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Ich als bekennender Rammstein- und Christoph Schneider-Fan muss mich hier auch mal zu Wort melden.
Für mich ist dasein gaaaaaaanz alter Hut. Wusste ICH natürlich schon lange.
Wen es interessiert, hier die öffentliche Stellungname von Meinl vom 19.05.2009:
ARTIST LEAVING MEINL
By: norbert saemann
yes, you've read correctly.
normally us artist-relations guys welcome new artists, which is a nice and satisfying job to do. this time however, for all of you who care about it and are interested, i would like to tell about one of our artists leaving meinl.
christoph schneider, drummer of german band rammstein, has signed his endorsement deal with meinl cymbals on september 10th, 1997 and has played our cymbals ever since. about three months ago he emailed us and terminated his endorsement. he has decided to play the cymbals of a canadian company now.
we have really enjoyed working with christoph, rammstein's management, and his tech rossi rossberg very much. those guys are some of the most professional and hardest working people in the business. from day one i've been a fan of the band and christoph's playing. rammstein's live shows are unlike anything i've seen before. their lyrics to me are fascinating and deep (provided you're mother language is german and you're able to fully understand and feel them). i will continue loving rammstein regardless of which cymbal brand christoph plays.
why do artists change endorsement companies? well, there is no universally valid answer to that question. the reasons are always very individual. bottom line is that all major cymbal companies make great sounding products.
in our case, christoph has been happy with our sounds for the last 12 years. rammstein's new record for example, which is going to come out later this year, has been recorded on our cymbals. i have personally handpicked, boxed and sent them to the studio in los angeles in october of last year. i have received nothing but great comments from christoph and his tech about how the cymbals sounded during the session and how they ended up on the recording.
what i am trying to say is that i think it is not about better or worse sounding cymbals. i think that sometimes it's about getting inspired in a different way. artists want to stimulate their creativity and try different things. there's nothing wrong with that at all. but really, there is no universally valid answer. the reasons are always very individual and different in every case.
why am i telling you this? my job is called "artist relations". and after having worked with an artist for 12 years, a relation has definitely been formed. i feel that sometimes occurrences like this one should not be left uncommented or go unnoticed to those who care about them. given the fact that a blog is a personal communication platform, i felt that here is the right spot to tell about it.
we wish christoph and rammstein the very best for his personal future and musical career.
- norbert
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Quelle: www.meinlcymbals.com
Ich fand es ehrlich gesagt damals schon irgendwie Schade. Immerhin war Schneider grad zu Sonor gewechselt und ich dachte, dass er jetzt komplett "deutsch" spielt.
Aber naja, er hat Tama und Meinl jahrelang die "Treue" gehalten.Es gibt auf jedenfall welche die "geldgeiler" sind und Endorsements öfter wechseln als Unterhosen. Von daher find ich es nicht fair da drauf rumzuhacken. Gönnt ihm doch die paar Milliönchen.
Btw, ich bin natürlich nicht Augenzeuge gewesen, aber das neue Album soll mit Meinl-Becken eingespielt worden sein. Es ist also ne reine "Tour- und Video-Angelegenheit".
Bis das nächste Album rauskommt ist er vielleicht schon wieder bei Meinl. Dauert ja bei Rammstein immer ein paar Jährchen.
Für mich ist dasein gaaaaaaanz alter Hut. Wusste ICH natürlich schon lange.
Wen es interessiert, hier die öffentliche Stellungname von Meinl vom 19.05.2009:
ARTIST LEAVING MEINL
By: norbert saemann
yes, you've read correctly.
normally us artist-relations guys welcome new artists, which is a nice and satisfying job to do. this time however, for all of you who care about it and are interested, i would like to tell about one of our artists leaving meinl.
christoph schneider, drummer of german band rammstein, has signed his endorsement deal with meinl cymbals on september 10th, 1997 and has played our cymbals ever since. about three months ago he emailed us and terminated his endorsement. he has decided to play the cymbals of a canadian company now.
we have really enjoyed working with christoph, rammstein's management, and his tech rossi rossberg very much. those guys are some of the most professional and hardest working people in the business. from day one i've been a fan of the band and christoph's playing. rammstein's live shows are unlike anything i've seen before. their lyrics to me are fascinating and deep (provided you're mother language is german and you're able to fully understand and feel them). i will continue loving rammstein regardless of which cymbal brand christoph plays.
why do artists change endorsement companies? well, there is no universally valid answer to that question. the reasons are always very individual. bottom line is that all major cymbal companies make great sounding products.
in our case, christoph has been happy with our sounds for the last 12 years. rammstein's new record for example, which is going to come out later this year, has been recorded on our cymbals. i have personally handpicked, boxed and sent them to the studio in los angeles in october of last year. i have received nothing but great comments from christoph and his tech about how the cymbals sounded during the session and how they ended up on the recording.
what i am trying to say is that i think it is not about better or worse sounding cymbals. i think that sometimes it's about getting inspired in a different way. artists want to stimulate their creativity and try different things. there's nothing wrong with that at all. but really, there is no universally valid answer. the reasons are always very individual and different in every case.
why am i telling you this? my job is called "artist relations". and after having worked with an artist for 12 years, a relation has definitely been formed. i feel that sometimes occurrences like this one should not be left uncommented or go unnoticed to those who care about them. given the fact that a blog is a personal communication platform, i felt that here is the right spot to tell about it.
we wish christoph and rammstein the very best for his personal future and musical career.
- norbert
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Quelle: www.meinlcymbals.com
Ich fand es ehrlich gesagt damals schon irgendwie Schade. Immerhin war Schneider grad zu Sonor gewechselt und ich dachte, dass er jetzt komplett "deutsch" spielt.
Aber naja, er hat Tama und Meinl jahrelang die "Treue" gehalten.Es gibt auf jedenfall welche die "geldgeiler" sind und Endorsements öfter wechseln als Unterhosen. Von daher find ich es nicht fair da drauf rumzuhacken. Gönnt ihm doch die paar Milliönchen.
Btw, ich bin natürlich nicht Augenzeuge gewesen, aber das neue Album soll mit Meinl-Becken eingespielt worden sein. Es ist also ne reine "Tour- und Video-Angelegenheit".
Bis das nächste Album rauskommt ist er vielleicht schon wieder bei Meinl. Dauert ja bei Rammstein immer ein paar Jährchen.
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