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Bernie Dresel (M)
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Hailing from Los Angeles, Bernie Dresel played drums with Kalani, Colin Hay - vocalist for Men At Work and Jim Self. He currenlty plays with 'King of Swing' Brian Setzer in the Brian Setzer Trio and the Brian Setzer Orchestra (BSO). Bash or brush, Dresel drums to please!

What do Chaka Khan, Maynard Ferguson, David Byrne, Police guitar player Andy Summers and Brian Wilson all have in common? At one time or another the musical pistons that have driven the sound of these performers was supplied by the Brian Setzer Orchestra's own percussive tour de force, Bernie Dresel.

Bernie was driven to a career in music by the same inspiration as Brian Setzer. Look no further than Liverpool, England. At the age of two Bernie clearly remembers his Grandmother buying him the Fab Four's American debut, "Meet The Beatles". Unlike Brian's desire to play the guitar, the young Bernie was moved by the beat of Ringo's Ludwig drum kit.

The Dresel family, who lived and still do in Sharon, PA near the Ohio border, were very supportive of their son and purchased him a series of paper-head toy kits before realizing that it would save them money to actually buy him a small pro kit. Those paper drum heads were no match for this toddler's version of All My Loving. By the age of 3 Bernie's folks attempted to get him some drum lessons, "Too you.....

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 Brands played by Bernie Dresel:

Brand

Country

Artistpage

DW (Drum Workshop)

United States

Regal Tip

United States

Remo drumheads

United States

Zildjian Cymbals

United States

 References Bernie Dresel: (7)

Name

Country

Brian Setzer

United States

Chaka Khan

United States

Keiko Matsui

Japan

LeAnn Rimes

United States

Robben Ford

United States

Robin McKelle

United States

Various Artists

 Releases Bernie Dresel: (5)

Title

Year

Name

Truth

2007


Robben Ford

13

2006


Brian Setzer

Introducing Robin McKelle

2006


Robin McKelle

What a Wonderful World

2004


LeAnn Rimes

Three to Tango (Soundtrack)

1999


Various Artists

 Bernie Dresel is favorite of 6 members:
  • Dick Bon
  • Haarsteeg, The Netherlands

  • Marco Hartmann
  • The Hague, The Netherlands

  • Lars-Erik van Elzakker
  • Steenbergen, The Netherlands

  • jeroen polderman
  • yerseke, The Netherlands

  • Helmut van Rijsbergen Wegmeyer
  • Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

  • Jan Kusseneers
  • KESSEL, Belgium

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