C & C ARTIST
JAMES MACKIN
Rock-Setup:
C&C Player Date Europe
Finish: Ginger Glass Glitter
Sizes:
22” × 14" Bass Drum
13” × 8" Rack Tom
16” × 15" Floor Tom
Jazz-Setup:
C&C Player Date Europe
Finish: Ginger Glass Glitter
Sizes:
20” × 14" Bass Drum
12” × 8" Rack Tom
14” × 14" Floor Tom
After graduating from Drummers’ Collective NYC, James Mackin went on to complete an MA in Jazz performance and a PhD in Music. He lectures at BIMM, Dublin. James has toured in Europe and the US with various artists. 2015 saw appearances with the MC5 guitar legend Wayne Kramer, silent movie specialists 3epkano and Unshaped Form. Renowned European jazz guitarist, Mike Nielsen, working on microtonal composition with Crimo Trio. Mackin has composed for tv and film and repeatedly proves his comfort in many genres as a drummer. “I grew up on rock, pop and electronic music. In my 20’s I became a huge fan of improvisation in general which the broad definition of jazz encompasses.”
On C & C:
“Honestly, the tuning of the drums is the one thing that gets me every time. I’ve had engineers talk about their sound. When a non-drummer asks about the drum sound it’s definitely working. And, they have that timeless, cool look to them.”