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The 1st Backbeat Drum Festival is pleased to be able to present you a top-class team of lecturers with exciting workshops on frame drums, African percussion, drum fun with PiTTi, drums & electronics, drums & soundtrack production, sound engineering and tap dance.
Participants and lecturer concerts also take place on Thursday and Friday evenings.
4 days of groove for all levels and ages in the heart of the Kaiserstuhl.
In anticipation: Your Sebastian König (Artistic Director)
Wed June 8th
3pm drum circle with PiTTi
Approx. 16h assembly of the drum sets
Followed by arrival jam session
Thu June 9th
9.30 – approx. 9.50 warm up body percussion
10 – 11.30 a.m. Drum fun with PiTTi
10 – 12h drum set with Seb König
2pm – 3.30pm Drum fun with PiTTi
3pm – 6pm Frame drum with Murat Coskun
3pm – 6pm African Percussion with Raphael Kofi
4 – 6 p.m. Drums & Electronic with Oli Rubow
6-7pm tap dance with Uwe Meusel
7pm CONCERT Traditional
Fri June 10th
9.30 – approx. 9.50 warm up body percussion
10 -11.30 a.m. Drum fun with PiTTi
10 – 12h drum set with Marvin Blamberg
10 – 12h Drums & Electronic with Oli Rubow
11 am – 1 pm Drum set with Seb König
2pm – 3.30pm Drum fun with PiTTi
2pm – 4pm Drums & snare drum with Marvin
2 – 5 p.m. sound engineering with Ingo Rau
7pm CONCERT Modern
Sat June 11th
11 am – 12.30 pm Drum fun with PiTTI
12 – 1 p.m. tap dance with Uwe Meusel
11 am – 1 pm Drums & Electronic with Oli Rubow
11 am – 1 pm Soundtrack with Seb König
1pm – 2pm Soundtrack Mixing with Ingo Rau Festival end
Speakers:
PITTI Hecht / percussion
Instruments: small percussion / congas / bongos / Boomwhackers / Cajon
Just back from the UK drum show, between studio dates and tours with the SCORPIONS, PiTTi delights us with his good energy and joy of playing.
Instruments are provided by the festival for all levels and ages
Workshops:
Wed 08/06: 3pm drum circle
Thu 09/06: 10am – 11.30am and 2pm – 3.30pm
Fri 10/06: 10am – 11.30am and 2pm – 3.30pm
Sat 11/06: 11 am – 12.30 pm Drum fun
Workshop single price: Wed: € 25 / Thu / Fri: € 50 each / Sat: € 25
Murat Coskun / frame drums
Murat Coşkun takes you all on a fascinating journey with drums and rhythms. The German-Turkish master drummer provides easy and understandable access to the seemingly complex world of frame drums. Drums and movement are brought together in a joint interaction.
Another focus is on rhythm: Turkish music has a range of rhythms that only exist in a few musical cultures. Syllable language, dance steps, simple melodies and body percussion exercises help to make rhythms in odd meters more physically noticeable and to get a “groove feeling” for 9 or 10 rhythms.
An exciting journey of rhythm that promises many new discoveries. Basic musical and rhythmic knowledge is a prerequisite
workshops: Thu 09/06 15 – 18h frame drums / Workshop single price: € 50
Oli Rubov: Drums & electronics
The Frankfurt drummer is “THE” German drummer when it comes to the most diverse electronic styles of DJ and club culture. His years of pioneering work and consistent search for his personal style were adorned with the vote for “E – Drummer of the Year 2020” by the readership of the Australian digitalDrummer magazine.
In addition to his many years of collaboration with bass legend Hellmut Hattler and the lounge pioneers of “DePhazz”, Oli Rubow attaches great importance to personal projects (including “Netzer”, “Luminos W” with Peter Wölpl, “The Temporary Electronic Salon”) and refreshing guest performances and representatives (e.g. Nils Wülker, the “Fantastic Four”, “Cro”, “Freundeskreis” or “Jazzanova”).
In the beautiful Kaiserstuhl, Oli will tell stories, reveal secrets, pack a style-independent inspiration case for the participants and explain how, with minimal equipment, creative ideas and the integration of the socket, contemporary grooves can be created on the drum carpet on the one hand, and on the other hand the personal profile can be sharpened.
Lots of sound, lots of groove – lots of attitude and something extra-musical!
Workshops:
Thu 09/06: 4pm – 6pm Drums & electronics
Fri 10/06: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Drums & electronics
Sat 11/06: 11am-1pm Drums & electronics
Workshop single price: € 60 per day
Seb König: drums & production
Always on the lookout for new sources of sound and inspiration, Koenig’s style of playing is characterized by elegant and sensitive drumming. Over the years he has played live and in the studio in countless international formations.
In spring 2020, Sebastian König started producing modern soundtracks as a solo artist.
The video productions were up-to-date EXPLOSIVE SILENCE “The Art of Drumming & Sound Engineering”, as well as “Sounds of Kaiserstuhl” Der Klang des Vulkans, awarded a grant from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for Science, Research and Art and the Federal Government for Culture and Media NEUSTART KULTUR.
At the Backbeat Festival, Sebastian puts together a creative sound package for the drummer, which invites you to improvise.
Subjects: Body percussion / creative practice / sound / groove / improvisation / soundtrack production
Workshops:
Thu 09/06: 9.30 – 9.50 Warm up body percussion / 10 – 12 o’clock drum set
Fri 10/06: 9.30 – 9.50 Warm up body percussion / 11 am – 1 pm Drum set
Sat 11/06: 11 am – 1 pm Drums & soundtrack production
Workshop single price: € 60 per day
Raphael Kofi: African percussion
The workshop takes place on original Kpanlogo drums from Ghana (a conga-like drum with a warm, deep sound). Raphael Kofi conveys the basic technique of drum beats for hand and stick drums. The focus of the lessons are songs and rhythms from Ghana and West Africa. Kofi values playing together, which is just as important as groove. Experience a piece of Africa in the Kaiserstuhl.
Workshops:
Thu 09/06: 3pm – 6pm African percussion
Workshop single price: € 50
Marvin Blamberg: drums & snare drum
Subjects:
Sound research / free improvisation / effect devices / snare drum
Marvin has been a solid and creative watch on the Cologne music scene for many years. At the festival he will chat from his sound research treasure chest and take the participants on a sound journey.
Workshops:
Fri 10/06: 10 – 12 o’clock drum set / 2pm – 4pm Drums & snare drum
Workshop single price: € 60
Ingo Rough: sound engineer
Ingo conjures up a high-end listening pleasure in every position from every sound system.
For decades he has been touring around the world with various bands as a sound engineer in the studio and live. Ingo will be happy to pass on his large fund of sound & recording at the festival.
Workshops:
Fri 10/06: 2 – 5 p.m. sound engineering
Sat 11/06: 1pm – 2pm Soundtrack Mixing
Workshop single price: Friday: €60 / Saturday: €20
(Reduced €10 if participating in the soundtrack production)
Uwe Meusel: step dance
Uwe Meusel is considered one of the leading tap dance experts in Europe.
He reconstructed over three hundred classical choreographies and learned with almost all the greats of the American tap dance scene, especially with Sam Weber (San Francisco) in the last 20 years. Uwe Meusel regularly gives workshops in Germany and abroad.
Workshops:
Thu 09/06: 18 – 19h tap dance
Sat 11/06: 12 – 13h tap dance
Workshop single price: € 15 / per day
Registration and info: www.naisbeats.com/backbeat-drum-festival-2022
Source: https://drumsundpercussion.de/artikel/backbeat-festival-am-kaiserstuhl