Hi everyone hope you are all in the best of health
Greetings to everyone in planet Drum
Is MTV cursed? First it was Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, then Dave
Navarro and Carmen Electra. I have just heard that Travis Barker the
super drummer has now filed for a divorce from his wife of 22months,
former Miss USA Shanna Moakler. Be on the lookout for Travis Barker on
(+44)'s when your heart stops beating, which features former Blink 182
bandmate Mark Hoppus on bass. Transplants touring guitarist Craig
Fairbaugh and The Nervous Return's guitarist Shane Gallagher. Keep your
chin up Travis and long live Baron Von Tito. www.plusfortyfour.com
The Worlds Most Renowned Drumheads "REMO"
Remo drumheads have featured on more Gold and Platinum records than any
other drumheads. In fact, pick up an album. Any album, chance are it was
recorded with Remo drumheads
Clear Powerstroke 3 Bass drum skin P3-1322-C2
Clear Pinstripe PS-0314-00
Coated Controlled Sound CS-0114-00
Clear Emperor BE-0314-00
Coated Emperor BE-0114-00
Coated Ambassador BA-0114-00
The above code numbers are purely to help you young drummers when
selecting these remarkable drumheads. I personally use the Clear
Pinstripe for my Snaredrum batter head i feel that this skin give's a
lovely sound and i can use it in all situations Live or in the studio.
Just pop into your local drum store and the staff will guide you as to
what skins are best for your personal drumming situation. Best of luck.
Many thanks to Dave Thomas, Music Lecturer at Knighton Heath Music
College in Poole Dorset for the very kind comments about this website
for drummers. Dave say's this is a great site.
NEW YAMAHA WEBSITE
Yamaha have launched a brand new web site, crammed with all things to do
with drums and drumming, this new site needs your attention. The site
can be found at www.yamaha-drums.co.uk
and if you go there and register, you will recieve a FREE yamaha drum
key. How good is that?
The site will be regularly updated and apart from all the relevant
information related to drums, the site will offer information on clinic
tours , artist activity and profiles.
VIC FIRTH DRUMSTICKS
Vic Firth release two new models this month with the introduction of the
Slipnot Collectable drumstick, that features a printed full colour high
resolution wrap around graphic 2B stick. The Collectable Series offers
limited edition runs for music fans- drummers and non-drummers alike and
they are designed for display than actual playing.
Vic Firth have also got a new practice pad on the market they are simply
called VIC PADS
The new Vic Pads feature a Real Snare sound
Soft and Hard rubber surfaces for different workout intensities
Nonskid rubber backing to prevent slippage
Available in 9" or 12" sizes
I personally think this is a great new product for us drummers and i
can't wait to get hold of these new products from Vic Firth. This
company will go that extra mile just to make sure that we are all
satisfied with their products.
The Hottest Artists play Vic Firth
Stanto Moore
Thomas Haake
Andy Newmark
Karl Brazil
Zoro
Akira Jimbo
Tony Royster Jnr
Neil Cooper
James Birt
Many cngratulations to the above drummers on playing a blinding display
of drumming at this year's Drumming Live 2006 in support of that great
magazine that we all read called DRUMMER.
A blazing new venue, a hotter than July line-up and you came in your
thousands to hear a million smoking beats being played out around
London's Excel. It can only mean one thing - Drummer Live 2006.
Well before the doors opened, a huge queue had begun to form around this
venue. Such was the eagerness to get into the show.
Once in you were greeted by the very best display from the UK's leading
manufacturers, distributors and retailers with the exhibition hall
rammed to the roof with killer set-ups, newly released products and more
than a bagful of special deals to temt you. Not to mention the many
freebies that almost caused the show to come to a halt on Saturday
morning, such was the demand to grab a handful and get over to the kits
and get a spanking. Drummers of all ages could be found checking out the
exhibits and waiting patiently to get into the Live Stage area, an area
that proved so popular that we have already made plans to triple the
size of the arena for next year's show. So to avoid disappointment the
players were ready, even if some of them had made long journeys from as
far as Brazil and Japan to be there to perform as Stanton Moore, Aquiles
Priester and Akira Jimbo had. Kicking off the live stage with James
Birt, what followed was two days of drum mayem and madness that had
everyone smiling and laughing at the incredible quality of all the
players performances. Your journey begins here and here's to seeing you
all in 2007 at Drummer Live, the best show on the planet.
This article was taken from the Drummer magazine, Well done to all at
Drummer.
