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Roland Hegel
Bachelor of Arts
Funk, Soul, HipHop, Drum & Bass, Dub, Reggae, Jazz
Roland studied at the Conservatorium Amsterdam, Netherlands and at the Conservatorium Maastricht,
Netherlands“Bachelor Higher Professional Education” and received his degree of the Conservatorium
Amsterdam in 2008.
He attended workshops and masterclasses with: Billy Cobham, Dom Famularo, Terry Bozzio, Will Calhoun,
Robin DiMaggio (Mariah Carrey, Snoop Dog, Tracy Chapman, P-Diddy etc.), Dave Weckl (Madonna,
Chick Corea), JoJo Mayer, Luis Conte (Phil Collins, Shakira, Beck etc), Ed Thigpen, Udo Dahmen and
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Santana, Gloria Estefan, Christina Aguilera)
Actually he works with: Kenshiro (www.kenshiro.de)
He is specialized on Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass and Electronics.
 
David Anania
BM; University of Minnesota
alle Stylistiken, Gehörbildung u. Harmonielehre
Drum Captain (Blue Man Group), Tim Neuhaus, Greazy Meal
Giancarlo Mura
Reggae, Drum´n ´Bass, Dub, Jazz
Studies
M° Ettore Mancini. Fabrizio Sferra, John Arnold. Ettore Fioravanti, Massimo Manzi.
Scuola Popolare Di Musica di Testaccio (Roma).
Lessons with Massimo d’Agostino e Mario Paliano.
Seminars with Simon Philliphs, Virgil Donati, Peter Erskine, Jack de johnette, Gavin Harrison.
Professional Experiences
Banda Bassotti (rock-punk-ska)
The Roof (reggae)
Torpedo (Drum’n’bass, reggae, punk)
Collaborations with Lee ‘scratch’ Perry (Bob Marley), Roy Paci, Dujeous, Sud Sound System, Stefano Benni, Urban Soul
Teaching
Drum Studio’ as Drum Tech & tuning, recording and stylistic analisys
 
Christian Heiny
Rock/Pop, Funk, Jazz, R´n´B, Hip/Hop, Drum ´n´Bass
Drummer/Percussionist BlueManGroup, PlaymoBEAT
2009 Songschreiber und Trainer für das Drumprojekt „Rhythm Monks“
Endorser für Kirchhoff Schlagwerk, Paiste, Ice Stix
 
Christof Kratz
Founder of the Drumfactory School; Drumfactory Management, Percussionteacher
Christof Kratz has a wide spectrum of musical styles, which he presents in an authentic and coherent fashion. He presents them in an easy and transparent format to the students.
Since 22 years he has experience in performing live on stage with various bands. He had his own recording studio, where he recorded with several bands, cd-producers and sound-engineers.
His musical instruction starts at the age of 9 where after 8 years he completed his studies earning his degree as a drummer. Thereafter he attended courses and studied with numerous teachers including: Terry Bozzio (polyrhythm and ostinato patterns), Ajja Addy (african rhythms) and Glen Velez.
Kerstin Appenroth Drumfactory Management
Business Academy München
Music Management
Universität Potsdam
Linguistik,Kultur,Medien
Freie Universität Berlin
Linguistik,Kultur,Medien
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Linguistik,Kultur,Medien
  
