Paopun Amnatham

Biography

Paopun graduated with a Bachelor degree in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University and perfected his study at Mozarteum University (Salzburg, Austria) with Peter Sadlo, a world-renowned percussion soloist, where he also achieved his bachelor and master degree.

During his studies, he joined the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (USA) in 2002, where he also won a solo competition held by DMC solo & Ensemble in Keyboard Champion (Marimba)”. He won several prizes from various competitions, such as International Marimba Competition (Austria, 2009), Marimba Champion of Thailand solo Contest (Thailand), and he achieved the highest score for the International Percussion Competition (Italy, 2016) Currently, Paopun is a percussion professor at the Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University and also the principal timpanist of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, in addition to being a Yamaha artist.

Book

-Percussion Workbook : Snare drum (book 1)

-Percussion Workbook : Drumline (book 1)

YM-5100A

Range: 5 octaves (C-c4), Bars: Rosewood

Franz Schindlbeck

Born in 1967 in Mallersdorf, Mr. Schindlbeck began drumming at age five. After serving as principal percussionist at the Mannheim Nationaltheater, he joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992. While mastering classical percussion, he is also actively performing as a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Jazz Group and appears at numerous jazz festivals.

Don Liuzzi

Don Liuzzi was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and completed high school at the Franklin Learning Center in Philadelphia. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and his Master of Music degree from Temple University. Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989, Mr. Liuzzi was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony percussion section from 1982 to 1989.

Mike Mainieri

Born on July 24, 1938, in the Bronx, New York, Mike Mainieri started to learn vibraphone from the age of 12 and made his professional debut at the age of 14. After performing as a member of the Buddy Rich Band, he served as a pioneer in the New York style fusion movement as a band leader of legendary groups, including White Elephant, L'Image, STEPS and STEPS AHEAD together with Steve Gadd, Michael Brecker and other artists in 1970s.

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