Benny Greb
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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 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.
Greb appeared on the scene in 2009 with his Hudson Music DVD "The Language of Drumming".
Greb endorses Sonor
drums, Meinl
cymbals and percussion, Remo
drum heads, and Pro-Mark
sticks. With Meinl, he designed the Filter X Trash Hat, a 12" splash and 14" china stack that delivers a trashy auxiliary hi-hat sound, and the Byzance Vintage Sand Ride, a dry cymbal with a sandblasted top and partially lathed bottom. Recently, he developed the Byzance Vintage Sand Hats, hi hats with a similar construction to his signature ride.
Benny Greb is embarking upon a short run of clinics at select North American Meinl Cymbal and Sonor Drum Dealers. Current dates are as follows:
Clinics in 2011
Bobby McFerrin
Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...
, fusion with the NDR
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
Big Band on their Frank Zappa Project, with 3erGezimmeR and Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American jazz fusion guitarist. He has played with top artists such as Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, and others, but is most active as a solo performer.-Biography:...
, and acoustic punk with Strom & Wasser. He has also performed at the Modern Drummer Festival
Modern Drummer
Modern Drummer is a monthly publication targeting the interests of on drummers and percussionists. The magazine features interviews, equipment reviews, and columns offering advice on technique, as well as information for the general public...
2010.
Greb appeared on the scene in 2009 with his Hudson Music DVD "The Language of Drumming".
Greb endorses Sonor
SONOR
Sonor is a German percussion manufacturer. Founded in 1875 as a percussion manufacturer, Sonor drum sets and hardware are historically known for being constructed in a very durable, and therefore, unusually heavy manner...
drums, Meinl
Meinl Percussion
Roland Meinl Percussion is a leading manufacturer of cymbals and other percussion instruments, based in Gutenstetten, Germany. Their main brand is Meinl.Founded in 1951 by Roland Meinl...
cymbals and percussion, Remo
Remo
Remo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
drum heads, and Pro-Mark
Pro-Mark
Pro-Mark is a Houston, Texas-based American drumstick company owned by founder Herb Brochstein. It is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.-History:...
sticks. With Meinl, he designed the Filter X Trash Hat, a 12" splash and 14" china stack that delivers a trashy auxiliary hi-hat sound, and the Byzance Vintage Sand Ride, a dry cymbal with a sandblasted top and partially lathed bottom. Recently, he developed the Byzance Vintage Sand Hats, hi hats with a similar construction to his signature ride.
Current kit
- Sonor SQ2 Vintage Beech in "White Pearl" finish
- 13x5.75" Snare Drum (Signature series)
- 10x8" Rack Tom
- 14x14" Floor Tom
- 16x16" Floor Tom
- 22x17.5" Bass Drum
- Cymbals
- 14" Byzance Vintage Sand Hats
- 20" Byzance Vintage Sand Ride
- 18" Byzance Extra Dry Crash
- 18" Byzance Jazz Extra Thin Crash
- 6" Byzance Traditional Thin Splash (on left crash)
- 8" Byzance Traditional Thin Splash (on right crash)
- 8" Classics Bell (on Jazz ride)
- 12"/14" Generation X Trash Hat
- 22" Jazz extra thin ride (used as crash)
- Drum Heads
- Snares: Remo Ambassador Coated on batter side, Remo Ambassador Hazy on snare side
- Toms: Remo Emperor/ambassador Coated on batter side, Remo Ambassador Coated on resonant side
- Bass Drum: Powerstroke 3 Clear on batter side, Drumsigns.com custom printed head on resonant side
- Greb also uses Sonor 600 Series hardware with Giant Step pedals, Meinl Bongos, Cowbells, and Shakers, and Pro-Mark Benny Greb signature drumsticks.
Clinics and Performances
Clinics in 2010Benny Greb is embarking upon a short run of clinics at select North American Meinl Cymbal and Sonor Drum Dealers. Current dates are as follows:
- September 21 - Mother's Music - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- September 22 - Just Drums - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- September 23 - Drum Center of Portsmouth - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
- September 25 - Atlanta Pro Percussion – Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- September 26 - Skins N' Tins - Champaign, Illinois, United States
- September 27 - Drum Center of Lexington - Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- September 28 - Indoor Storm - Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- September 29 - Long Island Drum Center - Plainview, New York, United States
Clinics in 2011
- June 5–27, 2011 - Swarnabhoomi Academy Of Music - Chennai,India
- July 18–20, 2011 - South Africa