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Thomas Lang
For other people named Thomas Lang, see Thomas Lang (disambiguation).

Thomas Lang (born August 5, 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is a professional drummer, frequent drum clinician and a producer.


Biography

Thomas Lang grew up in Austria, lived in London for ten years and moved to Los Angeles in 2006. He started playing the drums at the age of five, and after years of private lessons, he attended the Vienna Conservatory of Music. Since then he has worked as an independent drummer, playing on over 250 albums and touring with artists such as Robbie Williams and B*Witched. His work can also be heard on the solo album Mediator (1995).

In 2002, Meinl approached Remo to produce the “Thomas Lang Practice Kit”. Lang stated: "When I travel it's hard for me to keep up with my practice because I worry about disturbing people in hotel rooms, or backstage". The Remo Thomas Lang Practice Kit was the solution - an almost-silent, portable practice kit (it can be folded down and put in a small case).

Thomas has worked with artists such as Geri Halliwell, Robbie Williams, John Wetton, B*Witched, Ozzy Osbourne, Bonnie Tyler, Billy Liesegang, The Clash, Falco, Steve Hackett, Nick Kershaw, Robert Fripp, Gianna Nannini, Lighthouse Family, Boyzone, Ronan Keating, Westlife, Kylie Minogue, Asia, Robert Trujillo, Ian Dury, The Blockheads, Cathy O'Meara, Safe The Robot, The Vienna Art Orchestra and many more.

Also, some people call Thomas Lang such names as "T-Lo" or "Langy".

Instructional Material

Lang's DVD Creative Control teaches advanced drumming technique and is the biggest-selling instrument instructional video to date. In Modern Drummer magazine, he has been voted by many drummers to be one of the fastest, most technical drummers in the world and can do many different drum tricks and stick tricks utilising his entire kit. In 2005 he headlined the UK Drumfest held in Birmingham alongside Kenny Aronoff and Jimmy Chamberlin.

Lang also has a new DVD titled Creative Coordination & Advanced Foot Technique (Hudson Music) which was released in November 2006. The 3-disc set features over 7 hours of material and presents Lang's cutting-edge approach to 21st century drumming.

Thomas Lang was voted "2006 Drummer of the Year" in Rhythm Magazine's Reader's Poll.

In March 2007, Thomas Lang released a solo album entitled "Something Along Those Lines". 

A video from Creative Coordination (courtesy of Drummerworld.com)

Drum and Cymbal Setup

The kit presently used by Lang is a typical example of a progressive metal drum setup. He currently endorses Sonor drums and Meinl cymbals, and uses a Sonor Designer X-Ray kit (designed by himself)and sonor Delite kits when performing live. He has also designed a number of signature cymbals with Meinl - the 16" "Synthetik Crash", 17" "Kompressor Crash", 18" "Kinetik Crash", 18" "Signal Crash/Klub Ride", and "Filter Chinas" which come in even sizes between 8" and 16". Lang states on Creative Control that when he designed his signature cymbals, he wanted to recreate electronic cymbal sounds in acoustic cymbals. This unusual and somewhat "reversed" approach adds to his unique live sound.

Lang also uses Sonor and Gibraltar Hardware, Roland Electronics, Hardcase Road Cases, AKG Microphones, Remo drum heads which include Controlled sound Heads on the snares, and clear ambassador heads on the toms . He also uses a powerstroke 3 bass head, with pillow. He Uses Vic Firth Thomas Lang Signature Sticks. It has a large shaft and oversized acorn tear drop tip to speak loudly and clearly. It is designed to produce a thunderous sound on the drums! It is a Hickory stick with a white lacquer. (L=16 1/8", Dia.=.650")

2003 - 2006 Tour Kit

Sonor Delite Series or SQ2 Drums and Meinl Cymbals:

    • Sonor Drums - Champagne Sparkle or X-Ray Acrylic
    • 14x5.5" Snare
    • 12x5" Wood Shell Soprano Snare
    • Remo TSS marching drum (played with foot)
    • 10x8" Tom
    • 12x10" Tom
    • 16x16" Floor Tom
    • 18x16" Floor Tom
    • 22x20" Bass Drum
    • 20x16" Gong Bass Drum
    • 8" Classics Low Bell Bottom/8" Amun Splash Top (Used as Hi-Hat)
    • 13" Byzance Fast Hi-Hats
    • 14" Byzance Fast Hi-Hats (Used as X-Hats)
    • 12" Generation X Safari Hi-Hats (Used as X-Hats)
    • 20" Byzance Ping Ride
    • 16" Generation X Synthetik Crash
    • 17" Generation X Kompressor Crash
    • 18" Generation X Kinetik Crash
    • 18" Generation X Signal Crash/Klub Ride
    • 10" Generation X Filter China
    • 12" Generation X Filter China
    • 14" Generation X Filter China
    • 16" Generation X Filter China
    • 8" Generation X Filter China

(Extra Addon's on Tour)

    • 8" Top/10" Bottom Generation X Electro Stack
    • 12" Top/14" Bottom Generation X X-Treme Stack (x2)
    • 19" MB20 Heavy Crash
    • 20" MB20 Heavy Crash (x2)
    • 20" MB20 Heavy Ride (Instead Of 20" Byzance Ping Ride)

Selected Discography

Tour History

  • 2007 Creative Coordination U.S Tour
  • 2006 Australian "Drum Scene Live" Tour w/ Tommy Igoe & Dom Famularo, U.S Summer Clinic Tour
  • 2005 Gianna Nannini, Steve Jones, Bill Liesegang, Slow Club, Patrizio Buanne, X-Ray World Clinic-Tour
  • 2004 Pop Idol Tour, Gianna Nannini, Creative Control World Clinic Tour & various clinic-tours
  • 2003 Gianna Nannini, Rod Stewart, ABS, dynamo, various clinic-tours
  • 2002 Vienna Art Orchestra, B. Tyler, Gianna Nanini
  • 2001 S. Gately, R. Williams, Jonathan Wilkes, B.Tyler, R. Keating
  • 2000 G.Halliwell, Robbie Williams, B*witched, Stephen Gately, Lena Marlen
  • 2000 Vienna Art Orchestra, Ronan Keating
  • 1999 Geri Halliwell, 911, B*witched
  • 1998 J.Wetton, K. Ramirez, B. Tyler
  • 1997 Falco, Bonnie Tyler, Asia, J. Wetton, Karen Ramirez
  • 1996 Tom Lang, Falco, Bill Liesegang, Asia, John Wetton
  • 1995 Papermoon, Falco, Csx, Tony O’ Mally, Machine Heart
  • 1994 Falco, Save the Robots, Vienna Blue Brass, Hepcaolin, Calvinism
  • 1993 Falco, B. Bukowski, S. Werger, Eav, Harry Stoyka
  • 1992 Max, Andi Baum, Stefanie Werger, Eav, Falco
  • 1991 Hallucination Company, Etta Scollo, Boris Bukowski, Bilgeri
  • 1990 Etta Scollo, Gary Lux, Simone, Stefanie Werger
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