Juhana Karlsson - Drums
Birthday
June 10th 1983The fine art of drumming
I started playing drums at the age of 13, because it just felt so damn fun thing to do. Luckily I haven't lost that feeling yet! In the first years it wasn't so serious, just gathering with friends every now and then to play some simple stuff like punk music. Little later I got interested in metal, especially extreme metal with blast beats and fast double-bass. I realized that if I want to play like that, I have to start practising regularly. And that's exactly what I did - between the years 2001 and 2006 I practised almost all the time, mainly to improve my speed & stamina to be able to play metal music consistently. At some point in 2006 I realized that I don't have to do it every day anymore to keep up with it, so nowadays I have a more laid-back approach to practising; instead of keeping watch on how many minutes I can play double-bass to a given tempo, I'm widening the stuff I play towards different styles and various independence exercises to become a more well-rounded drummer. So I'm still practising pretty much, but I'm not seeing it as some kind of a struggle or competition any more; after all it's about having a good time and enjoying yourself! Some of my favourite drummers would be Jojo Mayer, Lars Ulrich, Dennis Chambers, Gas Lipstick, Jan Axel Blomberg and John Longstreth.Main equipment
Pearl Reference Series drums:
10"x8", 12"x9", 14"x14" and 18"x16" toms, 20"x16" bassdrums
13"x6,5" Reference snare
14"x5" Ultracast snare
Sabian cymbals (AAX -series):
Stage Hats 14"
Fast Hats 13"
Metal Ride 20"
Dark Crashes (16", 17" and 18")
Dark Crashes (16", 17" and 18")
Chinese 18"
X-Treme chinese 19"
Mini Chinese 12"
Splash 10"
Aquarian drumheads:
Focus-X Coated w/Power Dot on snare
Response 2 on small toms, Performance II on floor toms
Super-Kick I on bassdrums
Pearl hardware
Pearl drumsticks (5B nylon tip)
Pearl P-2000B Eliminator pedals