Official Virgil Donati thread

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Virg with NDR Bigband and Panzerballett

[Paul Marangoni]

Nice! I really like that...

[Julián Fernández]

killer. thanks for sharing!

[Morgenthaler]

You’re welcome. Here’s a new banger:

[Morgenthaler]

I got a pair of Virgil's new 5B signature sticks from Techra. (he also has a pair of 2B signature sticks with them)

Any other carbon fiber sticks I've ever played, have felt completely off. Forget Ahead sticks.

While the aesthetics are far from my taste, I was really surprised at how much they feel like wooden sticks.
These 5Bs, at least on a practice pad, play very close to how I remember the Vinnie Zildjian sticks.

They feel a tiny bit heavier than the diameter would've made me guess, but the balance is crazy good.
I still don't like that you can see where they're spliced/joined, but you can't feel it when you're playing.

I look forward to trying them on a drumkit, and particularly cymbals, soon.

[Morgenthaler]

A bit behind the scenes of the NDR Bigband/Panzer Ballet collab

[Pocketplayer]

At the Spud...

Thursday Night, February 29, 2024
Friday Night, March 1, 2024
@ 8pm & 10pm PST.

VIRGIL DONATI GROUP

VIRGIL DONATI …SUPER DRUMS
ANDRE NIERI …GUITAR
JUNIOR BRAGUINHA …BASS
CHRIS CLARK …KEYS

[Morgenthaler]

Virgil is joining Geoff Downes, John Mitchell, and Harry Whitley in ASIA (the band) for the 21-date US/Canada tour, 'The Heat of The Moment':

[Paul Marangoni]

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22 years old, with Peter Cupples: