Biography

Biography

Career:

  • Graduate of the europeen branch of the Drummers Collective New York in Straßburg
  • Advanced training at the Drummers Collective in New York
  • Drums Intensive Coaching and lessons with Claus Hessler

Teaching:

  • Owner of the Music School Drumschool Marc Bollow "drums and more" in Uchtelfangen/Saar
  • 2013 - 2021: musical director at the Musikschule Saar in Saarbrücken
  • 2008 - 2021: teacher at the Musikschule Saar in Saarbrücken
  • 2007-2013: teacher at Musikzentrum Mandelbachtal
  • Leading various workshops such as a 3-week band workshop in the sector drums at Club Aldiana
    (Fuerteventura) and a 1-week drum workshop at the KBBZ Neunkirchen


Marc Bollow is official endorser of:

  • Rohema drumsticks, with own signature stick
  • Mr. Muff
  • Canopus Drums
  • Ahead Armor Cases
  • Code Drum Heads
  • Morton Microphones Systems
  • No Nuts Cymbal Sleeves
  • Ökecajon
  • The RimRiser
  • Turkish Cymbals
  • The Sweet Spots Drum Dampner
  • SkyGel Damper Pads
  • SIB Systems
Private lessons/Masterclasses with:
  • Intensiv training with Dave Weckl (Chick Corea, Mike Stern)
  • Intensiv training with Virgil Donati
  • Intensiv training with Thomas Lang
  • Bernhard Purdie (James Brown, Aretha Franklin u.v.m.) in New York
  • John Riley at the Music School of Manhattan, New York
  • Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors, Marius Müller Westernhagen)
  • Adam Nußbaum (Bill Evans)
  • Billy Cobham (Stratus)
  • Chester Thompson (Genesis, Phil Collins, Frank Zappa)
  • Chris Coleman (Prince)
  • Joe Porcaro (Toto, Madonna)
  • Mark Schulmann (Foreigner, Cher)
  • Pat Petrillo (Gloria Gaynor, Patti LaBelle)
  • Werner Schmitt (Hugo Strasser, NDR und HR Bigband)
 Lessons at the Drummers Collective/New York with:
  • Adriano Santos
  • Frank Katz
  • Jason Gianni
  • Kim Plainfield
  • Peter Retzlaff
  • Tobias Ralph
  • Vince Cherico
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