Multi-instrumentalist Markus „Onkel“ Lingner took part in the Popkurs at the Universtity of Music and Theater in Hamburg. He has played Death Metal, Pop and Techno before coming to his current Gyp Hop (Gypsy Hip Hop) band Ohrbooten. With Ohrbooten Onkel plays a unique hybrid mix of percussion and drums. He also plays for German…

Clinton Agu is a self-taught drummer who started playing at the age of 5. He is a passionist drummer that combines different genres like Afrobeats, RnB, Soul, HipHop and Pop. Originally from Nigeria he played a lot in church services, which also influenced him. At the age of 11 he already collaborated with different Nigerian…

Join Philo Tsoungui of The Mars Volta for her Sound design and composition with Sensory Percussion workshop. Within this Philo will dive into the new Evans Sensory Percussion system, giving her own personal take on how this unique hybrid drumming system alongside an immersive drumming performance, featuring new solo music. Photo: Janos Götze

Winning multiple awards as one of the finest modern drummers to explode on to the scene in 2014, German Anika Nilles is proof that it is never too late to start.  She didn’t take up the sticks professionally until she turned 26, but she has never looked back since. Boasting over 23 million views on…

Das Drumset übte auf Theresa Stark schon sehr früh eine magische Anziehungskraft aus. Was als Hobby begann wurde allerdings recht schnell zur wirklichen Passion – die von Lehrern wie Joachim Leyh und Evert Fraterman gefördert wurde. Bei „Teachers Teacher“ Claus Hessler war Theresa gut aufgehoben und studierte neben der Berufsfachschule für Musik in Dinkelsbühl auch…

Christin Neddens ist freischaffende Schlagzeugerin und Komponistin aus Hamburg. Sie studierte Schlagzeug in Deutschland, den Niederlanden und den USA (bei Peter Erskine und Jeff Hamilton). Christin gastierte bereits auf diversen (inter)nationalen Festivals (z.B. in Skandinavien/Big Band Festival Imatra, Finnland, Südafrika/Standard Bank Jazzfestival Grahamstown, den USA/Port Townsend Jazzfestival, Kerala/Indien, Jordanien/Amman Jazz Festival, Jazz Baltica, Colors-Festival in…

Stephan Genze studied classical percussion and jazz drums at University of the Arts in Berlin. He plays and has played in numerous musical and theatre productions, including Variete Wintergarten, Berlin RIAS Big Band, Filmorchester Babelsberg and Big Band. Among others he has worked with the following artists: Gitte Haenning, Bill Ramsey, Ack v. Royen, Rolf…

Noah Fürbringer was born in 1995 in Munich.  Started drumming at the age of 5. Already then playing on Remo! From 2013 to 2016 member of the band of the singer/songwriter Ami Warning. From 2016 to 2020 studying at the ‚University for Popular Music’ in Mannheim, Germany. Various band-projects including his post-wave band, Fibel’ and…

Dirk Erchinger

Following his studies at the Percussion Institute of Technology in Los Angeles the „Groovemaster made in Germany“ (drums & percussion Magazin) clocked up various chart hits in Germany’s Top 100 as well as a number one hit in the American Billboard Charts with innumerous gigs all around the world and dozens of CDs . Dirk…