Artists - Yamaha

Klemen Markelj

Klemen Markelj is professional session drummer. His life started to revolve around music in elementary school when he began to play the guitar. Later he traded guitar for drums. He started accumulating his knowledge by taking lessons from Aleš Rendla and at Lower Music School.

Steve Jordan

John Mayer//Sheryl Crow//James Taylor//The verbs

Justin Foley

Killswitch Engage

Iggor Cavalera

Iggor Cavalera rocketed to fame as one of the most influential drummers from the mid 80´s Thrash Metal scene, when his aggressive, energetic playing on the first SEPULTURA records hit the taste of fans worldwide, leading the young band from Brazil to becoming pioneers of this genre.

Jean-Baptiste Cortot

Originaire de Vendée, Jean-Baptiste commence par le piano à 6 ans. Il entre au conservatoire à 8 ans ou il apprend les percussions classiques tout en découvrant la batterie en autodidacte. Il intègre des groupes de gospel et de bals. Il arrive à Paris à 21 ans pour "entrer dans le métier" et il fréquente de nombreux groupes, clubs etc... C'est en 2006 qu'il se fait connaitre en intérgrant l'équipe de la tournée de la Star Academy. JB joue sur de nombreux kits comme une recording "vintage", une Maple Custom Absolute, une live Custom, et a choisi dernièrement la nouvelle LIVE HYBRID CUSTOM OAK.

Oscar Seaton

Oscar Seaton’s natural talent for drums was evident at the age of four when he started playing his Moms’ pots and pans.

Larnell Lewis

Larnell Lewis est un membre du groupe Snarky Puppy.

Tom Hunting

EXODUS

Roy Haynes

Quand Roy Haynes joue de la batterie, soixante ans d'expérience animent chaque coup franc. Musicien de métier depuis 1942, le swing impitoyable de Haynes et le son de la surprise ont honoré les bandes son d'une liste d'artistes innovateurs du jazz à travers un large spectre d'improvisation.

Gulli Briem

Born in Reykjavik, Iceland. As a child Gulli started banging on pots and pans on the kitchen floor of the family home in Reykjavik. Played guitar for two years and sang in a school band until the original drummer got sick and was forced to leave his chair. Practiced drums in the loft of the Briem family residence, while playing in high school bands and musicals, where he met Johann Asmundsson a co-founding member of Mezzoforte (1977). The pair soon met Eythor Gunnarsson and Fridrik Karlsson in a Reykjavik music store, where Fridrik sold guitars. Recorded and toured with the band internationally from 1982. Their first big worldwide success with the group was in 1983 with the U.K. dance funk hit "Garden Party" and the Surprise, Surprise album. Mezzoforte has been nominated five times as the drummer of the year in Iceland.