Perhaps there's another reason for those weirdly set up kits... Electronic kits have one unique ability – in the words of the great Bill Bruford, talking on Rockshool back in the early 1980's about his electronic kit “Any pad can be any thing, at any time”. And that go me thinking... I once
Last week Zildjian invited a few members of their Zildjian GBI family to a little meet up in London for an Artist Session. Players such as Mikey Sorbello, Richard Brook, Darby Todd, Kev Whitehead, Steve White, Andy Gangadeen, Kaz Rodriguez, Simon Hanson, Bob Knight, Ash Soan, Colin Woolway, Cherisse Osei, Emily Dolan Davies, Steve Barney,
The Royal College of Music (RCM) Festival of Percussion 2019 returns on Sunday 5 May. Internationally-renowned drummer Tommy Igoe headlines a full day of performances, talks and workshops for audiences of all ages. Now in its ninth year, the RCM Festival of Percussion is an established highlight of the UK percussion calendar. Alongside Ronnie Scott’s
Stewart Copeland will be bringing his ‘Lights Up The Orchestra’ concert to the UK for March ’19 dates. The performance will be a celebration of the legendary drummer’s musical career. Along with other band members, sticksman Copeland formed The Police in 1977. The rock trio went on to become one of the most internationally successful
Acoustic instruments are marvellous things – we hit them, stroke them, caress notes out of them, and they never swear at us or refuse to make a noise (of some sort, not necessarily the noise we want though). They continuously react with their surroundings (clap your hands with your foot pressing down on the sustain
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH(UK)are proud to announce sole UK distribution for Protection Racket from 1stMarch 2019. This recent move expands Yamaha’s distribution role for Protection Racket which also includes Japan, since 2005, and Mainland Europe, since 2015. With no compromise in construction, Protection Racket’s supply of affordable quality cases for drums and other musical instruments
And so it comes to an end for another year – the Young Drummer Of The Year 2019 competition has seen Nathan Shingler come out with the prize in what was a very close final. As mentioned by so many who attended, the standard was higher than ever and all those who took part deserve a big
Adjustable Bass Drum Dampener Remo is proud to introduce the new Lock Top Drum Riser. Remo’s Lock Top Drum Riser is designed to ergonomically position the drums playing surface at an optimum drumming height. Bass tones resonate freely as the Lock Top Drum Riser lifts the drum off the floor making playing a drum while
For some reason, anyone can play the piano, or violin, or clarinet, and the world smiles benignly and wishes them well in their endeavours. However, as soon as the chosen instrument becomes drums, everyone has a problem, from family, to neighbours, to law enforcement agencies (try telling a policemen you play drums and see how
Tycoon Percussion have announced a number of additions to their already impressive range of percussion instruments including the Supremo Kinetic Series, Finn Cajon, Bold Series Cajons and the Kalani World Rhythm Sets. Finn Cajon Tycoon is proud to introduce the all-new Finn Cajon, 100% crafted from Finnish Birch imported directly from Finland. Constructed using 10
