Benny Greb & Ronan Chris Murphy Drum Sound Masterclass September 13, 2017 in North Italy.
American producer-engineer Ronan Chris Murphy has recorded or mixed Terry Bozzio (Zappa, Missing Persons), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, XTC, Mr. Mister), Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes), Ralph Humphrey (Zappa), Enrique Pla (Irakere), Lewis Pragasam (Asia Beat, Pete Teo), Bill Rieflin (REM, Ministry), Brad Roberts (Gwar), Van Romaine (Steve Morse, Enrique Iglesias), Victor Bisetti (Los Lobos, John Doe), Alan White (Yes) and Danny Carey (Tool) (but the last two were just playing percussion). He created the online drum recording course Drum Recording Boot Camp.
German drummer, Benny Greb is a prolific German drummer and clinician. He started playing the drums at age six and began taking lessons at age twelve. He plays a large variety of music and can be seen playing rock with Stoppok (de) and The Ron Spielman Trio, jazz with The Benny Greb Brass Band and Sabri Tulug Tirpan, funk with Jerobeam, reggae with Bobby McFerrin, fusion with the NDR Big Band on their Frank Zappa Project, with 3erGezimmeR and Wayne Krantz, and acoustic punk with Strom & Wasser. He has also performed at the Modern Drummer Festival 2010 and at many clinics and drum festivals around the world. Greb is endorsed by Sonor Drums and has his signature snare, Remo Drum Heads, Vic Firth, and by Meinl Percussion. He developed with Meinl a signature line of Byzance Vintage Series cymbals including the “Sand Ride” and “Sand Hats,” both known for their sandblasted finishes. In 2012, Meinl introduced new “Sand Crash” and “Sand Crash/Ride” cymbals to the Byzance Vintage lineup. Furthermore, Benny has a set of trash hats that he uses on the right side of his kit.
In 2009, Greb released his Hudson Music DVD “The Language of Drumming”. In 2015, he released his DVD “The Art And Science Of Groove“.
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This masterclass will focus on what it takes to develop a drums sound that serves the music and sounds great in various genres of music. The class will focus on everything from drum tuning and performance to recording and mixing approaches.
The masterclass will take place at Prosdocimi Recording Studio, Cargmignano di Brenta, Italy from 3-7pm. Register HERE.
