INTO THE TIME MACHINE WITH BERTRAM ENGEL, BROTHERS IN DRUMS: ULF AND BODO STRICKER. MAGAZINE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF DRUM WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL EDGE 1.0 VERSATILETHOMAS LANG FROMAUSTRIA TO AMERICA PLUS CLOSE UP WITH CARLOS HERCULES, THE LATEST GEAR & MORE! INTERNATIONAL EDGE 1.0 it’s not just a 14 CUSTOMkit it’s a DW. Inc. All Rights Reserved. ©2010 Drum Workshop, Welcome to the very first edition of Edge Magazine International. To put it bluntly, this idea is long overdue. We’re fortunate to have one of the best international artist rosters in the industry and have been waiting for the right opportunity to expose these accomplished players to the world. Well, the time is now. In these digital pages, you’ll find articles and features that we hope will entertain and inspire you and in coming issues, we’ll be featuring artists from other European countries, Asia, South America and everywhere on the globe. Thanks for reading and, as always, thanks for making us “The Drummer’s Choice.” Scott Donnell –Director of Marketing, Drum Workshop, Inc. 08 20 24 IN THIS ISSUE 08 Time Machine: Bertram Engel ARTIST FEATURES 12 DW Drum Clinic with Ulf Stricker 14 Thomas Lang jonny quinn | snow patrol From Austria to California, nothing is impossible. PRODUCT NEWS 04 Product Focus: SSC 20 Carlos Hercules 06 Gear Guide: Factory Accessories custom shop=custom sound Authentic sound in whatever he plays. 18 PDP Product News: Mainstage Snares, Mega-selling alternative rockers Snow Patrol are fueled by the beat, big drum M5 Drumsets and 500 Pedals grooves and fat, organic drum sounds. When their stickman Jonny Quinn needs 24 Bodo Stricker a certain vibe, he knows there’s only one place to call, the DW Custom Shop in Known for his fast feet and intense licks. California. Whether he plays his Collector’s Series rig or this versatile Jazz Series™ set-up, he knows that producers and front-of-house engineers will be floored by the full-tonal spectrum and resonance that he gets from his DWs. www.dwdrums.com For more on his Collector’s Series kit and DW Custom Shop Shell Technology, International EDGE Magazine is a publication of Drum Workshop, Inc. ©2011 Drum Workshop, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For promotional use only. NOT FOR SALE. log on to www.youtube.com/drumworkshopinc >product focus SSC, SONICALLY CUSTOM SSC >SSC, SONICALLY CUSTOM SSC Many custom drum companies make First, there was VLT, or Vertical Low features such as ESE (Enhanced Sound shells however you want them, but this some pretty visually unique drum sets, Timbre, shell technology. These were all- Edge), reinforcement hoops, or not, and is the default shell selection, the one that but how many of them can customize maple shells that were laminated utilizing even alternate woods, like birch, and the we’ve seen work time and time again for sound? At DW, we’ve made it our short grain to put less tension on the whole thing seemed undeniably exciting, artists like Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio and mission to give drummers the tools to shell. The result was shocking, a much but somewhat overwhelming. others. Remember, we’ve been doing build their dream drum sound from lower fundamental tone than traditional this a while so DW artists have already scratch. > 7 and 8-ply DW shells. Then there were To make things easy to figure out, we tested VLT, X and VLX on some major tours X Shells, another foray into the science of introduced SSC. It’s the culmination of and in some of the world’s top studios. grain orientation, but this time we went years of Custom Shop shell technology You’ve probably already heard it and diagonal, and the note went even lower all wrapped up in one kit. So what thought, “Those drums sound killer!” still. Most recently, we unveiled VLX, a is SSC? Put simply, it stands for Now, you know the secret. combination of VLT and X technology that Specialized Shell Configuration and it’s yields the most fundamentally low and the recommended DW shell selection. We almost left out the best part; SSC beefy sound to date. It’s perfect for floor For instance, if we’re talking about a doesn’t cost a cent more than any other toms and kicks. All of this grain-oriented 7-piece drumset with 8” through 16” Collector’s Series kit. It’s all about you shell making technology has advanced toms, that would include an 8” X shell, telling us exactly how want to sonically sonic customization dramatically, but at 10” and 12” VLT shells, 14” and 16” customize your set and we’ll do the