Jojo Mayer
Jojo Mayer's Cymbals
At the 1:00 minute point in the Vic Firth Jojo Mayer Performance Spotlight, Jojo Mayer is seen playing the Sabian 10” Vault Fierce Hi Hats.
Jojo Mayer uses the Sabian 14" Hoop Crasher, as highlighted by Sabian's Marketing Manager, Luis Cardoso. This versatile effects cymbal is popular among many top artists, including Tim Austin, Rodney Howard, and Mark Guiliana, who all incorporate it into their setups.
At 6:48 in this video from SabianVault, Jojo says about the El Sabor Salsa Splash, "I choose because I was looking for a small sized cymbal that doesn’t sound splashy, but sounds like a pinched up crash cymbal."
Sabian has coordinated with Jojo Mayer to come up with a complex blend of raw tone and semi-dry 'tah' stick sounds which combines for a fierce yet controllable ride.
The 13" HHX Fierce Hats were designed for Jojo Mayer according to Sabian's artist page.
In this video from Sabian, at 1:28 Jojo talks about these Cymbals saying "basically I use the Chinese cymbal that’s kind of like my distortion pedal, it’s like when I really want to get into wrapping the stage into a cloud of sound."
Sabian has set up a website highlighting the new 18" Omni series designed by Sabian and Jojo Mayer.
Sabian has set up a website highlighting the new 22" Omni series designed by Sabian and Jojo Mayer.
The Sabian 19" HHX Fierce Crash was designed for Jojo Mayer. It has a thin crash speed and explosiveness with the raw, oriental aggressiveness and dirty tone of a chinese model.
The Sabian 18" HHX Fierce Crash was designed for Jojo Mayer according the Sabian artist page.
In this TED Talk with Jojo Mayer, he is seen having the 10" Sabian Chopper in his set up at the 14:00 minute point.
@dazzler123 also spotted Jojo mentioning the Chopper at beginning of this video from Sabian.
On the Rockshop Drum Blog, the Sabian 14” HHX Evolution China is listed as part of Jojo Mayer's drum set up.
Jojo Mayer is seen playing the the Sabian 19" Holy China on the left side in the overhead shot at 0:24 secs of the Performance Spotlight for Vic Firth Drumsticks.
Designed with Jojo Mayer, the HHX Omni delivers the ultimate in sonic contrast and versatility. This new dark Omni provides more nuanced tone on the ride surface and adds the dimension of playing the shoulder.
In this post jojo shows off the hhx anthology range he designed with sabian. This was designed to be the most versatile cymbals sabian makes.
In this post jojo shows off the hhx anthology series he designed with sabian. This is said to be the most diverse set of cymbals sabian has ever made. Jojo wanted to make cymbals that had a bit of everything, and “transcended labels”
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