel won a set of Soundcaster Fusion cymbals, Ben a Generation X 19” China Crash, and Calsou a cymbal trolley.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks again to everyone who participated in the contest.

New Hannes Grossmann Website

CBrewer@meinlusa.com — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:54:00 +0100

Hannes Grossmann, drummer of the extreme technical death metal band Obscura will be offering customized video online lessons on his website www.hannesgrossman.com. Hannes, who also played the drums on the critically acclaimed Necrophagist album 'Epitaph' offers the following statement:

"I want to give some insights in my playing and show young metal and also non-metal drummers new ways to increase their drumming skills and be able to practise efficiently. The practise methods I developed over the years allow me to learn anything that I want within a short time peridoe. When I joined Necrophagist in 2003 I managed to increase my single stroke hand speed from 200 bpm to 240 bpm in four month! No matter what you want to learn - may it be hand or foot technique, speed, odd time signatures, timing, warmups or even songs from the bands I played with - you'll get the chance to learn it on my website!"

The lessons are also playable on iPod and iPhone. Watch the video for more information about available lessons and classes.

Obscura started a four-week U.S. tour with The Black Dahlia Murder yesterday in Atlanta, GA. This is Obscura’s third U.S. tour since releasing their Relapse debut Cosmogenesis early last year.

Jeff Ellis Joins the Meinl Cymbal Family

CBrewer@meinlusa.com — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0100

Meinl Cymbals is pleased to welcome Jeff Ellis of Farewell to its family of cymbal artists.

Coming out of North Carolina, Jeff and Farewell’s members, most of whom had grown up playing in various punk and hardcore bands, came together in 2005 and quickly built a name for themselves, touring the Southeastern United States and crafting their upbeat pop-rock sound, all the while showcasing for labels across the country. They eventually caught the ear of the legendary punk rock label, Epitaph Records and its founder Brett Gurewitz, who signed the group in 2007. It was an ideal situation for the band; many of their influences were veteran Epitaph artists.

Since then, Jeff and Farewell have released two punk rock albums that have had them constantly on the road, earning them status as not only road dogs in general, but also as VANS Warped tour veterans, a veritable rite of passage in their genre.

Benny Greb and Chris Coleman at Modern Drummer Festival 2010

CBrewer@meinlusa.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0100

Meinl Cymbal artists Benny Greb and Chris Coleman are confirmed artists for the 2010 Modern Drummer Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, May 22 at Montclair State University Memorial Auditorium in Montclair, New Jersey.

Benny is one of the featured performers on the main stage and Chris will host one of two master-classes that will be held the morning of the festival.

For more information on the festival, click here.