Legendary classical percussionist and educator Morris “Arnie” Lang together with jazz/pop/fusion drummer Terry Silverlight present a unique concept of changing meters over four bars (sixteen beats) in 4/4 time.
Read moreRelease Your Inner __________ (insert drummer of choice)
Tribute band Mini Kiss
What Daniel suggests, and I fully endorse, is that you step inside the other artist's skin for a few minutes. He even goes as far as to suggest you imagine yourself as that drummer to help you emulate their style and energy.
Read more"I hand built an entire drum set in my garage" by Eric Olson
The shells are all hand built in my garage. I do have more pictures of building and complete. The “show piece” is the snare made from maple and Purple Heart.
Read more1926-27 LUDWIG & LUDWIG 5 x 14 NOB/12 pt. FLORAL ENGRAVED DeLUXE SUPER-LUDWIG MODEL
I think that this drum could have possibly been an un-cataloged special order. Everything points to a mid-1920s L & L DeLuxe snare drum (black nickel plating, 12 pt. floral engraving and DeLuxe copper plated/gold lacquered hardware) with the exception that the shell is nickel plated with the 12 pt. floral engraving showing through.
Read moreUnsung Heroes - Kate Schellenbach
This month’s drumming unsung hero is Kate Schellenbach. Kate is a 54-year-old musician and television producer. Since 1992, she has been the drummer for “Luscious Jackson” and was also the drummer in an early incarnation of “The Beastie Boys”.
Read more1960s Gretsch Rock and Roll Set
Gretsch drums are some of my very favorite sets to collect and play. The first drum set I actually owned was a 1960s Gretsch kit. It was a beautiful Aqua Satin Flame double bass set. I have owned several Gretsch kits in my collection over the years and currently have a few beautiful Gretsch sets which I highly treasure
Read moreRarely seen in the wild - My 1960s MIJ Lido Supremes in Fantasia Pearl
There are a few drum wraps that make my head turn.: Peacock pearl. Capri Pearl. Bowling ball blue oyster. Tiger eye / Root beer swirl. But when my eyes laid on one of the rarest wraps, Fantasia pearl, I knew I had to get my hands on it.
Read moreBill Zickos, inventor of clear drums, dies at age 90
…a highly beloved drum teacher and father figure to many, drum shop owner and music publisher. In the mid to late 1960s he composed music performed by the combined Shawnee Mission high school bands and percussion ensembles at the Kansas City Chiefs halftime shows. Later he founded Zickos Drum Company which made clear drums (which he had invented) and were used by many of the world's leading rock bands. And throughout it all he would play at night clubs with some of the city's great musicians.
Read moreDelaware Drum Show This Sunday, Feb. 23/2020
Delaware Drum Show! SUNDAY FEB. 23, 2020 10 - 4 NUR SHRINE HALL 198 So. DuPont Hwy. New Castle De. 19720 $10 admission under 12 free (609) 937-0830
Read moreJon Christensen, famed ECM drummer, died at age 76.
Christensen was voted Drummer of the Year by the European Jazz Federation in 1975, the year that he appeared on ECM albums by German bassist Eberhard Weber and Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava. His flexible articulation of time, and the dry ping of his 22-inch Istanbul K ride cymbal, became hallmarks of the ECM sound.
Read moreMystery Drum: 1950s Pearl Canister Throne
Tried to Sell it, but i dont think anyone believes its Real ???....When i get confirmation from PEARL Headquarters, I'm hoping people believe its real !!. I bought it out of Delaware Ontario/Canada, with a load of antique/vintage drums/hardware/cymbals/accessories from the estate of an OLD Drummer !!..........Ken”
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