Learn Interactively with Thomas Burritt Contest

June 3, 2009

Steve Weiss Music has teamed up with Thomas Burritt from the University of Texas at Austin to offer a unique opportunity to learn interactively on the web. Thomas caught our attention with his Percussion Axiom TV online show and we thought it would be fun to team up and create a contest around learning a [...]

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Pearl Eliminator + Steroids = Pearl Demon Drive Pedal

January 15, 2009

Today Pearl Drums introduced the Pearl Demon Drive Bass Drum Pedal series that takes any pedal currently available to all new heights.

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Pearl’s Latest Limited Edition Drum Is All About Sousa…And Then Some.

January 5, 2009

The newest Pearl Limited Edition PHH1580 Philharmonic Concert Snare Drum is a 15″x8″ African Mahogany shell drum with wood hoops and is sure to be a collectors item that is as beautiful to look at as it is to play. This special production concert snare drum features a 4-ply African Mahogany shell that produces incredible [...]

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Bopworks Drum Sticks

December 9, 2008

Steve Weiss Music is pleased to announce that we now carry the full line of Bopworks Drumsticks. These sticks are reproductions of popular “light” jazz models from the 50’s and 60’s. Sticks from this time period tended to be shorter and thinner with longer tapers than modern sticks. These designs allow you to play “off” [...]

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Sam D’Amico, A Percussion lcon Passes

October 27, 2008

On October 22nd, the local percussion community lost a special friend, business owner and overall champion for drums and percussion throughout the entire tri-state area. Sam D’Amico passed away last week and in so doing, left all of us with a tremendous void in our hearts for his special combination of humor and business dealings [...]

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Gretsch Reserve Adds Colors To Catalina Club Jazz Drum Kits

October 22, 2008

Gretsch Drums recently introduced Gretsch Reserve Catalina Club Jazz Drum Sets in Silver Oyster Pearl and Emerald Green Pearl.

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Stand for Vic Firth Tenor Pad

July 31, 2008

I recently picked up a Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Tenor Pad to find out what the multi-tenor world was all about. So far, it has been an interesting and rewarding side venture in my practice time. I came across a lot of great material in Bill Bachman’s Quad Logic and Julie Davila’s Modern Multi-Tenor Techniques [...]

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Pro-Mark’s System Blue Lineup Is Finally Delivered

July 31, 2008

On January 15, 2008, Pro-Mark announced a partnership with the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps that would provide the Corps with a series of new and exciting products known as Promark System Blue. As of July 30th, those products are now available and ready for consumers to purchase. This series has started with the [...]

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Mapex Quantum Marching Drums

July 16, 2008

We are proud to announce the addition of the Mapex Quantum Series Marching products to our lineup of marching drums offered for this year. Mapex Quantum Series drums are already being played by such groups as the Jersey Surf, Teal Sound and The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, Constitution Indoor WGI Independent World Class Percussion, [...]

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Tenor Mallet Comparison

May 13, 2008

The right tenor mallet can completely change the blend and balance an ensemble. The list below give a quick rundown of some of the more popular mallets available. It is divided into the three broad categories of implements.

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Meinl has reinvented the wheel!

April 4, 2008

Maybe not the wheel, but they have gone wild on a familiar geometric shape. The newly released Meinl Liquid Triangle is a space aged adaptation on the trusty triangle. It combines a fairly stock solid steel triangle with a resonating dome filled with water. The sonic possibilities that this contraption creates are vast and limited [...]

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