projects
michael hartenberger – singer/songwriter with a californian spirit and big heart who appreciates my triangle playing
sound drifters – handmade music with a retro vibe reliving the golden ages of pop, rock and reggae
taft funk – stripped down to the bare minimum two voices a guitar and percussion going all unplugged or full monty this is where I gets to rock the cajon kit
education
alpen-adria-universität – basically grew up here long before I started studying here feels like home
KONSE – kärnter landeskonservatorium – very formative experiences and memories
LACM – los angeles collage of music – (we still called it LAMA) great bunch of people and lots of knowledge to gain
musikschulen des landes kärnten – my first learning experience and now it’s my pleasure to teach at this institution and talk music and drums with my students all week (bad eisenkappel – schiefling – st. kanzian – velden)
friends
alex kabasser – finger style guitar monster
aram zarikian – it’s all about groove
all you can beat – cool online drum magazine
barnette records – mastermind rob bargad the world is a better place with rob on a hammond b3
bruno justi – great musician and photographer, creative design genius and a hell of a guy
christian herbst – passionate with a big heart
die unvollendeten – the next level of folk/punk/jazz/classical/oriental/balkan music
dr. mike records – nice studio in the south of austria
drumsmith – drum forum where the world thinks drums
jerry watts jr. – everything he plays simply feels incredibly good plus jerry is an unbelievably humble and caring human being
karen asatrian – he always has an exciting story to tell through his music
kira hooks – great singer/songwriter I’m proud to be a part of her journey
klemens marktl – almost as big a gear nut as i am with an endless drive to create music
matt starr – great musician, teacher and friend
michael erian – beautiful tone on the saxophone and lots to say
musikhaus hergeth – my local music store in the south of austria great service
oli rubow – the organic electro drummer from germany inspirational and super nice
reini schmoelzer – touch, feel and sound
richie klammer – at home in the arts and ever entertaining
rudi pravda – drumming partner in crime
sonor – great drums with tradition and soul had the pleasure of spending 2 month at the factory in germany
stephan emig – german drumming great and super nice guy
thomas kaefel – drumming phenomenon and great guy
tonc feinig – creative driving force in carinthia
noteworthy
efrain toro – mr. rhythm has the deepest understanding and command of all rhythm also check his
rhythm line institute iyeoka – she and her band won me over at a concert – spirit and energy a winning combination
john daversa – incredible musician, educator and visionary
joshua redman – so much energy and the power to capture the listener from the first note
kneebody – mind blowing
knower – awesome electronic project by genevieve artadi and drumming great louis cole
mister barrington – creative, electronic, very hip, live music -> go enjoy, listen and learn
professional drum shop – the first address when it comes to drums in los angeles you never know who you’ll run into