WITH RAMESH SHOTHAM IN COLOGNE
21May 2010
- ramesh with our professional tabla
yesterday i visited meinl artist ramesh shotham in cologne where we talked about new product ideas for meinl percussion! ramesh originally comes from india and has the best background knowledge for that kind of instruments i am thinking about.
well, let's see what comes out in the end, but i'm very confident about it.
thanks ramesh for you time, thoughts, and good vibes!
mario
LARRY SALZMAN PLAYS THE FRAME DRUM
17May 2010
meinl artist larry salzman shows the diversity of a tar (frame drum). a great all-purpose instrument that you can use for any types or styles of music.
mario
TAKU HIRANO WITH THE MEINL PROFESSIONAL TABLA
12May 2010
meinl artist taku hirano performed with shakira using the meinl professional tabla!
"pretty impressive! no other major percussion manufacturer has attempted adding tabla to their catalogue, and meinl did it right by linking up with master craftsmen in india. they even hammered a custom meinl insignia on the copper bayan!" comments taku hirano.
i'm glad to hear good feedback on those drums. it took us quite a while to find one of the best craftsman for tablas. these are some really fine drums that are worth each penny!
mario
PERCUSSION BY STEPHAN MAASS
21Apr 2010
hello friends,
today i want to share a track by makossa & megablast with you.
all percussion is hand-made by stephan maass using different meinl shakers,
woodblocks, meinl byzance ride and crashes as well as other toys.
have fun!
mario
SHAKE IT !
30Mar 2010
hi friends,
i got a new video from josé j. cortijo i want to share with you.
it's amazing what you can do with shakers and hand percussion, don't you think?
thanks josé... keep up the good work!
enjoy,
mario
HAND-BALE NOMINATED FOR THE M.I.P.A.
10Mar 2010
- Taku Hirano
- Hand-Bale
hi folks,
i'm proud to announce that the TAKU HIRANO SIGNATURE HAND-BALE is now nominated for the eminently respectable M.I.P.A. award in the best percussion instrument category! more than 100 magazines from all over the world vote for the best products in more than 40 categories.
the award ceremony is going to be held at the musikmesse in frankfurt. so i'm looking forward to this event and i hope that we'll make it again!
personal thanks to taku who came up with this great idea and who assisted me through the whole production process!
mario
LARRY SALZMAN WITH OUR 12" PANDEIRO
08Mar 2010
hello everybody,
i hope you're all well and happy out there!
here at our german headquarters is everything okay so far (except for the never ending winter season... this morning we had snow again and -13° C... !)
but today i got hit by a small ray of sunlight from sunny california. larry salzman - a new member of the MEINL family from LA - just forwarded me a link of him playing our 12" shell tuned pandeiro. last time i was in LA i was lucky to see him live with this amazingly band - really, really cool! it's a short but very musical and groovy clip. i like it a lot and i can't wait to seeing more of this stuff in the future!
thanks for sharing larry and enjoy your warm weather ;-)
mario
AMADITO VALDES at the CIVILIZATION MUSEUM of QUEBEC
23Feb 2010
Dear friends,
It's a pleasure to let you know the latest news about Meinl artist Amadito Valdés, who will take part in a major exhibition in Civilization Museum of Quebec, Canada.
The Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City is currently preparing a major exhibition devoted to 20th century popular music in the Americas. Scheduled to open June 2, 2010, the 8000-square-foot exhibition will run through March 13, 2011.
The focus of the exhibition is on the African origins and cross-cultural influences that characterize North and South American music styles such as blues, jazz, R&B, rock, soul, samba, bossa nova, reggae and hip hop, to name but a few. The exhibition consists mainly of showing musical instruments and suits and dresses from musicians and singers who have become world celebrities, video projections and sound tracks based on archival material.
Collaborators of our music exhibition are, among others, The Louis Armstrong House, Miles Davis Properties, Ray Charles Enterprises, The Raices Latin Music Collection, the National Museum of American History, Amadito Valdés from Buena Vista Social Club.
The timbal of famous Cuban percussionist Amadito Valdés, member of the Buena Vista Social Club, will be shown at the Civilization Museum of Québec, Canada, in that exhibition of Afro-American musical instruments.
THE BLUE DEVILS
06Nov 2009
today we got an award from THE BLUE DEVILS corps, that are using some of our percussion instruments.
THE BLUE DEVILS are one of the most popular drum corps of the US.
it's an honour for us that they choose MEINL percussion for their equipment!
special thanks to david gibbs (executive director) and jim wunderlich (front ensemble caption head and arranger) of THE BLUE DEVILS.
mario
on tour with josé j. cortijo
02Nov 2009
- josé j. cortijo
last friday, i've met with meinl artist josé j. cortijo in nuernberg. josé, who currently tours with peter kraus, performed together with the SWR big band. great swinging band, killer wind players, and a mutually tight rhythm section...
well, besides the roadies, i would say i was definitely the youngest spectator among the crazy crowd :)
but i enjoyed the show very much. thanks josé for the kindness and the nice chat!
keep in touch,
mario
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