Andreas Schipflinger

BACKGROUND

Research & development technician (construction of cochlea implant system hearing aids)

GEAR

• Tama SwingStar kit
• Sonor Maple Snare
• Cymbals Paiste
• Cymbals Sabian
• Shure SM58 microphones
• DR Customs drum kit maple (www.drcustoms.de)
• Agner drum sticks (www.agner-sticks.com)

ALBUMS

• DREAM THEATER – Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory & Train Of Thought
• PAIN OF SALVATION – all albums (which I know so far)
• VANDEN PLAS – Beyond Daylight
• DREAMSCAPE – End Of Silence
• TOTO – most albums
• SCARVE – Irradiant
• PAGAN’S MIND – God’s Equation
• ANDROMEDA – II=I
• LACUNA COIL – Unleashed Memories, …

INFLUENCES

• Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER)
• Simon Phillips (TOTO)
• Virgil Donati (PLANET X)

BOOKS

The Universe in a Nutshell & A brief illustrated History of Time (Stephen Hawking)

MOVIES, TV SHOWS…

• Braveheart
• Dances with Wolves
• Fight Club
• Knights of the holy Grail (Ni!)
• Twin Peaks
• Mulholland Drive
• Ice Age

FAVOURITE FOOD

Almost everything that once had eyes …

FAVOURITE DRINK

BEER!

BEST SERENITY GIG SO FAR

• Support gig to DIO in Summer 2004 (the very first SERENITY gig with current line up!)
• tour with KAMELOT in Autumn 2007 (especially the gigs in the Netherlands and Spain)

BEST VISITED GIG

• DEEP PURPLE 2006 in Innsbruck (A)
• TRANSATLANTIC 2001 in Munich (D)

HOBBIES

• Music (active & passive)
• computer
• drinking beer
• sports (ah – not really…)

PERSONAL MUSICAL HISTORY

• BURNOUT
• Bundesmusikkapelle Brixen i. Th. (traditional Tyrolian brass band)
• JABBERWALKY
• MILESTONE
• SERENITY!!!

GOALS FOR THE FUTURE

Becoming the best drummer in the world …