Author: Steve Weiss Music
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Introducing the NEW Steve Weiss Music Website
Steve Weiss Music, your “All-Things-For-All-Drummers” place to shop and the leading drum and percussion product and information specialists since 1961, is going to change the way you shop online for your percussive needs. On Monday June 22nd, the Steve Weiss Music website will undergo a change that will enable you to more easily, quickly, safely,…
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Learn Interactively with Thomas Burritt Contest
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.