Claus Hessler Performance Spotlight 12-2015New Performance Spotlight with Vic Firth! Captured in the Popacademy Mannheim, this is all about a classic drumming issue: Performing a solo – just yourself and the drums. I look at this as some kind of story you want to tell – so take some time aside and check out how this one evolves. For sure you don’t want to miss the ending and some highlights of its development, right? Here’s the link again …

Apart from playing around several ostinato patterns I am mostly using a couple of, let’s say themes and a choice of odd-meter structures . The set I am using is my Mapex “Black Panther” – Blaster with Falcon Hardware and Evans G1 coated on toms and snares, EQ3 and EQ4 on kick. My sticks are David Garibaldi’s “Jam Master”, cymbals are Sabian, basically a choice of different HHX, Artisan and HH models – also including my own HH Garage Ride. Cowbells are Gon Bops. This is the link to my artist page with Vic Firth.