Jörg Mikula — Music for Drums

Bio

Jörg Mikula, born 1975 in Graz, Austria, studied drumset at the Kunstuniversitaet Graz (graduation 2001 with honors) and the Berklee College of Music in Boston (graduation 1999 magna cum laude). Among his most influential teachers were Jamey Haddad, Ian Froman, Alex Deutsch, Dave DiCenso, Kenwood Dennard and Hal Crook.
Further studies took him to Uganda and Morocco, deepening his understanding for energy and groove.

He released two albums for solo-drumset. „Drumsongs“ (2013) and „Music for Drums“ (2021) both featuring innovative compositions that allow a new perception of the instrument.

Additionaly Jörg is very often found where ethnic styles mingle with pop and jazz.

He has played with musicians from the Balkans (Sandy Lopicic, Martin Lubenov, Nikola Zaric, Petar Ralchev, Natasa Mirkovic), from Turkey (Selen Gulun, Sakina Teyna, Sabri Tulug Tirpan, Sertab Erener, Özlem Bulut), from Iran (Golnar Shayar, Mahan Mirarab, Mona Matbou Riahi, Mohammad Khodadadi, Nariman Hodjati), from Africa (Marema, Cheikh Ndao, Juliet Sessanga, Albert Bisaso).

He has also played with jazz musicians Tord Gustavsen, Daniel Zamir, Ulrich Drechsler, Jose Saluzzi, Chris Gall and has been a longtime member of the chamber-pop Ensemble Donauwellenreiter.

His abilities for song interpretation and strong groove-playing make him an in-demand studio drummer for various pop-artists. So far he has recorded over 60 CDs.

On the percussive side he specialized on the persian tombak and all sorts of frame drums.

Currently Jörg is working at the Burgtheater in Vienna, playing drums for „Die Zauberflöte - The Opera but not the Opera“ and „Die Schachnovelle“.

Besides his international playing activities, Jörg is on the faculty of the Vienna Music Institute teaching drumset, percussion and ensemble.

Solo

Music for Drums

2021 Aestate Records. The innovative album „Music for Drums“ is changing the perception of the drumset.

	Tracklist
1	The Music of Chance	2:04
2	Buzzz	3:49
3	Bergenbeats	4:35
4	Wind	2:21
5	The New	4:45
6	Woods	2:35
7	Into the Dark of the Night	2:06
8	Murakami	4:05
9	Park Drive	3:14
10	Prishtina	5:41
11	Stars	2:13
12	Heart	3:14

Through composed tracks alternate with improvised, programmatic pieces and lead the listener deep into the musical world of the drumset.

Drumsongs

2013 Unit Records. The CD "Drumsongs" features nine compositions for solo-drumset exploring song formats.

	Tracklist
1	Open The Box	2:57
2	For Fink	3:59
3	Djemaa El Fna	3:31
4	Of Witches And Dragons	4:41
5	Where Do We Go?	3:50
6	Inner Search	4:50
7	Zagabunga	3:26
8	Mikula & Sons	3:19
9	Nacht	4:09

Using the multiple sonic possibilities of a small drumkit and inspired by singer-songwriters like Fink or Mumford&Sons as well as moroccan gnawa-music a wide range of moods and sentiments is transported.

Bands

Sakina & Friends

Sakina - Vocals
Mahan Mirarab - Guitar
Oscar Antoli - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Efe Turumtay - Violin
Jörg Mikula - Drums, Percussion

www.sakinateyna.com

Özlem Bulut Band

Özlem Bulut – Vocals
Marco Annau – Keyboard
Andrej Prozorov – Woodwinds
Marko Ferlan – Bass
Jörg Mikula – Drums Bassist

www.bulut.at

Sterzinger V

Stefan Sterzinger – Accordion, Lead Vocals
Gerald Preinfalk – Reeds, Vocals
Edi Koehldorfer – Guitars, Vocals
Franz Schaden – Double Bass, Vocals
Jörg Mikula – Drums, Vocals

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Donauwellenreiter

Maria Craffonara - Vocals, Violin
Thomas Castañeda - Piano
Lukas Lauermann - Cello
Jörg Mikula – Drums

www.donauwellenreiter.com

Duo Kaçinari Mikula

Rina Kaçinari - Cello, Vocals
Jörg Mikula - Drums, Vocals

www.facebook.com/kacinarimikula

Contact

Jörg Mikula

Mobile: +43 664 5361643 E-Mail: office@joergmikula.com