About Me
Hi, I'm Pit, a professional drummer from Cologne, Germany.
I specialize in Pop, Pop-Punk and Hip-Hop drumming but also love to dive into other genres like Metalcore. Since starting out in 2005 I have worked with various artists in different genres and have since found a niche for myself.The genres I work in often require me to go beyond playing just acoustic drums. I take care of playback tracks or add electronic samples to get the most out of the performance. These additions require careful preparation and are often essential for professional live shows.By creating various records but also a lot of videos I provide a lot of experience in recording drums. I record myself at least twice a week. This constantly forces me to reevaluate my playing. At the end of the day a good and consistent recording helps me save time in mixing later on. I mix the drums for these videos myself.
References
Here are some artists I've worked with since 2024Kaff Panda (Pop-Punk)
Blue Friend (Indie Pop)
Headed Nowhere (Metalcore)
T.O.Y. (Synth Pop)
Story Rewind (Pop-Punk)
Story About You (Pop-Punk)
Holiday Resort (Pop-Punk)
Child of Caesar (Goth Metal)
DidiCals (Alternative)
Videos
Over two years ago I started creating two weekly videos in order to display my style, skill and creativity. While doing this I like to explore various different genres.As a part of this I started a series where I add drums to songs that don't have any. This sets a challenge to myself because I need to find the balance between adding something interesting but also not overdoing it. In the end it needs to fit the song as if the part was written for it. This is also the reason why you barely see me "showing off" in my videos.While some people may think "oh he is just playing a boring beat" others may look at the details and find some interesting subtleties.
Music
While I focus mostly on drumming I also write songs myself. Here are some records I played drums on and also recorded in my Studio space. I chose these records because no samples were used. The Songs "Moon" and "Lost Ground" were also written by me.
Gear
This is my most frequently used gear. If you have questions about gear that's not listed here don't hesitate to ask. Some pieces change depending on the necessity of the artist and I'll always try to fulfill your needs.
Kits
Gretsch Renown Maple (Studio)
12"x8" Rack Tom
16"x16" Floor Tom
18"x16" Floor Tom
24"x16" Kick Drum
Sonor Essential Force Birch (Live)
10"x6.5" Rack Tom
12"x7" Rack Tom
16"x14" Floor Tom
22"x20" Kick Drum
Snares
14"x6" Sonor Prolite Brass
14"x6.5" Ludwig Supraphonic Aluminium LM402T
13"x7" Tama SLP Maple
Cymbals
8" Zildjian A-Custom Splash
10" Zildjian A-Custom Splash
10" Zildjian K-Custom Dry Splash
10" Zildjian ZXT Trashformer
previous two usable as stack
14" Zildjian A-Custom Mastersound Hi-Hat
14" Zildjian A-Series New Beat Hi-Hat
14.25" Zildjian K-Custom Hybrid Hi-Hat
15" Zildjian A-Custom Crash
18" Zildjian K-Custom Dark Crash
18" Zildjian K-Custom Special Dry China
20" Zildjian K-Custom Hybrid Ride
Heads
Snare Top: Evans Hybrid or Remo Emperor X
Snare Reso: Evans Hazy 300
Toms Top: Remo Emperor Clear
Toms Reso: Evans Resonant Clear
Kick Batter: Evans EMAD2
Kick Reso: Evans EQ3 Resonant
Hardware
DW9000 Series Double Kick Pedal /w DW SM110 Beater
Tama HP900 Iron Cobra Single Kick Pedal
Tama Roadpro Cymbal Stands
Gibraltar 6707 Hi-Hat Stands
Gibraltar 6709 Cymbal Stands
Gibraltar 9606 Snare Stands
Gibraltar 9608 Drum Throne
Microphones
Beyerdynamic M201TG
Neumann KM184mt Stereo Set
Rode NT5 Stereo Set
Shure Beta 98 Supercardioid (S)
Shure Beta 98 Cardioid (AD/C)
Shure Beta 91A
Shure SM57
Solomon SubKick LoFReQ
Electronics
Roland SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad
14" MacBook Pro M1Pro
FA666 Custom In-Ears
Playback/Redundancy Rig (differing depending on Artist)
Percussion
LP Cowbell (Rock Ridge Rider)
LP Afuche Cabasa
LP Drum Tambourine (160 Cyclop)
LP Egg Shaker
Claves
Miscellaneous
Sticks: ROHEMA 5AX
Sticks: Vic Firth AS5A
Kick Beaters: Felt, Wood, Plastic
Damper: RTom Moongel Pads
Damper: Evans EQ-Pad
Cables: Cordial
Practise Pad: Evans RealFeel
Practise Pad: Zildjian Reflexx
Contact Me
Not sure yet if you want to book me?
No problem! - Just send me your questions or ideas. I’m happy to chat and help you figure out what works best for you.This isn’t a commitment. Feel free to reach out even if you just want to know more about my work :)