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DVD Review – Ian Paice: Not for the Pros

April 10, 2009 in Music/DVDs, Opinion, Reviews by JABB

I expected this to be a straight up instructional video like pretty much every other DVD i’ve reviewed. Usually for me that means trying to glean a couple new and useful thing out of a mass of stuff that I already know or is inferior to what I know. You can only watch so many of these things before you start to feel like a know-it-all. Well, Not for the Pros isn’t really an instructional as much as it is a mainline injection of Ian Paice (not even a very big one at that). This vid is somewhere between a factory tour, an instructional, and a concert vid. It’s very loosely held together by a single thread, and that thread is Ian. Read the rest of this entry →

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311′s Chad Sexton Switches to Pearl

April 10, 2009 in Artists, News by Carter

In a victory for drumming purists everywhere, Pearl has announced that 311′s Chad Sexton has left his former company (Orange County Drums and Percussion) for greener pastures. Having endorsed Pearl’s hardware for awhile, he finally saw the light and wisely left ODCP. No brainer to me. Go Chad!

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Vic Firth featured on CBS Sunday Morning

April 10, 2009 in Artists, News by Dave Kropf

Drum stick tycoon and legendary Boston Symphony timpanist was recently featured on CBS’ Sunday Morning Show.  It’s a pretty good read as long as you ignore all the drummer puns.

Source: CBS.com

What do legendary drummer Buddy Rich, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, and master chef Mario Batali have in common?

The tools of their trade.

Drumsticks of all kinds … along with pepper mills and rolling pins … are all made by Vic Firth at his factory in Newport, Maine.

“Are you surprised at how successful your company has become?” Mitchell asked.

“Am I surprised? Maybe shocked is a better word!” Firth laughed.

Even today, in the midst of the recession, Vic Firth’s factory turns out between 85,000 and 90,000 drumsticks a day!

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Thanks for the story tip, Southpaw!  Do you have a drum story or cool video?  Let us know!

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Drummer Talk Archives – All About Grips

April 10, 2009 in Education, Podcast by Dave Kropf

We’re on Easter break this week, so in our absence, enjoy a classic Drummer Talk episode form our archives!  This show originally aired February 13, 2006.

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Tonight, Dave and the gang get together and discuss the various types of grips as well as single stroke roll rudiments. Also, we have our first MMMBop MMMoment.  Show Notes

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