Meinl Drum Festival 2009 in Moscow Russia

[sega039]

On June 6th, 2009 first International MEINL DRUM FESTIVAL took place in Moscow, Russia.
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Meinl’s Russian distributor O.K. & Co. did an online survey amongst Russian drummers in order to find out which of Meinl’s endorsees they prefer in the line-up. Their votes were obvious and as of now the line-up of Meinl artists performing at the Meinl Drum Festival in Moscow on June 06th is:
• Mike Terrana, USA (Tarjia)
• Wolfgang Haffner, Germany (Nils Landgren, Till Broenner)
• Snake, Russia (Agata Kristy, Naive)
• Benny Greb, Germany (Jerobeam)
• Thomas Lang, Austria

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Other photos and full text about Meinl Drum Festival -
www.whatdrum.com (http://whatdrum.com/networkinghub/blog.php?user=Drummer&blogentry_id=5)

[Strangelove]

That's nice to see, and I applaud Meinl for recognizing the Russian market in this way. I have often wondered if Paiste would ever embrace their Russian roots and attempt to have a greater presence there, or perhaps even a manufacturing facility.

[sega039]

Paiste has few dealers in Moscow and St.Petersburg and it's very well known brand in Russia. Used to be Paiste Day in Moscow in the past however during the global financial crisis I guess neither local dealers nor Paiste will be willing to finance such event.

Even at MD2008 it was quite a few empty seats while before it was fully packed, looks like purchasing power of drummers even in the States has been affected by the crisis.

Serge
http://www.whatdrum.com

[Strangelove]

Yes it was felt at NAMM and the Chicago Show. Hopefully this recession will be over soon.

[sega039]

more photos - http://whatdrum.com/networkinghub/blog.php?user=KuznecovOleg
video!!! - http://whatdrum.com/video/tags/meinl+drum+festival+2009/