Netherlands
Roel Calister
Izaline Calister, Sara Tavares, Wicked Jazz Sounds, KiT
Roel Calister profile
- Name:
- Roel Calister
- Personal Website:
- Website
- Band:
- Izaline Calister, Sara Tavares, Wicked Jazz Sounds, KiT
- Drumming since:
- 2001
- With MEINL since:
- 2005
- Birthday:
- June 08, 1979
- Zodiac Sign:
- Gemini
- Place of Birth:
- Willemstad, Curacao (Dutch Antilles)
- Currently living in:
- Haarlem, The Netherlands
- Favorite Food:
- grilled chicken with potatoes
- Favorite Drink:
- Rum and Coke
- Matched Grip or Traditional Grip:
- Matched Grip
- MEINL cymbal series used:
- Byzance
- Favorite MEINL cymbal:
- my 14” dark hi-hat Byzance series. It simply cuts through everything!!!! The perfect sound.
- Car that you currently drive:
- Peugeot 307
- Not counting on drums, what do you do for fun:
- Watching movies and travelling.
- Teacher:
- Pepito Ryes, Pernell Saturnino, Hans van Oosterhout (and many more)
- Highlight of your career so far:
- My trip to Mali. It was just amazing to be so far away from home and feel so acquainted and so in touch with the culture and the music.
- Drumming strengths:
- A true teamplayer whose going for the music
- Drumming means to me:
- Everything!
- Advice for up and coming drummers:
- Learn to play as many styles as you can, you might need it some day!
- How would you describe yourself:
- weird
- When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:
- I had great musical career! what's next?
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