Oliver Zisko[szerkesztés]

Oliver Zisko (born May 1, 1977) is a Hungarian session and studio drummer, fire-drummer. Zisko is the former drummer of Hungarian black metal band, Sear Bliss and currently plays the drums in the well-known dub, fok, acid-jazz band, Anima Sound System. His drumming can be heard on numerous albums, including his 3 solo albums. One of his solo albums was based on his unique fire drumming concept.

Biography[szerkesztés]

Oliver Zisko was born in 1977 and started playing the drums in 1992.

Being an autodidactic musician, he did not study at any well-known music schools. He learned to read scores and about the basics of jazz as well as afro music at the Béla Bartók music school in Szombathely, Hungary for 2 years, before studying as a private student of Ivan Nesztor (former drum teacher from the Jazz Class of Franz Liszt Music Academy), for a further 2 years. As an “omnivorous musician,” he is able to adapt to different music genres. He has played with several popular Hungarian singers as well as musicians, moreover, his drumming can be heard on several albums and audio recordings.

He was the writer of the Hungarian Musician magazine’s Drum section between 2009 and 2012.

He has put together two drum lesson resources. The first entitled “Improvisation and technical exercises on drum kits,” which is a scorebook that includes an audio CD, was published in 2006. This publication contains a wealth of information, several technical tips for drummers, improvisational models, as well as lessons and exercises for both one’s hands and feet (Hungarian language). The other teaching resource is a DVD/CD named “100% drumming (2009).” This was his first solo album.

In 2011, he put together a fire/drum show, which was probably the first of its kind in the world, where tricks were performed using flaming drumsticks. An album entitled “The Wondrous Stag” (his 2nd solo release) was recorded by him comprised of the tracks from this show (2018). In the end of the year 2022 was the release of his 3rd solo album (Global Warning) featuring numerous guest musicians, such as former keyboard player of Dream Theater, Derek Sherinian, Allan Holdsworth's tour bassist, Anhony Crawford, Marius Pop romanian fusion guitarist talent and many more...

Currently (2023), he is touring with Anima Sound System and makes studio recordings in his drum studio.

Gear[szerkesztés]

Natal Drums, Bubinga series, Café Racer series (England)
Azturk cymbals (a raw Mexican brand, crafted in Turkey)
Dynavox drumsticks (Slovenia)

Discography[szerkesztés]

solo albums[szerkesztés]

100% Drumming (2008)
The Wondrous Stag (2018)
Global Warning (2022)

albums as band member[szerkesztés]

Alfred's Violin "Oxidized" (1997, MC)
Gráf Légrádi Balázs "Női Lélek" (1998, MC)
Sear Bliss "Forsaken Symphony" (2002, on keyboards)
Sear Bliss "Eternal Recurrence" (2012)
Arkhé " A" (2016)
Anima Sound System "Somnakuno" (2022)

some of the studio session albums[szerkesztés]

Bloody Roots "Isten Kezében"
Humugur "Bring Decay to an End"
Verilun "Though fire...in the Sun"
DeProfunis "This Winter in my Heart"
Nefarious "The Universal Wrath"
Rivers Ablaze " Devoid Dying Sun"
Rivers Ablaze "The Black Hole Era"
Jonathan M. Dexter "Waking Sculptures"
The Milgram Reverie "In-Formation Desert"
The Milgram Reverie "Mediated Involutions"
Marton Viki "Semmi és Minden"
Porenut "Mislives"
Kovács Ervin "Moments 'Bout Forty"

albums with multiple collaborators[szerkesztés]

Ahmed Ezz "We are One"

Balla László "Olyan Csodás!"
Correa "Myth and Legend"

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