At DONAT, everything is built around a simple idea: the sound says it all.
Our mouthpieces truly take on meaning when they pass into the hands of those who play them—within their real practice, their musicality, and their aesthetic choices.
Because sound reveals everything: the material, the shape, the gesture, the story, and what each musician makes of it.
Donat in Music highlights the musicians who share their playing, their videos, and their excerpts—each with their own way of inhabiting the instrument.
Here, we show how DONAT models come to life in performance, in intention, and in the sensitivity of these musicians.
This page reveals the direct relationship between a mouthpiece and the music it makes possible: nothing abstract, only sound, as it appears in the hands of those who shape it.
ON TRUMPET
LEAD / BIG BAND / AMPLIFIED STAGES
This repertoire requires a responsive, punchy mouthpiece, capable of projecting above a section.
Franck Reynaert, for Big Band lead, play the 165E.
Renaud Gensane plays all styles wonderfully with an incredible sound with his 170C Lourde
Juanjo easily reaches the upper register with his 164D Custom
Olivier Laisney, in On Stage, also adopts the 165E.
Raul Garcia, for Shake!, uses a custom.
Maxime Sabat lead with his 163F
Alex Ilyushchenko plays with great style on his 169E
RoyMarksonMusic play his 169C3 Lourde with style
Franckplay the Flow with le Grand Fatras
Classical / Written repertoire
Musicians working in classical contexts seek stability, consistency, and precision.
Thierry Cladères performs Passage Lyrique on the 169C3 massive.
Nicolas Boeri, in Classical Performance, plays the 170C.
Bernhard Winkler, for Quatuor en 1…, uses the 172C.
Frédéric Aubin, in La Maison Tellier, uses the 170C Lourde.
JAZZ TRUMPET PLAYERS
Jazz / impro
In acoustic jazz and modern jazz, several artists shape their sound with models designed for roundness, precision, and consistency.
Julie Varlet play his 165E like Enrico Matuchet, in Ballads…
Fabien Enger just like Joel play the 167C
Marie Harvet play Jazz Licks with the Gunn Fu.
Camille Demangeon also plays it like Nicolas Koenig
Awen Robbe develops Characteristic Study… with the
Ray also plays the 169C3 Lourde from NYC 🙂 Antonin also plays it
Tsim Raj works on Bessie’s Blues… on the Touvron.
Daoud,in Pop Melody…, uses his model daoud, adapted to his contemporary aesthetic.
Joey, in Piano Duets…, plays on a custom.
Marko play the 169E just like David
Deeper the 169C played by Théo
Kai from Hong Kong plays modern with his Truffaz
Elric play the Doe 🙂 like LEO P ^^
Zacharie Ksyk plays at Cosmo Jazz with his 170C massive
Gileno play his Beyourself on an incredible stage
ON FLUGELHORN
The flugelhorn players!
From Shanghai, Feng plays the 170Alpha courte avec son bugle Wood Inderbinen
Marc Huynen, playing on a custom Flugelhorn, with Air, excerpt from the album Retrouvailles
Yoann Loustalot, in an excerpt distinguished as “Choc” by Jazzman on the 170 Alpha
also played by Huug.
With his 163 Alpha, Guillaume Corcoba pays tribute to Chet Baker
Stéphane Lahaye, on the 168FL Bugle, offers a mellow
Jean-Pierre Bernhard also plays it
Jeremy plays a beautiful ballad with la Belmondo
on PICCOLO
Philippe Litzler, on the 171 D Piccolo, performs the Mel Broiles Studies
With the 165D Piccolo, Michel Marie approaches Bellini – Concerto for Oboe in an adaptation for piccolo trumpet
Thierry Dehon, playing the 167 Piccolo, performs the Vivaldi Concerto in D major
David Mercier, on the 171 D Piccolo, shares an excerpt Trumpet & Organ
ON CORNET
Hugh Steketee, playing the 168D Cornet, pperforms Staccato! He also plays the cornet deep cup with his 170
With the 165TR Cornet, Jean-Paul Bliek shares an excerpt from Brass Band des Hauts-de-France
onTROMBONE
With the 253 Trombone, Matthew propose un extrait de soloing , Alex plays this same mouthpiece
AND ON EUPHONIUM
Hugo Verweij, playing the 260 Euphonium, perform Dvořák – Song
