Drum Connection (also known as DC) is a German musical ensemble and pop group.
The group was founded 1995 by Max van der Rose and had its first gig at the legendary ''Dance Of Elements''.
Since then Drum Connection has been on international stages of the club, event and industrialscene.
As the main part of the ''Rhythm, Drum & Dance'' show they toured through 13 European countries in 2003 and were rewarded with the well-known MBA
award
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2004.
Since 2003 the basic unit of the drum connection forms up by the 4 drummers Dirk Erchinger, Enno Kuck, Jan-Peter Eckelmann and Max van der Rose, who are supported at extraordinary events by
drummers
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...
like Dog Kessler, Tim Kroker, Chriz Falk up to a support group of 10
drummers
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...
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The
drummers
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...
play, if they are not touring with Drum Connection, with top acts like Front 242,
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Jazzkantine
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Vanilla Ninja
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Their
club
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* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
concept
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is ingeniously simple and effective: the
drummers
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...
lay their
rhythm
Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular re ...
on the basics of the djs, through this they change any style into a new and original element. During their performance they stand behind their huge drum sets which are specially constructed for them.
Throughout October and November 2008, Drum Connection supported German Eurodance group
Cascada
Cascada (, Spanish for "Waterfall", stylized as CASCADA, CASC''A''DA and cascada) is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou. They are best known for their hit singles " Every ...
on their second UK tour - ''The Perfect Day Tour'' 2008.