Leon Dorn

Leon Dorn

Ayliva, HE/RO, Trille, Brunke, SENNA

Leon Dorn is a Session Drummer and Ableton Operator from Mannheim, Germany.

Since the age of 4 he received lessons on drums and classical drums. After successfully playing different classical drumming competitions in Germany he decided to focus on Drumset only at age 14. After taking lessons at various teachers and visiting workshops with drummers such as Anika Nilles, Benny Greb, Jost Nickel and Jojo Mayer he started studying drums at Berufsfachschule fa¼r Musik Mittelfranken in Dinkelsba¼hl in 2017, where he took lessons with Claus Hessler. In 2019 he got accepted at Popakademie Mannheim, where he is still studying drums. At Popakademie he started playing as a session drummer for different artists in the genres Pop, Hip Hop and Rock. He is the current live Drummer for Ayliva, HE/RO, Trille, Brunke and Lori. He also has his own band called Senna, which signed to SharpTone Records on 2022. Besides being the drummer of the band, he is also the Ableton Operator.

Leon Dorn'S SETUP:

1.14" HiHats - K Constantinople (top), K Custom Session (bottom) *
2.Stack - 9" FX Oriental Trash Splash (bottom), 6" Splash (top) *
3.19" K Dark Thin Crashes
4.22" K Custom High Definition Ride
5.10" FX China Trash

6.15" FX Azuka Latin Multi-Crash *
7.16" K Dark Thin Crashes

* May be prototype

Leon
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Leon Dorn's
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    I'm inspired by the music I like, to see my musician friends grow and the will to constantly get better at playing drums.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Having fun is the most important thing! If you enjoy what you do and put in the hours, results will come naturally.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    22" K Light Ride, 19" K Sweet Crash

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