rest. the end of the day, it all seemed very VLX floor toms and a VLX kick. Snare We’re a custom shop, we live for this confusing. Drummers really wanted to drums are always completely subjective, stuff. If you’d like to learn more about know which specific shell configuration but it’s hard to top a straight-up 10-ply the science of grain orientation with Neil was suited for each tom size and how VLT snare, meaning no reinforcement Peart and John Good, visit: they could use this to create the sound hoops. I know what you’re saying now, they’d always been hearing in their then how is this new SSC thing custom? www.dwdrums.com/ssc head. Combine that with other shell The DW Custom Shop will still make COLLECTOR’S SERIES® VINTAGE STEEL Classic looks for state-of-the-art players. the snare drum company™ ©2011 Drum Workshop, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ©2011 Drum Workshop, www.dwdrums.com www.dwdrums.com [INT. EDGE 1.0] 5 >gear guide ® DW FACTORY ACCESSORIES IES R PREMIUM QUALITY ’s se ACCESSORIES R A cutting-edge line of drums, pedals and hardware deserves a cutting-edge line of innovative accessory options. That’s why we created DW Factory Accessories. Not your average add-ons, DW accessories are thoughtfully designed to give drummers more custom options and flexibility with ECTO their set-ups. LL From a myriad of clamps and arms, to DW Coated Clear and Clear Edge drumheads, True Tone Snare Wires, replacement parts and so much more, DW offers premium- quality accessories for the most discerning CO drummer. Take, for example, our new 101R rubber and 101W wood 2-way beaters. Both are based on our popular selling 101 plastic and felt beater design and offer 2 new ideas to help drummers create new sounds and find their dream bass drum tone. Also new DW is the 2141X, the perfect way to easily and securely mount a folded hi-hat stand to a & double-bass rig. “Metal and rock drummers always appreciate a new way to solve and old problem,” explains DW Director of R&D, Rich Sikra. He continues, “Older clamp designs were bulky and hard to adjust, this one uses an integrated claw-hook clamp to at more efficiently attach to the counter hoop from both sides, avoiding slippage and the need to clamp to nearby cymbal or tom dwdRUMS.COM stands.” now STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON EVERY MORE ® ENGEL than ever COLLECtor’S SERIES DRUMSET Now, DW Factory Accessory brand parts THE DRUMMER’S CHOICE. is our unique True-Pitch tuning system, www.dwdrums.com/factoryaccessories are available to buy online at: STM (Suspension Tom Mounts), DW Heads by Remo U.S.A. and every kit is Timbre-Matched for www.dwdrums.com/factoryaccessories optimal sonic consistency and tunability. With unsurpassed sound and one-of-a-kind looks, AM Find everything you need to customize or it’s today’s standard in custom drums. repair your kit in one place! R Distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: GEWA GmbH • D-82481 Mittenwald [email protected] GEWA Benelux: Switzerland, Austria, Distributor for Germany, T R ©2011 Drum Workshop, Inc. All Rights Reserved. BE >time machine BERTRAM ENGEL: >TIME MACHINE: BERTRAM ENGEL all from around here. I joined their band and Alvin Lee of Ten Years After, an act from mailed it back again. He said, “Ok, that’s A GERMAN-ENGINEERED CAREER practice once and listened to them play. the 1970’s. So yes, I did a lot of different great!” Afterward, he transferred half of the When Udo said to me, “If our drummer things in the last 34 years and covered a lot payment and I sent the full tracks. Payment ever breaks his leg, I will call you”, that of different styles. I’m really a background in full was to follow. Another time, I received was a strong hint, in a way. When I was 17, drummer and I consider myself to be a a call from a bass player who had played Udo finally called me. I had already been a classic rock drummer with soul influences. with Ozzy Osbourne, I think his name was huge fan and I knew how to play all of their In the beginning, I listened to a lot of black Bob Daisley. He called me up because he songs by heart. That’s when I got the job. music such as Otis Redding, Bill Withers, liked my playing, yet we had never met in Then, Peter Maffay saw me at the German and so on. person. Later on, he used my drums for a Museum in Munich with Udo and he hired certain project. It’s all a bit strange. Playing me for his band right away. Since then, I’ve Edge: Do you still enjoy listening to that kind together, the actual interaction with friends mainly been playing in these two bands.