Innovative hardware and software developer Keith McMillen Instruments is proud to introduce BopPad. broadening the company’s considerable product appeal by beginning to scale up for production of the most advanced electronic drum pad controller ever conceived courtesy of a Kickstarter campaign...
The premium drumhead line is designed to mimic the sound, look, and feel of natural calfskin. Calftone is manufactured using D’Addario’s patented Level 360 Technology, and optimises the sonic properties of vintage drums while giving newer ones a distinctly classic tone; big, warm, boomy bass...
Head back to 2001 and the band were fresh-faced indie-rock sensations, riding high on the back of anthemic tunes like Yellow and Trouble from 2000’s Parachutes debut. It was one hell of a landing for the band, and a steep learning curve in particular for Will Champion, who could not call himself...
Steve Gadd has enjoyed a long and fruitful career with Yamaha and has played a key role in the return of the company’s iconic Recording Custom kit. We caught up with the drumming legend to talk about his link to the Recording Custom past, present and future.
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At just over two months old, Van Howick has launched in the UK this month, bringing an eye-catching range of drumsticks to the market. Sheffield based Van Howick was created by two former studio owners who wanted to give drummers a product with ‘personality as well as quality’.
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The series features the Q71 Kick Drum Microphone, Q72 Instrument Microphone and C02 Pencil Condenser Microphone. The Q71 Kick Drum Microphone features a powerful low frequency response and is voiced to capture the full essence of your kick drum. It’s equipped with a swivel-style mic stand adapter...
After watching street drummers improvise on cardboard boxes, France-based designer and musician Patrick Obadia had an idea. Could a full drum kit, designed from scratch with cardboard, make drumming more accessible to everyone? Obadia knew that drum teachers sometimes recommend that students practice...
The drum kit that contributed a cheerful backbeat to a version of the Beatles’ “Love Me Do” will be auctioned off on Thursday in California by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, according to Reuters. Bidding for the kit will begin at $150,000. “This is a piece of rock history,”...
Renowned drummer and percussionist Sheila E. played a one-of-a-kind DW custom kit as part of a special musical celebration honouring Prince at the BET Awards. Sheila E. played a personal tribute to the Prince on a gloss white drum set and matching timbales crafted in DW’s California Custom Shop.
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The successor to the renowned N/DYM SERIES, the new ND SERIES, expands the previous product offering with four vocal and four instrument models for live performance and studio applications. Each ND Series model is equipped with features that are unique to both its price point and its...
While you patiently await the next artist addition to this year’s already burgeoning line-up of world class drummers, we thought now might be a good time for you to see what’s in store for you at theLondon Drum Show 2016.
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The Ludwig Vistalite series is built with strict guidelines to make sure that every drum is made to perfect standards. The crystalline drum shells have dual reinforced seams that adds a lot of durability and stops the drums from cracking. The Ludwig Vistalite delivers a pure and round tone with a...
Just look at this beautiful snare drum! The Black Beauty Series Drums probably made Ludwig the legendary name it is today. One of the most imitated snare drums on the market, but never duplicated! A true American Classic snare drum made using a single sheet of brass that becomes seamless and nickel...
The nee sticks are the first signature sticks to feature the firm’s patent pending ActiveGrip technology. Promark’s new Mike Portnoy ActiveGrip 420X sticks are the first signature sticks to feature the firm’s patent pending ActiveGrip technology.
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Ian Paice remembers the bad old days of digital drums. A time when the latency of lesser kits killed the groove. An age when dodgy triggering made audiences wince. But that was before the Deep Purple drum god pulled up a stool at the Roland TD-30KV. “I came across Roland’s V-Drums,” he explains...
