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Michael Schack

Drummer, Producer, V-Drums Drum'nDJ

About Me


Michael Schack is
drummer/producer, playing both acoustic and electronic drums.

International Roland V-Drums demonstrator/clinician, bashing sounds out of V-Drums and Sampling pads.
With V-Topia, a V-Drums 'n Synths duo with Swedish synth and rhymes wizz David Ahlund, he's been touring around Europe and Asia since 2005 - www.myspace.com/rolandvtopia -

Regular drummer with Belgian international artist Ozark Henry. Also playing with the reunited Soulsister, Belgian n°1 Dance project Milk Inc and pop singer Kate Ryan.

Currently finalising the first SquarElectric album with DJ Steven Le Caine.
Also plays solo shows on V-Drums and miscellaneous digital percussion gear.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/27/2006
Band Website: michaelschack.com myspace.com/rolandvtopia
Band Members:
Influences: Life, food, drinks and health. And people, free speech and... music. From Gene Krupa to Billy Cobham and all the artists they played with, from Baby Dodds over Coltrane,Miles and the likes to Parliament Funkadelic, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Prince, James Brown in his good days, Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters, Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy when they were kicking ass, The Mars Volta with John Theodore, Amon Tobin and all his influences, also some of your preferred artists that made a difference - and yes, even Nana Mouskouri in her own special way... Which brings me to the world of TV, but let's not go into that.
Sounds Like: a drummer playing grooves & beats (and some flows)

V-Topia "Forever Yours" @ Roland Japan Video Studio Nov 2007

Solo @ Drums&Co, Roeselare Belgium Nov 07

V-Topia "Alive" @ Yokohama, Japan

V-Topia China 2006

for DVD order visit www.michaelschack.com

HPD-10Handsonic vs MC-808 in China

V-Topia in the sunset at Hamamatsu, Japan

@ Drums Addict Festival, Bordeaux France 2006

Record Label: [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

V-Drums Contest Dutch Final this coming sunday April 27th

This coming Sunday, April 27th, 5 Dutch V-Drums Contest finalists will compete for the Top 3 prizes. Some of them will play solo with a backing track, others will play with their bands. Come and join...
Posted by Michael Schack on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:43:00 PST

concert calendar updated

I updated my concert calendar. There are quite some new solo performances, V-Drums demo's and band concerts coming up !Also, please visit www.myspace.com/vdrumscontest to read more about the first bel...
Posted by Michael Schack on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:30:00 PST

Extra concerts Ozark Henry & Soulsister

It's now official - to warm up for the concerts in Lotto Arena (Antwerp), there will be extra Ozark Henry concerts at some great venues in Holland and Luxemburg on April 17, 18 and 20th. The setlist w...
Posted by Michael Schack on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:45:00 PST

New dates and... Friends !

Happy 2008 to you all !Check out the new dates on the calendar - you will notice an extra concert with Ozark Henry @ Lotto Arena, Antwerp on April 25. But also some dates with "Jan Leyers and Friends"...
Posted by Michael Schack on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:23:00 PST

Ozark Henry @ Antwerp Lotto Arena !

Ozark Henry - A Decade Of - is a "best of" double album being released in Belgium this week.On April 26th 2008, there will be "A Decade Of Ozark Henry" live concert at the Antwerp Lotto Arena. You can...
Posted by Michael Schack on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:01:00 PST

V-Topia - new vids & in Yokohama

To give you a taste of our team atmosphere during our current Asian tour, please check out the new movies on the MySpace pages - www.myspace.com/tweeky , www.myspace.com/michaelschack or of course ww...
Posted by Michael Schack on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:29:00 PST

On Tour in Asia

Chilling out in the hotel room in Tokyo - My Space is better then those Japanese talk shows on NHK;-) Normally this was V-Topia's night off here - e.g. Karaoke time - but the weather is...typhoon-ish...
Posted by Michael Schack on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PST

new Ozark Henry single - God Speed

You can discover the new Ozark Henry single, God Speed, on www.myspace.com/ozarkhenry - we're now finalising rehearsals and Piet Goddaer is compiling the final set list for the upcoming belgian CC/the...
Posted by Michael Schack on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:09:00 PST

Ozark Henry Live CD out now

Sony/BMG just released a new version of Ozark Henry's latest album, "The Soft Machine". The double CD includes the live CD recorded at the sold out Vorst Nationaal concert from February 3rd. Please ch...
Posted by Michael Schack on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:35:00 PST

V-Drums contest !

If you're a drummer, acoustic or electric, you might be a winner !Living in France, Holland or Belgium ? Participate in the V-Drums Contest, your chance to win an ultra-pro Roland TD-20 V-Drums set or...
Posted by Michael Schack on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:31:00 PST