merlin ettore

Berlin / Montreal, Berlin / Québec, Germany / Canada
drummer, composer, and producer -[graphic artist]

About

Merlin Ettore (est. 1984), third generation percussionist, is a hybrid artist performing in a frenetic, jaw dropping yet clearly genetic style.

1986: Merlin, age 2, destroys his mother's kitchenware with makeshift drumsticks.
1996: Merlin, age 12, plays his first professional gig.
2006: Merlin, age 22, has released his first album, played his fourth canadian tour, and is planning his third european.
2007: Merlin's drumming wizardry puzzles and astonishes peers, audiences and collaborators.
2009: Merlin moves to Berlin and gets implicated in the european music scene.
Willing to do:Contracts, Permanent Positions, Remote working, Collaborations
Skill Set
Represented byYamaha drums, Paiste cymbals, Ableton software
Spoken languagesEnglish, French, Italian
Written languagesEnglish, French, Italian
Education/Trainingelectroacoustic composition, cinema (directing, photography)
Tech skillsLogic pro, Final Cut pro, - Live performance - Drums - Programming: Ableton Live, reason, etc..
Specialized equipmentDrum set various electronics / controllers computer Microphones
InfluencesThe urge of creating
Websites www.merlinettore.me
www.trapsound.com
www.myspace.com/hybriddrum
www.myspace.com/trapsound