The cool of the new
The cymbals that the Director of Cymbal Innovation at the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company demos in the video below is a selection of what the company has almost ready to bring out.

One of the cool things of seeing and testing these cymbals is that you are reminded of the fact that Zildjian is in a non-stop state of development on all levels. And not only because they can top the 22" fx Crash of Doom that was released at this year's NAMM with a 24", but because the company is determined to serve the sounds that their artists and customers need.
For instance, in the video Paul demos two new bigger versions of the 18" K Custom Fast Crash because influential drummers like Aaron Spears and Gerald Heyward expressed a need for these sizes for their music.

The Exclusive new 2019 Zildjian Sound Lab & Prototype cymbals and hi-hats
Paul Francis takes you through all the new Zildjian Sound Lab and other prototypes at the Amsterdam Artist Meeting. But remember: a lot of them are prototypes that might never make it to the stores.



The 2019 Zildjian Sound Lab & Prototype cymbals and hi-hats
in the video above, Paul demos and takes you through these cymbals.

• 14" & 15" K Constantinople Extra Thin Hi-hats
  
• 14, 15, 16 K Cluster top / Sweet bottom Hi-hats
  The clusters in the cymbals dirty up the sound. The 16" is most popular.
  
• 18" Cluster Crash (released at NAMM 2019)
  
• 14" K Sweet Hi-hat (released at NAMM 2019)
  
• 18, 19, 20" K Custom Special Dry Projection Crash
  Paul also demos the 20" as ride.
  
• 19 & 20" K Constantinople Crash
  
• 19 & 20" K Custom Fast Crash
  The 18" is currently the largest size available. Aaron Spears and Gerald Heyward asked for bigger sizes to fit their musical needs. These cymbals are of extra thin weight and provide a quick full crash.
  
• 10 & 16" fx Stacks (released at NAMM 2019)
  
• 20, 21, 22" K Constantinople Bounce / Overhammered Ride
  These are cymbals with cluster hammer marks with overhammering to have more balance and stick definition. Developed with New York based Zildjian artist and highly succesful producer, songwriter and remixer Steven Wolf.
  
• 22" K Constantinople Swiss
  A medium thin ride and crash with the traditional 6 Rivets.
  
• 24" fx Crash of Doom
  After the 18" and the 20", the 22" was released at NAMM 2019. This is the new 24" monster version of this crash rider.

More Zildjian & Vic Firth news
The Avedis Zildjian III patents from 1938 and 1948
Zildjian's first In-Ear monitors + more accessories
The Zildjian Cluster Crashes & 14" Sweet Hi-Hat in 1 minute
Vic Firth's new Freestyle Series drumsticks explained
Zildjian's new Chroma series drumsticks explained

Zildjian Benelux Artist Session 2019
The 2019 Benelux Artist Session took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Benelux stands for: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. A lot of artists had other sessions or were teaching, driving to gigs...the things that artists do. Here are the Benelux artists that attended; the links to their profiles are on the right of this article.

Arend Niks, Berni Bovens, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Cyril Directie, Dennis van Hoorn, Efraim de Nijs, Fokke De Jong, Hans in ‘t Zandt, Jaap Relou, Jamie Peet, John Engels, Koen Herfst, Lucas van Merwijk, Marc Bonne, Marcel Serierse, Marco Toro, Nadesh Ligthart, Olaf Fase, Pierre Courbois, Richard Moelker, Rick van Wort, Salle de Jonge, Sietse Huisman, Teun van Zoggel, Vikesh Harinarain, Yannick Bovens, Yoràn Vroom.