Madonna using Swedish instruments while performaing at the MTV awards in Swedish capital Stockholm

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Madonna plays Swedish

You may have heard that Madonna used Swedish producers for her latest videos. But now she also uses Swedish instruments in her shows! On the MTV Europe Music Awards show in the Stockholm Globe Arena on November 16, her band performed on instruments made by Clavia DMI.
Instead of using acoustic drums, her drummer and programmer Steve Sidelnyk played on ddrum4 electronic drums. On keyboards Madonna's current producer Mirwais Ahmadzai and musical director Michael Beardon played on Nord Lead 2s, a synthesizer also developed and produced by Clavia DMI. Nord Lead 2 is a digital synthesizer that emulates analog synthesis using a technology called 'virtual analog'. The first Nord Lead model was released in 1995 and has already become a classic in professional music studios and among keyboardists.
Madonna, who was currently on a promotion tour in Europe for her latest album "Music", will perform on several TV shows like "Wetten dass" in Germany or UK-program "Top of the Pops".

Madonna's musical director Michael Beardon (to the left) and producer MirwaisAhmadzai (to the right)
performing on Nord Lead 2 synthesizers.

Madonna's drummer and programmer Steve Sidelnyk behind his ddrum4 kit.
Photos by Henrik Montgomery, Pressens Bild