Holger Mertin
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Credits
Drums And More, Liebezeit-Mertin
Biography
Holger Mertin studied ethnomusicology, percussion and drums at Frankfurt University, University of Cologne, School of Oriental and African Studies, London. He is currently expressing his personality through a large palette of projects ranging from collaborations with other musicians at Drums And More, Jaki Liebezeit - Holger Mertin Duo, the experimental avant-garde/jazz bands mÄÄr and PEM, theater and dance pieces, creations for museums and art festivals, teaching at Cologne University for modern and contemporary dance, writing for STICKS and IZ and cooperating with instrument builder Meinl.
In his intense concert performances, ranging from experimental jazz and groovy popular music to the complex metres of traditional rhythms and folk music from all over the world, Holger combines brilliant technique with a gift for intuition and thematic improvisation. Ever exploring new stylistic and conceptual avenues, Holger is not merely a performer inspired by idiophones and membranophones from various cultural contexts but can legitimately claim the title "musical innovator": whatever he turns his hand to yields unexpected sounds; sounds he will masterly combine with rhythmic devices of soul music, hip-hop music, rock music.
Products
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Goat Skin Tar 22" x 2 1/2"
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Ceramic Ibo Drum Large
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Orginal Spark Shaker Spark shaker
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Copper Doumbek, hand-engraved 8 1/2" x 17 1/8"
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Foot Rattle
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Percussion Hihat 10"
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Artisan Edition Mizhar (Patent Pending 14" x 4"
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Artisan Edition Tar (Patent Pending) 18" x 2 1/2"
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Goat Skin Tar 20" x 2 1/2"
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Goat Skin Tar 16" x 2 1/2"
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Goat Skin Bendir 12" x 4"
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Daf, Woven synthetic head 20" x 2 1/2"
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Chimes 12 BARS
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Peg Chimes 12 pegs
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Hand Chimes 12 BARS
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Hand Chimes 18 BARS
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Hand Chimes 24 BARS
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Percussion Crashes 14"
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Percussion Crashes 16"
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Spin Spark Shaker Spin spark
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Headed Spark Shaker Headed spark
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U.F.O. Shakers
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Aluminum Shakers, Octagonal Small
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Wood Shakers Medium
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Caxixis Small
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Caxixis Medium
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Cone-Stack
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Helix Bowl (US patent)
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Liquid Triangle
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Traditional Surdo (Patented) 16" x 20"
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FX Pedal
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Sea Drum 16" x 2 3/4"
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Wah-Wah Kalimba Medium
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Collection Series CS400 Wood Bongo 7" & 8 1/2"
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Woodcraft Traditional Series Conga 11" Quinto
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Woodcraft Traditional Series Conga 11 3/4" Conga
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Woodcraft Traditional Series Conga 12 1/2" Tumba
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Floatune Series Woodcraft Djembe 12"