ABOUT
Jan Kohrt is a German drummer who was born on October 15th, 2002. He started playing drums at the age of 10. Joining a drum club was the starting shot to get connected with the local music scene in his hometown. In the following years Jan played with many different local bands and took drum lessons from acclaimend German drummer Michael Ehré.
In April 2021 Jan joined the Amsterdam-based alternative/progressive rockband "Abraham Sarache". Until he left this project in the beginning of 2023, Jan has played legendary venus such as the "Melkweg" in Amsterdam, the ProgPowerEurope Festival or recorded at world famous Wisseloord Studios together with Abraham Sarache.
Since February 2022 Jan is part of the live band of the German pop/rock act "Frollein Motte" from Hamburg and is touring with them all across Germany and Austria.
Starting to work and recording with the American singer/songwriter Troy Petty in late 2021, Jan was asked to become the permanent drummer of Troy´s band in summer 2022. He followed up Grammy nominated musician and producer Ken Coomer.
Besides being active in these bands and doing international touring, he is also involved in many other projects and recording sessions with various artists. Jan does not only record drums for other people but is also involved in songwriting and composing processes, the arrangements as well as the mixing and the producing of the music.
DISCOGRAPHY
RECORDING DRUMS
Creating the best drum parts for your music
I am very lucky to have an own studio where my drums are permanently set and miked up. This way I am always ready to play, practice and record. I have spent a lot of time to get my kit sounding as good as it can - although this is a journey that never ends. For me, the essence of a great rhythm track is real drums, played live with feel and groove. The goal should always be to find a unique drum part for a song that just fits the song and the musical atmosphere to 100%.
Recording drums isn't easy at all - the more important it is to do it with passion and perfection.
Developing a great drum part for your music is the key element to achieve a solid rhythm track.
Recording Drums In My Studio
In my studio I record a main setup of 14 channels of drums at a high audio resolution. I have all the close mics (kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, toms) plus a pair of overheads and a pair of room mics. This way I am flexible when it comes to creating different sounds for different situations.
Since I created my home studio back in 2018 I also got involved in mixing the drums.
You can receive a finished drum stereo mix, premixed stems or of course all raw drum tracks. It´s up to you and what fits best to your project!
For both, mixing and recording, I use Cubase 11 Pro on a Mac.
GEAR
I proudly endorse Samsun Cymbals & Tebbs Drumsticks.
TAMA drums | SAMSUN cymbals | TEBBS drumsticks | EVANS drumheads | PORTER & DAVIES throne | JK DRUMPLATES
Drums:
22x18 kick | 14x5 Trackmaster snare | 12x09 rack tom | 14x12 & 16x15 floor toms
custom made rosewood finish on the drums
Cymbals (L to R):
19" Absolute RB Extra Thin Crash | 14" Master´s Finest HiHat | 21" Master´s Finest Ride | 18" Absolute RB Extra Thin Crash | 20" Absolute Medium Thin Crash
Heads:
kick:
front - Tama logo; batter - EQ4 coated
snare:
top - heavyweight ; bot - s14r30
toms:
top - G12; bot - Genera Reso clear
sticks:
Jan Kohrt signature model
Microphones:
kick:
AKG D12VR & Shure Beta 91A (both mounted inside the bass drum) + ribbon mic outside
snare:
top: SM57; bot: SM57
toms:
Austrian Audio OC16
HH & Ride:
Neumann KM184
overheads:
SCT 800
room:
RM 700
CONTACT
For any kind of inquiries or questions, please contact me with this email or simply use the form below. Can´t wait to hear from you!