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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Peterson Body Beat Metronome

March 21, 2008

I recently had a chance to test run the BodyBeat Metronome as I taught the front ensemble of the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps. I was excited for the change of pace in time keeping gadgets. There were a couple of interesting things that I found out as I explored this new device. The [...]

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Pearl Percussion Delivers on 2008 New Products

March 11, 2008

Over a month ahead of schedule, Pearl Percussion has delivered most of their New For 2008 products. Included are the Ultra Grip Tambourines with adjustable jingles, Brass Jingle and Steel Jingle versions which have adjustable “volume” controls for all sets of jingles. This allows the player to decide how much “jingle” they need for the [...]

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Pearl Drumsets Have Perfect 20/20 Vision

February 13, 2008

Pearl Drums has introduced a new line of drum sets that replace their long time drum set staple, the Export Series. The new Pearl Vision Series Drum Sets from Pearl kicks up the features and benefits that has made Pearl the best selling drum set in the beginner to intermediate price point for the past [...]

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Gretsch Celebrates 125th Anniversary with Limited Edition Drum Sets

February 1, 2008

Founded in 1883 by Friedrich Gretsch, an immigrant from Mannheim Germany, the Gretsch Drum Company is celebrating it’s 125th Anniversary in 2008 in a similar way they have celebrated their milestone anniversaries in the past – with specially designed and very limited edition products. Gretsch Guitars is featuring a special 125th Anniversary Chet Atkins Guitar [...]

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