bio
michael schrant
ba (hons) performing arts
diplom musikerzieher jazz/rock/pop
*07/01/1978
current projects
sixtyfive cadillac
dirty fingers
eddy & triple nuts
kammerphilharmonie emsland
beat for beat (norway)
teaching
musikschule des emslandes (full-time)
1998 - 2001:
- studies at "liverpool institute for performing arts (lipa)"
- drum lessons with steve washington (take that, whitney houston, nik kershaw, wet wet wet, texas) and patrick illingworth (british session drummer)
- workshops with chuck silverman and others
- "avedis zildjian award" as best drummer 2001
- drummer for official worldpremiere musical "thingfish" (frank zappa)
- degree: bachelor of arts (with honors) in performing arts (music)
2001 - 2004:
- studies at "university of music and drama hannover"
- drum lessons with heinrich hock and dieter schmigelok
- workshops with billy hart, jochen rückert, tony mason, heinrich köbberling, dennis poschwatta (guano apes)
- degree: diplom musikerzieher jazz/rock/pop
concerts and tours in:
germany, england, spain, portugal, switzerland, norway, poland, luxembourg, italy
concerts on festivals and in clubs in germany and parts of europe, e.g.:
hemnehallen/norway - balver höhle jazz & blues festival - differdange/luxemburg blues express - hamburg hornbachers`s - hannover blues garage - poznan, polen blue note club - rheda-wiedenbrück jazz night - sonneberg, thüringen internat. jazz & blues festival - worpswede music-hall - wroclaw, polen blues brothers day - bielefeld leineweberfest- celle altstadtfest - gelsenkirchen silverlightfestival - göttingen altstadtfest - hamburg alstervergnügen - hamburg hafengeburtstag - hamburg reebok women's run - hannover listermeilen fest - hannover maschseefest - mainz johannisnacht - osnabrück maiwochen - weimar zwiebelmarkt - saarlouis emmes - salzgitter seefest - tag der niedersachsen northeim, melle & leer - wilhelmshaven wochenende an der jade - wiesbaden theatrium - wuppertal barme live - cebit, hannover - landesmusikrat niedersachsen - and many many more...
radio airplay auf verschiedenen internationalen sendern
past projects
in germany
henning rümenapp (guano apes) - anna piechotta band - vivid voices (jazzchor hmt hannover) - big band hmt hannover (ltg. jörg-achim keller / jonas schoen)
in england:
official worldpremiere musical "thingfish" (frank zappa), 2001 - musical "tonight" premiere showcase (westend london) with london phil. & bbc orchestra - lipa big band - leif-magnus lilleaas - jan olsen - alistair powers - vegar nesset - chandra fleig - simon barber a.m.o.
others:
maria josé hernandez (spain) - david morell & patrick wyss (switzerland) - beat for beat (norway)