Musikmesse Drum Camp Shapes Up

Musikmesse’s annual Drum Camp performance sessions are taking shape, with a number of key artists now confirmed. 

The drummers will perform daily in the Blood, Sweat & Tears Box in Hall 9.0 – a sound-proof cabin covering an area of around 70 square metres and fitted with ultra-modern event technology. There, visitors can get closer to the stars than at any concert.

The line-up has already confirmed Ash Soan (Adele) and Karl Brazil (Robbie Williams, James Blunt) – the holders of first and second places for studio session drummers on the MusicRadar Best in Drums list for 2017. They will be joined by Ralf Gustke, who played with the Söhne-Mannheims band for many years, and drum trainer Patrick Metzger, renowned for his work as a member of Beatrice Egli’s touring band.

Ash Soan

The driving force behind over 50 hit albums by, inter alia, Adele, Cher, Seal, Billy Idol, James Morrison, Celine Dion and Ronan Keating. Born in the south of England, Soan is more in demand than virtually any other drummer in the world.

Karl Brazil

Back in Frankfurt – only two days after accompanying megastar James Blunt on his The Afterlove Tour of Asia Brazil will make his first Drumcamp appearance. Acts including Robbie Williams, Elton John and Christina Aguilera rely on the UK-born drummer, both on the stage and in the studio.

Ralf Gustke

For many years, he was a permanent member of Germany’s Söhne Mannheims band. He was also the musical director for several tours by soul singer Xavier Naidoo. The reference list of the Heidelberg-born drummer is long and includes live and session work with national and international artists such as Gianna Nanini, Schiller and Nena.

Patrick Metzger

Born in Mannheim, Patrick Metzger tours the whole German-speaking region as a highly regarded drum coach and, since 2013, has also been playing in Beatrice Egli’s band and also with international artists such as Bobby Kimball, Tina Turner and Chris de Burgh.

Additionally, the coming Musikmesse will also see the continuation of the successful Guitar Camp with daily performances by internationally renowned guitarists. The first confirmed names are Jeff Waters (Annihilator), Mattias ‘IA’ Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Alen Brentini (Andreas Gabalier) and Nick Johnston.

Performances, workshops and autograph sessions at the Drum Camp and Guitar Camp are free of charge for all Musikmesse visitors.