Mikko Nevanlahti – Catamenia – Cavalcade

Band Name: Catamenia       
Drummer Name: Mikko Nevanlahti
Album Name: Cavalcade
Release Date: 26.2.2010
Studio Name: Mastervox Studios
Engineer Name: Kakke “Kokkolan Peitsamo” Vähäkuopus

Cymbals: Zildjian

A Custom Crashes: 14",15",16" and 17"
Hi-hats: 13" A and 13" A Custom Mastersound hats
Effects: 6",8",8",10" and 12" A Custom Splash
9" and 11" Oriental China splash
18" and 20" A Custom China
12" and 14" Oriental china
6" Zil bell
Ride: 2 x 21" Z Custom Mega Bell rides

Drums:  Pearl MMP

2 x 20" Bass Drums
8",10",12",14" and 16" Toms
13 x 6.5" Pearl Reference Snare
13×5" Pearl Omar Hakim Signature Snare

Pedals: 

Axis Longboard pedals

Triggers / Microphones: 

Kick: AKG 112 and Neumann U67
Snare – top: AKG 408
Snare – bottom: Shure 57
Rack toms: AKG 408
Floor tom: AKG 112
Overheads: Neumann U89 / pair and Neumann TLM 103
Hi-hats: AKG SE300
Rides: AKG SE300
Room/space: Fathead Cascade Ribbon / pair

Studio Tips:

By removing your pillows and plankets from your bass drums you get wider and bigger sound, just remove every piece of tape and stuff from your toms/snare and let the natural sound come loose and leave your triggers to your rehearsing place or burn them and play Pearl Drums =)

Drummer Comments:

Just keep your self warm by playing during all the breaks. Vodka has the same effect also. Keep yourself busy and when the red light is on you are triggered to the max and you make the best out of it. Dont pay attention to your drunken band mates comments, just do your stuff, get drunk and and make the other guys recording session hell by being drunk and telling them that your gf is better guitarist than your lead guitar player =P