the brandnew album TUNNELVISION Release date: 09.04.2005 click here for infos!

our first album "white noise experience" Released 2003 - For infos and downloads click here!

We won the BANDNET-AWARD 2002

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I'm always experimenting with different setups, depending on which mood I'm in. Sometimes I really enjoy playing a small 4-piece kit, but most of the time I'm using the "BIG" kit with all its different sounds and e-drum-pads. My current setup looks like the photos below, while this diagram is showing an older setup.

Shells:
Premier "Cabria" Fusion Drumset
Colour: "Spring-Tide Blue"
Tom-Toms: 8'x7' (3), 10'x9' (4), 12'x11' (5)
Stand-Toms: 14'x13' (6), 16'x14' (7)
Bass-Drum: 22'x18' (1)
Snare: Pearl Signature "Steve Ferrone" 14'x6,5' (2)
2. Snare: Sonor Piccolo Maple Force 3001 10'x5,5' (8)
3. Snare: Sonor Jungle Snare 10'x2,5'

Cymbals:
20' Paiste Dimensions Power Ride (L)
16' Paiste Dimensions Power Crash (E)
16' Paiste Dimensions Medium Thin Crash (I)
14' Paiste Dimensions Thin Crash (F)
14' Paiste Dimensions Heavy Thin HiHats (B)
18' Paiste Dimensions Power China Crash (J)
18' Paiste Innovations Medium China Crash (O)
16' Paiste Dimensions Thin China Crash (A)
14' Paiste Alpha China Crash stacked with 10' UFIP Splash (M)
12' Sabian AAX Mini Chinese (G)
10' Sabian Max Stax Signature "Mike Portnoy" (10' China Kang stacked with 10' Splash) (H)
7' Sabian Max Splash Signature "Mike Portnoy" (D)
8' Sabian AA Splash
6' Stagg Splash (C)
8' Meinl China Splash stacked with 6' UFIP Splash (N)
13' Stagg Brilliant Heavy HiHats as "Closed Hats" (L)
10' Stagg DH Brilliant HiHats as "Remote Hats"

Percussion:
2 x Daito Timbales (9)
1 x LP Tambourine
1 x LP Cowbell (18)
1 x LP Jamblock (red) (19)
1 x LP Jamblock (blue) (played with Yamaha kickpedal) (16, 17)

Sticks:
"Ice Stix" Endorser
Ice Stix "Crusher 5A" (for heavy hitting!)
Ice Stix "Merlin 5A" (for softer sounds and unplugged)

Hardware:
Dixon XR-400 Drumrack
Cymbal-Stands by Mapex and Pearl
Yamaha HS1100 HiHat Stand (15)
Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide Doublepedal (14)
Yamaha WS-60 Cable-HiHat (13)
Dixon Drum Throne (20)

E-Drums:
Roland V-Drums TD-10 with 1xPD120 (10), 1xKD120, 3xPD100 (11, 12), 4xPD8 
Roland MST-250 Drumrack
Pearl Kickpedal

Listen to Matze's Drum Solo:

Drum Solo (rehearsal room June 2004).mp3 (3,4 MB)
Drum Solo (live @ White-Noise Studio 2003).mp3 (3,8 MB)

Or watch Matze's videos:

Bassdrum-Technique (Doublestrokes at 200 bpm).mpg (5,3 MB) high quality video
Drumsolo (live @ Markthalle Hamburg 2004).mpg (36 MB) high quality video
Drumsolo (live @ rehearsal room 2003).mpg (27 MB) high quality video
Drumsolo (live @ White-Noise Studio 2003).mpg (38 MB) high quality video

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