Nathanael Buis
Biography :
I started playing drums at 6 and I studied with a teacher in a local small school for 2 years.I continued on my own. I was rocked by the blues/Gospel and rock music in my youth. I discovered other music styles when I entered the music school « M.A.I » : jazz, metal, jungle, fusion. In July 2005, I left the MAI, qualified and found a real passion for playing on stage and sharing music among bands ! From that moment, I’ve been working on interpretation, I’ve tried to develope my own musical style through gigs and studio experiences. I wanted to be part of Weend’ô to enable me to express my deep feelings with large musical ambiances and offer more than s aimple rhythmic set of 3’30 !
Musical influences :
Bands : Porcupine Tree, Toto, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blues Brothers, Robben Ford, Marcus Miller, Rage Against the Machines, Pat Meteny, Delirious, MuteMath, Pillar, U2, ColdPlay, Satrianni, Dream Theater, et plein d’autres…
Musicians :
Jojo Mayer, Gavin Harrison, Mike Portnoy, Chad Smith, Jeff Porcarro, Nathaniel Townsley, Peter Erskine, Dave Weckl, Mike Portnoy, David Grail, Gabriel Alonso, Vinnie Colaiuta, Franck Agulhon, Olivier Baldisserra, et plein d’autres aussi…
What pushes me to go on :
My faith in God, my wife, the will to accomplish my destiny, what I was born for.
What I hate the most :
Proud people, big headed people, Tendonitis, the fan-club of Chritophe Maé !!!
My favourite movies :
Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, the movies with « Jim Carrey », Tex Avery.
My favourite meal :
Sausage, Delicatessen, Sausage, Duck Breast, Sausage, porc with caramel, sausage (euh, I already said that ?)
Equipment on stage :
- DRUMS TAMA Starclassic Performer (22 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16)
- Set SABIAN HH/AAX (HH 14″, 6″, 8″, 10″, 15″, 16″, 18″, 20″, Chinese 16″)
