US-born artist Mike Terrana is one of the busiest European-based recording and touring drummers. Currently he is a member of Masterplan and touring with Tarja. In between he fuses the sound of a symphonic orchestra with his classic rock oriented drumming on the project 'The Beauty and The Beat'. Mike Terrana is also a well-known and respected clinician.

Mike's Paiste cymbal set up
Mike's new cymbal set up consist of a 14" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat, 17", 18" and 19" Signature Full Crashes, 20" Signature Full Ride, two 19" 2002 Wild Chinas, a stack of 14" Signature Heavy Hi-Hat Top on top of 16" Signature Thin China, two stacks of 5" 2002 Cup Chimes on 8" 2002 Splashes, and a stack of 5.5" 2002 Cup Chime on top of 10" 2002 Splash.

Other new Paiste artists
Paiste welcomes also the following distinguished artists to the Paiste artist family:
Rolf Pilve of Stratovarius, Fathi Shayan of Chakuza, Dario Esposito of Balletto di Bronzo, and Alex Cooper of Katrina And The Waves.

Also added to Paiste's artist roster are Marc Atkinson of Wayne Newton, Billy Freeman of Dustin Lynch, Michael Green of Jenny O, and Pablo Viveros of Chelsea Grin, all coming from the United States.