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AGP Drum Event a.s.b.l

Serge Kieffer
Drum Event Organizer

born in Luxembourg on 11.05.1970

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AGP DRUM EVENT ASBL

consists of the association in charge of
coordinating the one and only Al Ginter Percussion Drum Event. Experienced people like Serge Kieffer or Tom Lehnert make it possible to realise such a high professional organisation.

Thanks to Serge who makes a lot of efforts to make it happen year after year.

L'association a pour objet

- d'organiser annuellement et de promouvoir au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg l'événement dénommé "AGP Drum Event",

- d'organiser et de soutenir moralement et financièrement des concours, cours de percussion, formations, stages et autres manifestations artistiques qui sont en relation avec la percussion

- de proumouvoir de jeunes talents au Luxembourg et à l'étranger

RESUME From 2000-2005 the event took place in Steinsel at the Centre de Loisirsbetter known as “Al Basketballs Hal”.The first year the event was launched as Gregg Bissonette was on a workshop tour throughout Europe. MAPEX Drums requested Al Ginter –Director of AL GINTER PERCUSSION - if the drum shop would be interested in organizing a workshop for its customers. Right from the start this event turned out to become a successful story and attracted more and more people year after year.Today, we confirm an attendance of around 600 drum fanatics
In 2006, the event took place at the meanwhile famous ROCKHAL at Esch/ Belval. The Club, the small venue at the Rockhal, is ideal for medium- scale concerts and new artistic currents, the most diverse and innovative art forms, experimentation and the search for effects increasing sound, image and movement, and the production of various shows.
	SPECIALS Special chill out happenings like live bands, afro-cuban bata drummingor a bodypainting performance also took place in the exhibition hall every year between the shows. HEARSAFE, WAHAN DRUMS, DRUMSIGNS, BEYERDYNAMIC, TWINSTICK, BOX OF TRIX, ANATOLIAN CYMBALS were only a few of our numerous guests. Live on screen transmission is set up each year in order to make it comfortable for everyone in the audience to take a closer look at the “stick tricks entertainement”.

RESUME
From 2000-2005 the event took place in Steinsel at the Centre de Loisirsbetter known as “Al Basketballs Hal”.The first year the event was launched as Gregg Bissonette was on a workshop tour throughout Europe. MAPEX Drums requested Al Ginter –Director of AL GINTER PERCUSSION - if the drum shop would be interested in organizing a workshop for its customers. Right from the start this event turned out to become a successful story and attracted more and more people year after year.Today, we confirm an attendance of around 600 drum fanatics

In 2006, the event took place at the
meanwhile famous ROCKHAL at Esch/
Belval. The Club, the small venue at
the Rockhal, is ideal for medium-
scale concerts and new artistic currents, the most diverse and innovative art forms, experimentation and the search for effects increasing sound, image and movement, and the production of various shows.

SPECIALS

Special chill out happenings like live bands, afro-cuban bata drummingor a bodypainting performance also took place in the exhibition hall every year between the shows.
HEARSAFE, WAHAN DRUMS, DRUMSIGNS,
BEYERDYNAMIC, TWINSTICK, BOX
OF TRIX, ANATOLIAN CYMBALS were only a few of our numerous guests. Live on screen transmission is set up each year in order to make it comfortable for everyone in the audience to take a closer look at the “stick tricks entertainement”.

FAMOUS NAMES:The hall of fame at AL Ginter Percussion has some important names on its credit:
Luxembourg's artists: AL LENNERS, MARC LOHR, JEFF HERR, NICO WEGE, JEFF HERR, ERIC DURRER,JOEL HEYARD, MICHEL MOOTZ, BORISDINEV, GILLES WAGNER
International male artists: GREG BISSONETTE,WALFREDO REYES JR., MARK SCHULMAN, MARTIN VERDONK, MARCOMINNEMANN, HAKIMLUDIN, CHARLY ANTOLINI, GUSTAVO MELI, THOMAS LANG, RAINER KIND, ROLAND PEIL, JOJO MAYER, WOLFGANGHAFFNER, TONY ROYSTER JR., STOYANYANKOULOV, NICK D'VIRGILIO
International female artists:EVELINE CARELS, CAMILLE GAINER, VERA FIGUEIREDO, ELITSA TODOROVA

INTERNATIONAL PRESS

Mr. Heinz Kronberger, Senior Editor ofthe German Newspaper “DRUMS &PERCUSSION” shows interest in the Luxembourgish AGP DRUM EVENT.Since 7 years, the November issuecontains a detailed report with picturesand comments about the spectacle. Other German magazines like STICKS,SOUNDCHECK, DRUM-HEADS,
PERCUSSION CREATIV have reportsabout the event as well as
MODERN DRUMMER, the most importantdrum magazine throughout the world. These reports are importantfor the organisation and theinternational artists and drum manufactures get to know theAGP DRUM EVENT and take it intoaccount when artists are engaged to perform in Europe.
This makes it possible for the Luxembourgish public to enjoy
live on stage some of the greatestpercussionists on earth.

SPONSORING

Unique concerts do include highartist fees for world wide recognizedmusicians. Travel costs, hotelaccommodation for a major number ofartists, sound and light equipment,
shuttle service, catering, promotionprofessional staff, and many expensesmore makes it necessary to apply for financial aid.

We offer

* your logo on all printed material,
* the possibility to have a banner visibleat the venue.
* an exhibition area available to present your product during the drumevent
* international press coverage
* promotional gifts distributed to all visitors
* internet, radio and TV presence

Due to organizational problems, the AGP Drum Event doesn't take place at the moment