LÁSZLÓ NAGY

László was born on March 30, 1969, in Budapest, Hungary. He fell in love with the drums at the age of 10. He saw the Solti-Mereczky duo playing drums on TV and decided he wanted to be a drummer. It was about then that he saw the Beatles film, which reinforced his decision. However, lack of drum kit meant that he only seriously started drumming when he was 16. Until then, he learnt to play the cithern, and experimented with various percussion instruments.

In the beginning he mainly listened to Hungarian rock music. Later influences include AC/DC, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest.
Drummers he looks up to include Deen Castronovo, Steve Smith, Simon Philips, Gregg Bisonette, Omar Hakim, and Akira Jimbo.

Practising every day is very important to László. That's when he gets his best musical ideas. He believes that regularity and consciousness are the essence of practice.


Current drum kit: Ludwig Classic
Bass-drum : 22" x 18"
Snare : 14" x 6.5"
Toms : 8" x 8", 10" x 10", 12" x 12", 13" x 13", 16" x 16".
Leathers on the drums:
Remo Powerstroke 3 on the bass-drum, Ambassador coated on the upper side of the snare and Ambassador resonator underneath, Ambassador coated on the upper side of the Toms and Ambassador clear underneath.
Cymbals:
Meinl Custom Shop 16”, Istambul 17" -Meinl Custom Shop 19” Crash
13” Istambul Sultan Hi-Hat, 13” X-Hat, 22” Ride, 16" Istambul China, 6"- 8”-10” Splash, 8"- Istambul Bell
Pedal: Dixon Twin
Sticks: Big Stick 5A Nemesis - László Nagy modell

 

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