BACKSTREET NOISE

Die Schlagzeugmafia: Beat Entertainment

Die Schlagzeugmafia are five sensible crooks who, during their rapid excursions through percussive sound worlds, spread neither fear nor terror - quite the opposite: here they don't pull crooked deals, but drumsticks.

With craftsmanship, charming wit, and astounding inventiveness, every beat offensive by this band becomes a foolproof coup. Here work true professionals: virtuoso drummers and captivating entertainers rolled into one. Five humorous players who, after every stunning surprise moment, already have the next ace up their sleeve. Die Schlagzeugmafia performs in various formats: from 10-minute pop concerts to full-evening shows like "Backstreet Noise".

A look at their file shows these mafiosi are no longer small-time criminals. Since 2010, they've let their charm and sticks do the talking. Award winners of the Kleinkunstpreis BW 2015 and Niederstätter surPrize 2018, entertainers before millions of television viewers in the finale of the RTL show "Die Puppenstars", and collaborators with artist Joris at the Echo Show 2016. Clients from politics (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft), industry (BASF, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Otto), culture (lit.Cologne, New Pop Festival), and media (SWR, Arte, RTL) ultimately leave with an enthusiastic confession: Mission erfüllt!

A drummed gangster satire full of surprises

In the full-evening show format of Die Schlagzeugmafia, the audience becomes both witness and accomplice. Although the mafiosi always try to maintain their laid-back gangster facade, it quickly becomes clear that nothing runs smoothly in the mafia operation. How could it be otherwise? With five drummers, everyone wants to call the shots.

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