Drums - George Kollias - Professional Program

George Kollias

One of the fastest drummers in the world

He is one of the fastest drummers in the world. His play with the Swivel Technique, which allows him to perform two strokes with one pedal stroke, has become his trademark, as well as the One-Foot-Blasting technique.

Drummer of the Band NILE

His experience as a drummer of the internationally successful band NILE and 300 beats per minute make George Kollias the best lecturer for the metal genre. In the Professional Program, he teaches you all the important skills and tricks for metal drumming.

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As a world-class drummer Tom had the pleasure to play alongside fantastic artists like Chic Corea, Wayne Shorter, Al Di Meola, Joe Farrell, Jean-Luc Ponty, Robben Ford, Rickie Lee Jones, Kenny Loggins and Eric Johnson.

Mike Sleath

Mike is a full-time touring drummer for Shawn Mendes. He also performed with many artists including John Mayer, Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello, Khalid and Zedd.

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One of the most popular drummers in the scene is Walfredo Reyes Jr. Whether in the studio, on tour or as a drum teacher on the percussions, on the drum set or a mixture of both – Walfredo is a musician who puts all his passion, heart and soul into music and music lessons.

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Chris Hoffmann is a drummer and Educating Artist graduate of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg.
He has played on various studio productions and is the live drummer for various bands and artists.

George Kollias

George is one of the fastest drummers in the world. His play with the Swivel Technique, which allows him to perform two strokes with one pedal stroke, has become his trademark, as well as the One-Foot-Blasting technique.

Drums Instructors

Chris Hoffmann

Max is considered one of the country's up-and-coming young drummers and plays for many German pop acts such as Elif, Loi and many more.

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JR Robinson

JR credits truly include all the great artists of pop music, from Chaka Khan and Lionel Richie to Eric Clapton, Madonna, Seal, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

In 2011, he was a successful participant in the Professional Program. He toured the world as a drummer for Disney star Sabrina Carpenter, AJ Mitchell, Jonny Orlando, Jonas Blue and Alan Walker. He has complete confidence in Ableton as the playback tech of Billie Eilish FINNEAS.

Patrick Fa

Patrick Fa is one of the best drummers and musical directors in Germany. Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Anastacia, Shaggy and Nicole Scherzinger have already stood on stage with him.

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Stefanos Dimitriou

Stefanos is one of the most respected session drummers in Greece. Over 25 years of live performance, an abundance of studio and teaching experience.

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Yannis Stavropoulos

Yannis played live and at the studio with musicians such as Mike “Jonesy” Jones, Chris Jacob, Aydin Esen and Vasilis Tsambropoulos, saxophonist Andy Sheppard, Jim Odgren, Lyn Dobson etc.

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Franck Agulhon is a renowned French jazz drummer known for his technical mastery, versatility, and deep understanding of rhythm and groove.

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Roberto Cerletti

Roberto toured and had studio recordings with Bridgit Mendler, Kamran & Hooman and Ana Barbara, engagements with The X-Factor, the Ellen DeGeneres Show and other well-known formats and jam sessions with stars such as Prince.

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Angela Frontera

In 1993, Angela moved to Germany and quickly became an irreplaceable figure in the world music scene. She worked together with Nina Hagen, Grace Jones, Lou Bega, Airto Moreira, Rosanna & Zélia, Edo Zanki, Emiliana Torrini and Six was Nine.

Daniel Schild

Daniel is a demanded sideman both nationally and internationally for touring and studio productions, holds clinics, leads workshops and regularly performs solo at drum festivals and trade shows.

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Johannes embodies the symbiosis of audio engineer, drummer, and drum tech. In all three roles, he combines his passion for sound and sound aesthetics. As an audio engineer, he has been working as a permanent part of Klangkantine Studios since 2017, specializing in band and drum recordings.

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Stephan Zender has been with the Modern Music School since 1990. After his pedagogy studies, he went to LA to study drums at the LA Music Academy. Here, he had lessons with legendary coaches like Joe Porcaro, Ralph Humphrey, Mark Schulman. Since many years he's touring with the tribute band Mytallica around the world.

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