Tobias Mertens

Tobias Mertens got into guitar playing at the age of 7 and soon discovered guitar players like John Petrucci, John 5, Steve Morse, Brent Mason, Johnny Hiland and Brad Paisley. After graduating he decided to move to Hamburg and study Audio Engineering. From 2010 he played on many productions as a recording artist. In 2011 he began his audio engineering work for several studios in germany including Bishops Audio Productions (DJ Bobo, Modern Talking), Blue Moon Studio and Chameleon Studio. In 2014 he joined gothic rock sensation Lord Of The Lost and played drums, guitar and bass on their records. In 2017 he left the band in terms focusing on other projects. In this context his drumming and guitar playing can be heard on albums from Subway To Sally and Saltatio Mortis. From 2016 Tobias is an author for several workshops in the magazines Drumheads!!, guitar, and Soundcheck. He started doing clinics and workshops all over Europe including Guitar Summit, Austria music fair, Drum Site Festival and many more.