Drum Solo | Improvisation (Paiste Cymbals/Yamaha PHX)

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

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[@mjm5081]

Lovely touch, control, and dynamics! The kit and cymbals sound amazing! Happy New Year and Happy Drumming!!!

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thanks so much 🙏🏻 Happy New Year and Happy Drumming to you as well 🍀🥁

[@mjm5081]

@@MatthiasKnorrMusic My pleasure. Thank you for sharing!

[@bergenjuell924]

the setup sounds absolutely incredible. nice playing!

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thanks so much!

[@DimitriFantini]

have I mentioned that I love this solo?

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thanks so much mate 🙏🏻 Merry Christmas 🎄✨

[@JulianFernandez]

killer

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thank you 🙏🏻

[@klauspedrini-ped-drumcover2533]

einfach nur gut.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Dankesehr

[@boom-kanick3775]

So much Dave Weckl and Steve Gadd in your playing. And tons of Josh Nickel and Benny Grebb too

[@boom-kanick3775]

And please let me know if I missed anyone and who those influences are

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

@@boom-kanick3775 Thank You, My main influences come from my teachers and I was lucky to get lessons from Marc Küsters (longtime teacher and friend), René Creemers, Dave Weckl, Horacio Hernandez and Hans Dekker. Next to them I learned a lot by checking out Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers, Will Kennedy, Keith Carlock, Peter Erskine, Buddy Rich, Jeff Hamilton … The list could go on.

[@jasonraatz7628]

Wieder ein gutes Solo

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Dankesehr🙏

[@PhilPotorDrummer]

Such an incredible facility of control and touch on the drums. We could all learn from Matthias!

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thanks man! glad you like it

[@hickorystick7a]

So tasty, thanks for sharing

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thank you, you’re welcome 😎👍🏻

[@hardenfastvideos6639]

Matthias, you make it look too easy. Unbelievable chops. You exude quality in your playing, your tuning and your production.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thank you Jeff! Really appreciate it 🙏🏻😊

[@stuhen7]

Brilliant 👏 watched start to finish 😀

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

wow thanks so much! I really appreciate it 🙏🏻😎

[@SimonSpringerMusic]

Oh man 😏. Now I need to order even more cymbals 😫😅. Great playing as always 👍👍👍!!

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Yes, same here man😎 Gary Husband was responsible for the order of the Dark Energy Ride and I just „needed“ some more splashes 😅

[@SimonSpringerMusic]

@@MatthiasKnorrMusic I fancy the Dark Energy Ride ever since I heard Nathaniel Townsley play it 😍...

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

@@SimonSpringerMusic yeah! He is definitely responsible for this as well 😎 Love his playing ❤️

[@KNasGames]

Very smooth!😎👍

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thanks man!

[@AbhikGhosh90]

Extremely amazing playing.. sounding so nice..

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate the kind words 🙏🙂

[@Buddythunder1]

At the end of time, when the drum wars finally come... I wanna be on Matthias' side.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thanks You 🙏🏻 At this point in time I feel like there is a drum war already (in my head) and I try to fight it.

[@scsdrummer]

Smooth as always brother. The drums sound great as well.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thanks so much Sean 😎👍

[@GesTuando]

I love this! 🔝 👋🏼🇮🇹

[@bubinga_basher]

Wow, I've never heard a demo on this kit. It sounds great!!, and as a Psiste guy, I believe I saw all alloys were represented. Great kits tune so easily, and you found the sweet spot. Yamaha makes some, if not the best hardware today

[@GuidoWilbersMusic]

Very nice my friend, can't wait to hit the stage together again!!

[@alejodreyssig31]

Larga vida a los que tocamos Traditional grip¡! Impecable 👏👏👏👆

[@esotericdrumstudio2690]

I just finished my set of 602 ME. Dying to record them this weekend!!!

[@nathanbaillie7850]

Hey Matthias, This is beautiful man, absolutely superb dynamic, control and musicality. I wouldn’t classify you as a drummer, you are a musician. May I know who your main influences were as you were growing up? Thanks Nathan.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Hey Nathan, thanks so much for the kind words. I always try to make music on the kit. That’s what’s all about. But of course we need the technical foundation to express the way we like on the instrument. Some of my main influences are Chick Corea, Michel Camilo, Jay Oliver, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Oz Noy. And of course drummers like Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips, Vinnie Colaiuta, Antonio Sanchez, Keith Carlock, Steve Jordan, Rene Creemers, Jeff Hamilton, Hans Dekker, Will Kennedy and many more. I grow up and stll live in Germany, near the Dutch boarder. Therefore I had the pleasure to study with Rene Creemers for a few years. He is one of the greatest musical drummers in the world. But the man who taught me the most about drumming is my dear friend Marc Küsters. You can check him out as well. Together with Jose Cortijo he’s formed a drums & percussion duo called #percussionways Thanks again for checking out my work 🙏🏻

[@nathanbaillie7850]

@@MatthiasKnorrMusic Wow that all sounds fantastic thanks a lot for the reply I really appreciate you taking the time to respond that means a lot, thank you. Will you be offering online lessons in the future?

[@pal4597]

Yamaha Phoenix?

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Yes 👍🏻

[@pal4597]

You're making them sing friend. Never heard that kit sound better. Yamaha should put your performance on their website.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

@@pal4597 Thanks so much, really appreciate it. Would be cool though :-)

[@pal4597]

Put it out to the universe. 😊

[@megyalilaballad]

Very creative and musical -- as opposed to my smashing, lol. Hooked my attention all the way through. Do you EQ your tracks pre-DAW with the Si Performer 1 or post-DAW? How do you EQ your drums? They sound very rich in tone.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

thanks 🙏🏻 the processing was done after I played this. It all starts with the tuning. If the drums are tuned correctly I don’t need to do a lot to the sound. For EQ I just push the main frequency of the individual tom/snare a bit and sometimes the attack (depending on the music). But the PHX drums just sound full and big so I really don’t need to to too much processing.

[@megyalilaballad]

@@MatthiasKnorrMusic They do sound incredible. I think your Beta 98AMPs I see bring out the punchiness and natural clarity of the drums. When you say “attack”, what do you mean? (Edited because my iPhone speaks gibberish, apparently)

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

@@megyalilaballad I meant the frequency around 4k

[@michaelmoore8183]

Your playing is amazing. What type of crash cymbals and size you play with? They sound amazing aswell.

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Thank you Michael🙏🏻 The complete Cymbal Setup is listed in the description of the video. The bigger crashes are my favorites.

[@SONORSQ2guy]

Is that a 18” floor tom to your left?

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Yes, I added that one in 2019. Sounds huge. One advice, if you plan to get one. A single ply head, like the Remo Ambassador, is the one to put on if you play double strokes. Much easier to play than a 2 ply head. 😎