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Dirk Brand
erhielt als Siebenjähriger zum ersten Mal eine fundierte Ausbildung bei dem englischen Jazztrommler James Sargent. Schon als Zehnjähriger war er Mitglied mehrerer Sinfonie- und Jugendorchester. |
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Manni von BohrAs a seasoned musician Manni is able to pass on his knowledge to colleages and students. For years he has been engaged as a "Drum-Expert" for seminars,clinics and workshops for he comprises and mediates the essence of his knowledge of sound, tuning techniques, microphoning and playing in his "Ergonomic Playing Concept". Since 1994 Manni has been holding classes in drumming-techniques, studio courses and doublebassdrumming at the "Drummer's Institute" in Düsseldorf. From 2008 Manni is also teaching at the "Drumfactory" Berlin. Manni has been worked (or still works) with: Randy Hansen; Noel Redding; Uli John Roth; Message; Birth Control; Zeus B. Held; Alex Oriental Experience; Santino De Bartolo; Martin Allcock (Jethro Tull); Steve Morse, Eberhard Schoener; Horst Stachelhaus; Helmut Hattler; Thorsten De Winkel; Joe Kraus; Frank Itt; Lenny Mac Dowell; Mike Herting (Headband); Ian Bishop (Hammerhead); Gina X Performance; Jochen Schröder; Burkhardt Lipps; Hakim Ludin, Martin Engelien (Klaus Lage Band), Dennis Hormes, Frank Kirchner (Herbert Grönemeyer), Peter Bursch, Helge Schneider Sharing Stage at concerts, seminars, Music-Fairs or drum-clinic events with: Simon Phillips, Billy Cobham, Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bissonette, Will Calhoun, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Curt Cress, Werner Schmidt, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Smith, Gerry Brown, Luis Ludwig, Virgil Donati, Mel Gaynor, Zoro, Mike Portnoy, Chester Thompson, Martin Verdonk, Lukas van Merweijk, Phil Maturano, Adam Nussbaum, Bernhard "Pretty" Purdie, Michael Küttner, Jose Cortijo, Pete York, Hakim Ludin, Rene Creemers, Vim de Vries, Jojo Mayer From 1979 on Manni von Bohr started his second musical carreer as the first Drum-Tester for the German >>Fachblatt Musiker Magazin<<. Besides his intense studies in drumming Manni always had an interest in the technical side of his instrument, i. e. the manufacturing and sounds of drums. Very fast he became an international acknowledged specialist for drums. Until 1993 Manni tested and wrote for the >>Fachblatt Musik Magazin<< as >>Senior Editor<< and manager of the drum department and since 1994 he has been releasing the workshop series >>Drum-Praxis<< about all the things that concern drums beyond the playing itself: drumsounds, microphoning, tuning, special playing techniques like double bass drumming and the like. From 1988 until now Manni has been editor in chief of the drum magazine >>Drums & Percussion<<. His journalistic activities also help him to keep himself up-to-date for his own musical activities regarding sound and instruments and to stay in touch with drummers and manufacturers. Besides this Manni regards the magazine as a forum to pass on to his readers his experience and knowledge by means of tests, interviews, workshops, news etc. But first of all Manni is a highly inspired and creative drummer, with a lot of experience and knowledge: this ensures expertise information and advice to all the drummers who read his magazine. He's the guy who knows the scene and talks the language. In 1992 as one of the first drummers in Germany Manni released a video called >>Drum-Praxis<< a documentation of his know-how in sounds, tuning and playing techniques, microphoning, setting up, etc. and lots of drumming. His musical, unique and creative drumming, his technical know-how, his knowledge about the drummers scene and his mastership in all drumming dimensions led to a lot of appreciation from musicians and experts in many countries. In an interview with Modern Drummer magazine/USA he was called >>Germany's Pope of Drumming<<. Current DVDs and CDs: A »must« for every drummer, who wants to have a great drumsound and who wants to learn how to tune the drums in a easy understandable way, is the DVD about Drum-Sounds, Drum-Heads, Shell-Constructions and Tuning-Methods: >Master Your Drumsound> is out since 2003 at LEU Publishing/Germany. A teaching book ”Master Odd Meters“ and CD with a easy learning concept to work with odd meters is out since 2002 at LEU -Publishing/Germany.. NEW and THRILLING!!! This innovative Bassdrum-pedal-concept with Manni´s unique Quad-Pedal technique, he discovered and developed by his own just from the scratch, has brought him attention from his drum-company DW and so they offered him, to record a DVD in Los Angeles end of the year about this Quad-Pedal and Multi-Pedal-techniques and much more.... Drumfactory School office Mo–Fr 9am-5pm phone/fax: +49 (0)30 - 21 23 85 32 +49 (0)172 - 593 95 03 info@drumfactory-school.de |
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Peter Giger
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