Sabian - Because Sound Matters

Frankfurt Musikmesse 2008 - Performances

Frankfurt, Germany Mar 15, 2008

Jo Jo Mayer, Spanky McCurdy, Dave Langguth, Dirk Brand, Moritz Müller and Dennis Poschwatta


Performances on the Agora Stage included Dirk Brand, Moritz Müller, Dennis Poschwatta, Spanky McCurdy, Jo Jo Mayer and Dave Langguth

Dirk Brand (Session Great) - Made a welcomed return to the Agora Stage after last years' blistering performance. Dirk Brand is a session musician through and through - his performance demonstrates his understanding of the different genres as he performed grooves from funk, metal, R n B and Afro-Celtic grooves. His wide cymbal mix covers a multitude of frequencies for generic expression.

Cymbals: 14" HHX Stage Hats, 10" Chopper, 16" HHX Evolution Crash, 16" HHX X-treme Crash, 7" Max Splash, 9" Max Splash, 11" Max Splash, 20" HH Leopard Ride, 18" HHX X-treme Crash, 19" Paragon Chinese and 12" HHX Evolution Hats

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Moritz Müller (Hesslers) - This young new blood showed incredible promise as he opened up with a versatile solo to make his statement before bringing on his four piece band 'Hesslers'. Using a simply and modest cymbal set-up he pushed the boundaries of HHX to the edge - the dark tonal characteristics projected solid tone and volume.

Cymbals: 20" HHX Legacy Ride, 22" HHX Legacy Ride, 14" HHX Stage Hats, 10" AA Splash and 18" HHX X-treme Crash


Dennis Poschwatta (iO) - Formerly of Guano Apes fame performed with his new four piece outfit iO. His powerhouse expression was evident in his performance as he move through the gears of his energy. Performing with this pumping rock/metal outfit he produced pure energy, sweat and a driving groove. His drumming style put his cymbals through the test especially AAX as the cymbals make a marked statement during his raw hard-edged performance.

Cymbals: 21" HHX Groove Ride, 14" Vault V-Hats, 16" AAX Stage Crash, 18" AAX Stage Crash, 19" AAX Stage Crash and 19" AAX X-treme Chinese


Spanky McCurdy (Kanye West) - Taking time-out from from his gig with Kanye West to perform at the Musikmesse, Spanky journeyed through his grooves and chops demonstrating explosive stick work and musical expression. Dark sounds from HHX mixed with the bright projection of AAX delivered a pallet of cymbal colors especially when the 18" APX Ozone Crash was overlaid on top of the 21" HH Crossover Ride on one of his tracks.

Cymbals: 21" Vault Crossover Ride overlaid with an 18" APX Ozone Crash (on occasion), 14" HHX Evolution Hats, 12" AAX Ozone Splash, 18" HHX Evolution Crash, 8" AAX Splash, 18" HHX Studio Crash, 18" HHX Evolution Ozone, 20" HHX Legacy mounted with an upturned 10" AAX Ozone Splash

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Jo Jo Mayer (Nerve) - This performance gave everyone a chance to witness Jo Jo Mayer's musical application on the Agora Stage. With an expressional flair, articulating stick technique and rhythmic expression Jo Jo pulled out all the stops to deliver a performance with the wow factor. Introducing the new 8" & 10" Chopper?s and 16" APX Ozone to his set-up, these additional sounds boosted Jo Jo's arsenal of cymbal sounds to highlight his performance.

Cymbals: 21" Vault Fierce Ride, 18" Vault Fierce Crash, 13" Vault Fierce Hats, 16" APX Ozone Crash, 10" Chopper, 8" Chopper (on snare drum) 18" El Sabor Hand Picante Crash and 19" AAX X-treme Chinese

For more information: www.jojomayer.com


David Langguth (Nelly Furtado) - A huge welcomed performance demonstrating sharp, precise and infectious grooves left no question as to why Dave Langguth nailed the drumseat for Nelly Furtado. His selected choice of HHX with AAX produced a complimenting blend of cymbal sounds as they made their statements individually as well as a blended group of cymbals..

Cymbals: 14" HHX Evolution Hats, 15" AAX Dark Crash, 16" AAX Dark Crash, 17" HHX Evolution Crash, 22" HH Classic Ride, 14" HHX Evolution Mini Chinese

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Other endorsers stopping by the booth were Walfredo Reyes Jr., Nir Z, Adrian Passerelli, Greg Grainger, Bruno Meeus, BJ Genten, Julius Petrus, Ray Gattner, Patrick Metzger, Michal Dabrowka, Arthur Hnatek,


The European All Star Groove Night held by Yamaha makes its debut appearance at The Festhalle as part of the Musikmesse events and many drummers across Europe and U.S. joined the event. With historic success at the NAMM show in Anaheim, the event was showcased in Europe for the first time.

"It's pretty rare to have so many great drummers in one place," said host Rick Marotta. "Even better is that they're all going to get to play. This show is a thrill for drummers and casual music fans alike."

Participating SABIAN endorsers featured Tom Brechtlein (U.S.), Bruno Castelucci (Belgium), Christian Meyer (Italy), Arthur Hnatek (Switzerland) and Michal Dabrowka (Poland).

 

Report & Photography: Jerome Marcus