Miguel-Alejandro Lagos-Miranda
Rock / Latin
Born in Berlin, Miguel’s roots are from Chile. His musical background starts early at the age of 8 playing the snare drum. He joins his first band at the the age of 17. During his musical career he will join various bands keeping his focus on Pop, Rock, Samba and Soul. Later on Speed Punk, Death Metal, Reggae and Funk.
Since 2004 he has been in the Berlin Latin scene. He states that his repertoire is ever growing with a cornucopia of musical genres. Since 2003 he has been a private teacher and since 2006 he is a teacher at the Drumfactory.
He is currently working with Ricardo Moreno, Mi Solar, Malanga, La Mula, Chico Trujillo, Atztkanayas, Surifico, Enrico Perez and Projecto Brutal.
Peter Horisberger
Certified Musician
Rock, Pop, Jazz
Peter Horisberger, drummer and vibraphonist, was born in St.Gallen, Switzerland. He started to play drums at age of 14. In 1988 he moved to Bern to study with Billy Brooks at the Swiss Jazz School. On drums, Peter accompained many nationally and internationally known musicians like Art Farmer, Ray Anderson, Erika Stucky, Eric Alexander, John Allred, Joe Haider, Sandy Patton, Tony Lakatos, Roman Schwaller, Ann Malcolm, Robert Morgenthaler, Peter Schärli, Andreas Schnermann, Bänz Oester, Stewy von Wattenwyl, Martin Dahanukar, Martin Streule, Dado Moroni, Reggie Johnson, Clarke Terry and Fere Scheidegger's Hot Strings, where he is also featured on vibes. He played concerts and tours in Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Slowenia, Slowakia, England, Spain, Portugal, Finnland, Pakistan, India and the U.S.A.
He worked on several theater and musical projects like Evita or Miss Saigon. In 2002, he founded the Group FLYING VIBES, with Nick Perrin (guitar) and Georgios Antoniou (double bass). Since 2007 Peter Horisberger lives in Berlin.
At the Drumfactory School he is teaching Vibraphone, Marimba and Drums.
Tracey Duncan
Drummer, Singer, Dancer
Soul, R&B, Gospel
Rui Faustino
Pop/Rock, Jazz, Funk, Experimental
Schlagzeug, Tabla
Trompete, Klavier
Ausbildung
Escola Profissional de Música de Espinho (EPME), Studium der klassischen Perkussion
Studium Jazzschlagzeug im Jazzinstitut Hot Club Portugal (HCP)
Gaststudent and der Hochschule für Musik Hans Eisler (HfM), Berlin Jazzschlagzeug
Gaststudent and der Universitaet der Künste (UdK), Berlin
- EPME: Miguel Bernat, Mário Teixeira (u.a.)
- HCP: Aldo Caviglia, Joao Moreira (u.a.)
- HfM: Kamalesh Maitra, Gebhardt Ullmann
- UdK: David Friedman, Jerry Granelli, Peter Weniger
Produktionen für Theater, Tanz, Musik und Bewegung, Zirkus, Zeichentrickfilm
Zoe Strobe
Drumtech, Light Designer, Tourmanager
toured with Ministry, Fear Factory, Ektomorf, Behemoth, Vader, and more
Drumtech w/David Anania
  
Matthias Bautz
Oriental Percussions
Since his childhood he has been playing Middle Eastern rhythms and instruments and since then has played with numerous Middle Eastern musicians and has appeared in several music productions and recordings such as SUBWAY TO SALLY, SLASABILL, HORA COLORA, LAYALI, ENSEMBLE, COOL MASALA and NAQQARA & SALSABIL. He has mastered the foundations of South Indian rhythms, Balkan Rhythms, Middle Age rhythms and Dance music.
He is one of the founding members of the popular Dance Theater Zua/Sol. With his percussion ensemble Naqqara he performs various challenging technical rhythms. Beside the standard Middle Eastern rhythms and approaches, he has made it a point to also cover more forgotten and unknown rhythm cycles.
He follows the mystical traditions and plays them covering all tempos and spiritual nuances. The rhythms are performed on traditional rhythmic instruments such as the Darbuka, Duholla, Bendir, Kenar and Mazhar as well as Sagat, Daire and Riqq.
At the Drumfactory Matthias is teaching the Darbuka, Tabla and the Frame Drum.
The lessons contain the history and roots of Middle Eastern rhythms, their territorial differences etc. Rhythmic cycles from 2-120 bpm etc. as well as diverse techniques, performance practice and solos.
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