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Jonas Ekdahl

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Jonas Ekdahl is a Swedish drummer. He is best known as the former drummer of the heavy metal band Evergrey. He was previously the Drum Tech of Evergrey's former drummer Patrick Carlsson. He was born in Gothenburg in May, 1983. Jonas started playing drums when he was 10 years old, started working for Evergrey as their drumtech at age 17, and joined the band as a full time member at 19, in 2003. In May 2010, it was announced that he had left Evergrey due to internal issues with the band, as to not hurt the friendship he had developed with the other band members.[1] Jonas is now playing with his band DeathDestruction, who has recently signed with Sony Music Sweden.[2] Jonas has during 2010, done session work for Dead By April.[3]

Jonas Ekdahl

Discography

Studio albums with Evergrey

[5]

Studio albums with DeathDestruction


Equipment

  • Jonas uses the following equipment[6]:
    * (Pearl Masterworks with ‘Bubinga’ finish and chrome hardware):
   * 22×18 Bassdrums x2 
   * 10×9 tom 
   * 12×10 tom
   * 16×14 floor tom
   * 18×15 floor tom
   * DR-503 drumracks
   * Pearl Demon Drive pedals
   * PC-50 rack holders
   * 14×5,5 Buzin Copper snare
 
   
     Cymbals:
   * 18" SABIAN AAX Stage crash
   * 19" SABIAN HHXtreme crash
   * 19" SABIAN AAXplosion crash
   * 12" SABIAN AAX splash
   * 22" SABIAN HH Power Bell Ride
   * 14" SABIAN AAX mini china
   * 14" SABIAN HHX Evolution mini china
   * 14" SABIAN AA metal-x hi-hat
   * 14" SABIAN AAX Stage hi-hat
   * 10" SABIAN AAX splash
   * 8" SABIAN AAX splash
   * 6" SABIAN AAX splash
   * 20" SABIAN AAX china
   * 19" SABIAN AAXtreme Chinese
     Other Equipment:
   * REMO "Powerstroke 3" (on Bassdrums)
   * REMO "Emperor X" (on snare)
   * REMO "Pinstripe" (on toms)
   * Wincent "5B" drumsticks
   * Roch ‘n Soc drum throne

References

  1. ^ http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=120
  2. ^ http://www.sonymusicsweden.com
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_by_april
  4. ^ http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=BaLCe4EvCA951gIEkD4mJEMdjNRol41zfIb9KXyUl4U
  5. ^ http://evergrey.net/releases/
  6. ^ http://www.pearleurope.com/WhatsUpNewsDetail.aspx?ID=215&Pagetype=Artist&Title=Jonas%20Ekdahl&MenuId=3

http://www.sonymusic.se/artister
http://www.deathdestruction.com


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