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by Dave Kropf
March 27, 2008 in Randomness, Videos by Dave Kropf
Ok .. this has absolutely, 100% NOTHING to do with drums, but I thought it was unique enough to post here. You know we try to stay on topic, but I couldn’t resist. To make it drum related, let’s call it an exercise in practice concentration.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4]
by Dave Kropf
March 27, 2008 in Gear, News by Dave Kropf
Source: Harmony-Central.com
Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Gretsch® drum-making excellence, Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument and professional audio retailer, is proud to team up with Gretsch Musical Instruments to announce the Gretsch Vintage USA Maple Limited Edition Snare Drum. The drums were hand selected from 300 original Vintage USA Jasper shells recently found in an amazing discovery at the Gretsch factory in Ridgeland, South Carolina, and a mere 125 have been produced and made available worldwide. Offering unsurpassed, legendary tone, these drums are a dream for collectors and players alike.
Gretsch has made only 125 of these snares (which will be going for $599) and they will each be signed by Fred Gretsch himself.
by Dave Kropf
March 26, 2008 in News, Randomness by Dave Kropf
To prepare for an upcoming role, Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight Schrute in NBC’s The Office) the actor practiced on Neil Peart’s (yes, THAT Neil Peart) kit in Winnipeg.
… I got to see them on their warmup for their tour and got to meet Neil Peart, who probably is the greatest drummer of all time,” Wilson said. “He let me sit behind his kit and play it. So I was initiated in the world of drumming.”
by Dave Kropf
March 26, 2008 in Education, News by Dave Kropf
Remember Julian Pavone, the 3 Yr old drumming “prodigy” we reported about a couple of weeks ago? Well, now thephoenix.com is reporting that the story is false, and an inaccurate press release may have been circulated by the parents …
“The press release about Julian Pavone attending a Berklee program at the age of three appears to be the result of some miscommunication,” says Rob Hayes, Berklee’s assistant vice-president for public information. “We simply aren’t in the business of educating children that young. I expect our Summer Performance Program for high-school students will still be going strong 10 years from now, and perhaps Julian will join us at that point.”
What’s more, the original post here at Drummer Talk has been getting inundated with spam comments from “different” visitors with links to new videos and such. Curiously, all of these different visitors all sport the same IP address. We’ll keep you posted as this story unfolds.
by Dave Kropf
March 25, 2008 in Randomness, Videos by Dave Kropf
I’m sure you’ve all seen this before, but I thought I’d post it anyway. This is the classic video of of Animusic‘s Drum Machine. It’s a fascinating watch.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vS3LGH5gs]
by Dave Kropf
March 25, 2008 in Gear, Tips/Hints/DIY by Dave Kropf
Have an afternoon free and are itching to build your own, homemade electronic drums? Thanks to instructables.com, you can scratch that itch with a tutorial on building your own electronic drums from scratch!
We’ve not actually done this tute yet, but if someone out there does it, please let us know!
by Dave Kropf
March 24, 2008 in Gear, Randomness by Dave Kropf
Ok ok ok … so, after getting some feedback, I’ve designed another Drummer Talk T and wanted to get your thoughts on this one!
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