biography

Stephan Emig

Early days

I was born on January 7, 1976 in Kassel, received my first drum kit as a Christmas present in 1989 and have since played in many bands around my home town. Since 1997 and after finishing my studies in the USA, I have been working as a professional musician and have been living in Hanover for several years now.

My education

1990 – 1996: Private Lessons with Uwe Kramer, Dickie Frost und Dirk Rosenbaum.

1996 – 1997: Studies at Los Angeles Music Academy a.o. with Mike Shapiro, Joe Porcaro, Ralph Humphrey, Mike Packer, Aaron Serfaty, Mark Schulman, Emil Richards, Jerry Steinholtz.

2012: studying “Cultural Management” part-time at Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Workshops and Masterclasses with Udo Dahmen, Wolfgang Haffner, Rene Creemers, Luis Conte, Steve Smith, Gregg Bissonette, Ed Thigpen, Ed Soph, Steve Houghton, Michael Küttner.

Private Lessons with Dave Elitch, Ralph Humphrey, Mike Packer, Aaron Serfaty, Alfonso Garrido, Mingo Lewis, Jost Nickel, Tony Inzalaco, Dirk Erchinger, Nené Vásquez, Hardy Fischötter.

Further education: Internationaler Arbeitskreis f. Musik (IAM / Bayr. Musikakademie Hammelburg), Internationale Gesellschaft z. musikpädagogischen Fortbildung (IGMF), Bundesbegegnung Jugend Jazzt Workshop, Drum Circle Facilitator Workshop with Arthur Hull und Mathias Reuter, Drumcamps der Modern Drum School, TaKeTiNa mit R. Flatischler, Body Rhythm Hamburg.

live

worldwide

shows in the following countries:

South Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, Singapore, China, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Taiwan, Italy, Romania, Albania, England, Wales, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, France, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Thailand, Luxembourg, Norway, Estonia, Turkey, Lebanon, Greece and Germany.

Some of my personal highlights:

Montreal Jazzfest, Garana Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Folkfest, Detroit World Music Festival, W.O.M.A.D-Festivals in Adelaide, Singapore, Cacerres, Reading und Charlton Park, UN against racism – South Africa, EXPO Lisboa, Hanover, and Shanghai, World Music Festival Alexandria, Cotton Club Tokyo, National Grand Theater Taipeh, Cairo Opera House, Al Bustan Festival Beirut, Blue Balls Festival Luzern, Merkers Bergwerk, All Hands on Deck Festival, …

Awards:

1994 Youth Jazz Competition of Hessen 1st Price
2000 Youth Jazz Competition of Hessen 1st Price
2000 Deutscher Rock und Poppreis – Funk & Soul
2001 Emergenza Finale Köln
2001 National Youth Jazz Competition of Germany 1st Price
2001 CD-Price Deutschlandfunk
2001 Auslandsförderpreis Deutscher Musikrat
2001 Nominee “Preis d. dt. Schallplattenkritik” with Triosence
2001 Förderpreis Dr. Wolfgang-Zippel-Stiftung with Triosence
2002 Arts Award of the City of Kassel
2005 Nominee “Preis d. dt. Schallplattenkritik” with Triosence
2005 Finale European Jazz Contest Hoeilaart, Belgien
2010 Sandra James Song Contest 1st Place with Triosence ft. Sara Gazarek “Let it in”
2010 UK-Songcontest Platz 2 w. Triosence “Christmas Song”
2011 Finals with Edgar Knecht Trio – Palma de Mallorca Jazzcontest
2012 11st price “The Next Christmas Classic (USA) – Triosence ft. Sara Gazarek
2019 Kulturpreis der Stadt Kassel für Complete Music Camp e.V.

Credits (Live & Studio)

Klaus Lage, Chris De Burgh, Gregor Meyle, Stefanie Heinzmann, Nico Santos, Mario Novembre, Florian Künstler, Planting Robots, triosence, Nu Hussel Orchestra, All Together Now TV Show, Serdar Somuncu, Luke Mockridge, Marquess, The Voice of Germany Live in Concert, Fresh Music Live, De-Phazz, Jazzkantine, Cairo Steps, Quadro Nuevo, Hervé Jeanne Quartett, Zoe Wees, Hamid Baroudi, Christina Lux, Sara Gazarek, Mingo Lewis, Felicitas Woll, Edo Zanki, Semino Rossi, ELOY, Rolf Zacher, Stolle & Band, Mohammed Mounir, Michael Krebs, Marc-Uwe Kling, Pop Meets Classic, uva.

As part of the TV band Sprengstoff, the All Hands on Deck Band and the Pop Meets Classic Band, I have played with the following artists: Revolverheld, Sarah Connor, Max Giesinger, Joris, Ava Max, Lina, Tim Bendzko, Natascha Bedingfield, Wheatus, Rea Garvey, David Hasselhoff, Eko Fresh, Stoppok, Tom Gaebel, Phil Siemers, Purple Schulz, Annett Louisan, Antje Schomaker, Tom Gregory, Pohlmann, Laith Al Deen, and many more.

Drummers I was allowed to accompany as a percussionist: Patrick Fa, Mario Garruccio, André Wenzlitschke, Andy Lindner, Benny Greb, Felix Lehrmann, Wolf Simon, Claus Hessler, Moritz Müller, Thomas Heinz, Jens Golücke, Tobias Schulte, Hendrik Lensing, Niklas Schneider, Jürgen Stiehle, Matthias “Maze” Meusel, and many more.

Educational work:

Releases:

5 Habits of a Musical Drummer – The guide to more musicality (2022). In addition to the publication of my own book, I was able to contribute chapters to these works: Dirk Brand’s “Future Drumming… here and now” (AMA) * “African Grooves for Drumset” * Ritmo Del Mundo DVD “1.0 for drummers and percussionists” with Nené Vásquez (ALLA)

Teaching positions:

Popakademie Mannheim, Institut for Music at the University of Osnabrück

Workshops + Clinics:

Complete Music Camp, Popakademie Mannheim, World Drum Festival, Music College Hannover, Los Angeles College of Music, Musikmesse Frankfurt, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Sonor Days, Houston Jazzfestival Workshop, University of Arts Enschede, Heeresmusikkorps, Landespolizeiorchester Hessen, Drumtrainer Berlin, Onlinelessons.tv, Percussion Creativ Drumcamps (u.a. mit Claus Hessler, Benny Greb, Oli Rubow, Moritz Müller, Dom Famularo, Claus Hessler und Jost Nickel), Jazz & Rock-Workshop Salzgitter. Jurorentätigkeit für Jugend Musiziert und den Bayerischen Schulbandcontest