Stephan Emig

Stephan Emig, born Jan. 7th 1976 in Kassel, Germany

He started to play the drums at the age of thirteen

First he studied at the Modern Music School, Giessen afterwards at the L. A. Music Academy, California

Since 1998 he is working as a professional studio and live-drummer and

percussionist, and thanks to LIVE as a programmer/ producer.

His current projects:

- playing with former leadsinger of the Dissidenten Hamid Baroudi and

his multinational band, recording and touring worldwide with him a. o.

at WOMAD Festivals, Montreal Jazzfest, Winnipeg Folkfest, UN Against

Racism South Africa and many more well known World-Music-Festivals

- touring and recording with Triosence, piano-trio from Cologne, signed

with Mons (ger) and Polystar (jp), winner of several jazz-awards and one

of the upcoming jazz-groups in Germany

- touring and recording with Cuba Libre, Son-Latinpop-Group with

musicians from Spain, Japan and Germany.

- touring and recording with chillgmbh, experimental

electronic-music-group, creating improvised audio-environments

- clinics for SONOR drums

Stephan's work includes: Musicals Hair, The Black Rider, Bonifatius; El

Housseine Kili, Sounds of Saba, the book "Future Drumming" with Dirk

Brand (AMA), Joy Basu, DJ Kid Fresh (DMC Champion/ Rhymellow), DJ

Schmoove (Documenta), DJ RAS (Sonarkollektiv)...

Awards: Arts award of Kassel 2002, German youth jazz award 2001, youth

jazz award Hessen 1994, 2000 (2x), German Rock and Pop Award 2000,...