|
-Russ Miller Update
Whew! It's been a crazy past few months with Be a DrumHead getting
underway and countless new and exciting things happening in the land of the DrumFrame. We promise to be more timely
with updates, and we'll begin with one regarding Russ Miller. Russ has been involved with the DrumFrame almost from the beginning
and has remained a very strong and vocal supporter of the product and concept. He's been quite the busy guy himself, releasing a
number of education videos through Warner Bros Music Publishing, the latest of which is "The Drum Set Crash Course". He'll also
be performing at the NAMM convention in Anaheim next month; watch for him at the Yamaha Groove Night! As if that weren't
enough, his new album, "Cymbalism" is out and he's touring with the Russ Miller Band through 2001! You can check out some
photos from one of the recent video shoots here!
-Be a DrumHead!
It's video time, once again! Warner Bros. is releasing the newest in the "Inspiring Drummers"
series called Be a DrumHead. It features Will Kennedy
and Bob Gatzen, and details how practice space and time can affect one's drumming. To coincide with the video releaes,
there will be a new web site at www.beadrumhead.com, featuring a host of cool concepts and interactivity. One of these
will be a Mssage Board where visitors can post suggestions or ideas to the drum industry and have them forwarded to the
appropriate manufacturers. There will also be exclusive MP3's of drumless mixes that visitors can download and practice to.
Here's the official word:
Will Kennedy, world-renowned Grammy award-winning drummer, & Bob Gatzen, the talented multi-faceted
designer/producer are staged at the V-Room, a hi-tech practice facility. A virtual screen takes you on
location to Bob's DrumLab, where you will learn how to set up a cool drum space and get the most out of
your drumming environment and practice time.
INTRODUCING ... Practice Time Management (PTM™), a unique method of breaking down musical
compositions by its form into specifically timed intervals, allowing you to focus and develop each section of
the music separately. PTM™ will maximize your time at the drums.
-Billy Ashbaugh on the Road with *Nsync!
Uber-boy band, *Nsync, has hit the road for a summer of stadium shows, and drummer, Billy Ashbaugh, is slamming through the chart-topping hits every night on his DW's mounted on a DrumFrame V.2. We caught up with him at a recent gig in Foxboro MA and have the photos to prove it... Check him out!
-Omar Hakim Receives New "Dual" DrumFrame
Omar made a return visit to DrumFrame headquarters a couple of weeks ago to pick up his new Frame that allows him to mount his Pearl acoustic kit and his V-Drums as two separate configurations on one integrated DrumFrame system. He'll be touring soon to promote his new solo album "The Groovesmith", and taking the new kit on the road. Click the picture or here to see various angles of this way cool kit!
-DrumFrame in Italy...Disney Style!
Steve Pearson plays in the Italian pavillion at EPCOT with the neo-baroque band, Nova Era. He says, of the DrumFrame "...after I recently hurt my back, I took a trip to the chiropractor. The x-rays they took showed bone spurs in my spine and mild scoliosis which we could only attribute to years of sitting behind a kit (and maybe countless hours stuck in a car driving). I really am amazed by the amount of pressure that the DrumFrame takes off the lower back and how comfortable it is. Now, all I need is one of those vibrating massagers in the back so I can just stay in my DrumFrame in between shows!" Click the picture or here to see Steve in full period costume on the DrumFrame!
-DrumFrame at EPCOT
|
