Is this an acoustic kit? Or is it a triggered kit with mesh heads and real cymbals? Can you tell? Your audience definitely cant. So, do you gig your electronic kit? Or do you use it just for practice? Is there a reason you don't use an electronic kit live? Are there many
Think you're a drum geek? If so, we have the perfect thing for you! Following on from the last 'Drum Geeks In The Shed' video, where Dave Bateman, Gareth Burnett and Matt Keenan talked about snare drums, we have a new video all about bass drum beaters. Want to get geeky about which work, which
SEN Director Joe Bergamini and Stanton Moore at the London UK Drum Show SEN Event On September 29 and 30, 2018 the SABIAN Education Network hosted its first live event for drum teachers at the UK Drum Show in Manchester, England. There were two sessions: one on Saturday with panelists Derrick Mckenzie, Stanton
To celebrate Tower of Power’s 50th anniversary, and the release of their 16th studio album “The Soul Side of Town Vol. 1”, SABIAN has just announced a limited edition 21” HH model named “The Soul Side” Ride. Developed with David Garibaldi for that very special Tower of Power sound − think classics such as “What is Hip?”,
Think you're a drum geek? If so, we have the perfect thing for you! This is the first Drum Geeks In The Shed video, where mikedolbear.com stalwart Dave Bateman (centre) talks to Gareth Burnett (on the left) and Matt Keenan (on the right) about a different aspect of drum gear, and in this case, snare drums.
Yes, after this years amazing finale, the 2019 Young Drummer Of The Year competition is now open for contestants. To go with it there is a brand new site at http://youngdrummeroftheyear.co.uk, but there is also some other news as well for those entering... In 2019, the winner of the competition will walk away, not just with
Aerodrums have announced the eagerly awaited add-on to its unique air drumming percussion instrument. The 3D/VR feature is a free app that complements the Aerodrums experience by augmenting it with 3D visuals that can be viewed on screen or through virtual reality headsets. The highly requested companion app shows the drummer a responsive 3D rendering
Play-Along Book Series from Hudson Music and Bernhard Lackner - a series of three play-along books, basic, intermediate, and advanced levels - designed for drummers! Each book includes detailed charts and audio files with and without drums. Reference drum tracks are performed by a cast superstar drummers, including Derico Watson, Chester Thompson, Marcus Finnie, Marco
A little bit of history At the very start of this article I should point out that there really is nothing new under the sun. While most people think that the mesh head was new when the TD10 was launched back in 1996, it actually goes much further back. Somewhere on my computer I have
Designed in cooperation with Benny Greb, Meinl Cymbals have introduced the new 16“ Byzance Vintage Sand Hats. The original Sand Hat idea dates back to the year 2010 when Meinl Cymbals debuted the Byzance 14“ Vintage Sand Hats. Now 8 years later, a 16“ version of the same hihat has been developed together with Benny
