Zildjian is delighted to announce that UK Artist, Aaron "Breakbeat" Fagan, has joined the Worldwide family of Zildjian Artists.
Breakbeat is the drummer with triple platinum UK group N-dubz and is also a multi-talented Artist in his own right.
He says, "My music and my album are hard to define...I make universal music, fusing indie, hip-hop and electro with addictive choruses. I think I'm doing something unique. I rap and play drums - that's pretty rare. Music is my life. I produce, I write and record. I want to do it all."
Breakbeat has solely written and produced his entire debut album, Definition of Me. The compilation is an eclectic mix of strong rhythms, memorable hooks and melodies and lyrics inspired by his day-to-day life, from his point of view.
He says, "I love music. I always have. It's something that I've always wanted to be involved in, so making this album was a dream come true for me. Working with greats such as John Legend, N-dubz and people like Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder - it's an amazing era of music to be involved in."
Breakbeat is pictured here choosing his cymbals at the UK Artist Office. Of working with Zildjian he says, "I am happy to officially be a part of the Zildjian family. I look forward to creating beautiful music using my new tools. Sound is very important to me, I like quick response and cutting cymbals. The A Customs and K Customs are a way of life for me, when I need my angry voice I use the Orientals. Picking my cymbals personally was an amazing experience, I had the opportunity to listen to every tone and pitch carefully. I spent hours at the office choosing carefully. My sound keeps me cutting edge so thank you Tina and Zildjian for an amazing experience."
Breakbeat's cymbal set-ups are:
N-dubz
18" A Custom Fast Crash
18" A Custom EFX
15" Azuka
8" ZXT Trashformer
2 x 6" Avedis Splashes
14" Oriental China Trash
14" A Custom Medium Crash
15" K Dark Thin Crash
15" A Custom Crash
13" A Custom Mastersound Hi Hats
20" K Custom Ride
Breakbeat UKSP
17" K Custom Crash
17" K Dark Thin Crash
16" K EFX
12" Oriental China Trash
6" Avedis Splashes
8" K Custom Dark Splash
15" A Custom Crash
10" ZXT Trashformer
13" K Custom Dark Hi Hats
10" Special Recording Hi Hats (now discontinued)
20" K Custom Ride
You can check out Breakbeat over the next few months on tour with N-dubz. He'll also be doing solo gigs to support his new release, Give The Drummer Sum.
For further info check out:
www.kissmybeats.net
www.facebook.com/BreakbeatUKSP
www.twitter.com/breakbeatuksp