Benny Greb (born 13 June 1980 in
Augsburg
Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...
, West Germany) is a German drummer, singer and clinician. He started playing the drums at age six and began taking lessons at age twelve. He plays a large variety of music and can be seen playing rock with and The Ron Spielman Trio, jazz with The Benny Greb Brass Band and Sabri Tulug Tirpan, funk with Jerobeam, fusion with the
NDR Big Band on their Frank Zappa Project, with 3erGezimmeR and
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily ...
, and acoustic punk with Strom & Wasser. He has also performed at the
Modern Drummer Festival 2010 and at many clinics and drum festivals around the world. Greb is endorsed by
Sonor
Sonor is a German musical instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Bad Berleburg. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest percussion companies in the world. Sonor currently manufactures drum kits and hardware.
Apart from drum ki ...
Drums and has his signature snare, Remo Drum Heads, Vic Firth, and by
Meinl Percussion
Meinl Percussion is a manufacturer of percussion instruments based in Gutenstetten, Germany. The company’s cymbal production is one of the "big four" manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Sabian, and Paiste.
In addition to cymbal ...
. He developed with Meinl a signature line of Byzance Vintage Series cymbals including the "Sand Ride" and "Sand Hats," both known for their sandblasted finishes. In 2012, Meinl introduced new "Sand Crash" and "Sand Crash/Ride" cymbals to the Byzance Vintage lineup. Furthermore, Benny has a set of trash hats that he uses on the right side of his kit.
In 2009, Greb released his Hudson Music DVD "The Language of Drumming". In 2015, he released his DVD "The Art And Science Of Groove".
Gear
Greb endorses
Sonor
Sonor is a German musical instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Bad Berleburg. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest percussion companies in the world. Sonor currently manufactures drum kits and hardware.
Apart from drum ki ...
Drums
* Sonor Vintage Series in "Vintage Pearl"
* 20" x 14" Bass Drum
* 10" x 8" Tom
* 16" x 14" Floor Tom
* 13" x 5.75" Signature Snare 2.0 (Beech)
* 13" x 5.75" Signature Snare 2.0 (Brass)
Greb endorse
Meinl Percussionan
Meinl Cymbals
(From Left to Right)
* 8" Classics Bell High (used as Xhat bottom)
* 8" Byzance Dark Splash (used as Xhat top)
* 14” GenerationX Trash Hat China (second hihat bottom) (occasionally)
* 14” Byzance Sand hats
* 14” Generation X Trash Hat China (used underneath the crash)
* 18” Byzance Sand Thin Crash (on top of the China)
* 8" Artist Concept Crasher Hats
* 20” Byzance Sand Ride
* 16” Byzance Trash Crash (two pcs used as Xhat)
* 22” Byzance Sand Crash Ride
* Hardware – Sonor 600 Series
* Pedals – Sonor Giant Step
* Drum Heads – Remo
* Sticks – Vic Firth Benny Greb Signature Sticks
* Percussion Meinl Bongos, Cowbells and Shakers
Discography
Poetry Club
*2007: ''
Goldene Zeit''
Stoppok
*2008: ''
Sensationsstrom''
*2009: ''
Auf Zeche''
Jerobeam
*2004: ''
Confidential Breakfast''
*2009: ''
How One Becomes What One Is''
Benny Greb
*2005: ''
Grebfruit''
*2009: ''Brass Band''
*2013: ''
Two Day Trio''
*2014: ''Moving Parts''
*2016: ''Moving Parts (Live)''
*2017: ''Grebfruit 2''
3erGezimmeR
*2009: ''
3erGezimmeR''
Strom und Wasser
*2005: ''
Spielt Keine Rolle''
*2006: ''
Gossenhauer''
*2007: ''
Farbengeil''
*2009: ''
Emotionsdesign''
*2011: ''
Mondpunk''
Thomas D
*2011: ''
Lektionen in Demut 11.0''
Blue Touch Paper
*2011: ''
Stand Well Back''
*2013: "Drawing Breath"
Ron Spielman Trio
*2008: ''
Absolutely Live''
*2012: ''
Electric Tales''
Nils Wülker
*2012: ''
Just Here Just Now''
*2015: ''
Up''
*2017: ''
ON''
DVDs
*2009: ''The Language of Drumming''
*2010: ''Modern Drummer Festival''
*2015: ''The Art & Science Of Groove''
Nick Johnston
*2019: ''Wide Eyes in The Dark''
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Notes
External links
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Living people
1980 births
German drummers
Male drummers
21st-century drummers
21st-century German male musicians