With Rhythm running through his veins Siddharth Nagarajan’s scintillating journey on the drum is stuff of legends. From being declared as an inborn genius by National Geographic at the age of 7; to winning plaudits for his performance from President A.P.J Abdul Kalam when in his teens; Siddharth is also in the Guinness book as the fastest drummer in the world.
Being on stage and collaborating with legends like Ilaiya Raja, Vidysagar, Santosh Narayanan, Yuvan Shankar, Hesham Abdul, Louis Banks, Viku Vinayakram, Shankar Mahadevan, Annirudh, Sri Sivamani, Sri Selvaganesh from his early years, Siddharth has composed music independently and is a part of the band “Thinak Dhin”.
IPRS got Siddharth Nagarajan to give us a dekko into his personal effects…his incredible drum kit
Drums that I own and use :
Mapex Drums – Armory series all maple shells and photon blue finish
I use 8 pcs drumkit – double bass drum kit
22” bass drum 2
8” tom
10” tom
12” tom
14” floor tom
16” floor tom
I have a collection of snares in various sizes from 8” to 14” and choose the snares according to the music I play …
Some collector series snares include Dw collector series snares drum
And Ludwig Black beauty universal mod 2024 black brass model.
My cymbals are all from Meinl cymbals. They are a mix of Byzance, pure alloy and Classic Customs series …
I predominantly use Promark drumstick and Evan drumheads
My favorite drumstick is Glen Kotche Signature Drumsticks and EVANS UV2 Drumheads
