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Zildjian K Fat Hats – Drummer’s Review

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Zildjian K Fat Hats – Drummer’s Review

Here’s our latest review looking at a selection of Zlidjian K Fat Hats, featuring…

  • Available in two (odd) sizes: 14-1/8″, or 15-1/8″,
  • Blend of Zildjian A and K-style manufacturing techniques,
  • Perfect for players who mix and match hats,
  • Extensive Heavy Hammering,
  • Wide lathing,
  • Smaller top-bottom weight gap.

Zildjian Says…“The Fat Hats are the very definition of “labor of love”. A decade of testing has created this rich, blended “go-to” hi-hat sound that performs in the studio and turns heads on-stage.

The key is a combination of darker hammering with wider, A Zildjian-style lathing, and a smaller weight difference blurring true top and bottom. Designed to be a cymbal bag chameleon, these “part K, part A” hats sit within any cymbal setup, and are ripe for mixing and matching or simply playing them as is – a perfect blend of warm and bright. Play the 14-1/8″ for fantastic stick, or move up to the 15-1/8” for an incredibly lush sound and pronounced chick – Both unique sizes bring something special to any gig.”

Find out our thoughts in the video above!!

Zildjian K Fat Hats:

UK RRP: 

14″ Individual Model – £269.00

14″ Pair – £529.00

15″ Individual Model – £319.00

15″ Pair – £589.00

www.zildjian.com

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Roland and Melodics Announce New Partnership Through Series of Special Beat Maker Sample Packs

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Roland and Melodics Announce New Partnership Through Series of Special Beat Maker Sample Packs
Roland, a leading manufacturer of electronic musical instruments and professional video products, and online music education tool Melodics, announce a new partnership, the Beat Maker Sample Pack x Melodics Series. This series features professionally crafted sample content from global artists, in addition to companion lessons, to help further the development of finger drumming skills on the SP-404MKII Creative Sampler and Effector, a top instrument for the craft. The first release within this series, Messy Samples by Lionclad, is live now.
Messy Samples by Lionclad features Seoul-based producer Lionclad, who brings her finger drumming expertise to this one-of-a-kind sample selection. Users can enjoy a library of pre-recorded lo-fi backbeats, chill hip-hop groovers, and off-kilter rhythms, or use the sample material to create new remixes and compositions. This sample pack is available as a project, ready to load in the SP-404MKII with samples and patterns arranged in eight banks of ready-to-play loops and one-shot samples.
The 128 DAW-ready WAV files can also be imported into users’ favorite music production software and hardware samplers, and files are clearly labeled with tempo and key information to help streamline workflow.
In addition to Messy Samples by Lionclad, there will be five future beat maker sample packs through this partnership, each of which will include Melodics lessons that work exclusively with the SP-404MKII. Melodics lessons give finger drummers direct feedback on their rhythm and timing through a desktop and iPad app that behaves like a mix between Duolingo and Guitar Hero.
Roland and Melodics began their partnership in 2018 with Melodics for V-Drums, a desktop app with an ever-expanding range of premium lesson content and integrated communication with Roland V-Drum sound modules. Melodics offers Roland drummers a unique visual approach to music education with finger drumming and electronic percussion courses based on modern music styles. The partnership expands through the launch of the Beat Maker Sample Pack x Melodics Series, with the goal of expanding users’ finger drumming capabilities on the SP-404MKII.
 
Availability
Messy Samples by Lionclad is available for free with a Roland account through Roland Cloud Manager. After downloading the pack, visit the SP-404MKII x Melodics page to access two free companion lessons specially created for this collection and the SP-404MKII hardware.
This and future releases within the Beat Maker Sample Pack x Melodics Series will be compatible with Roland hardware that supports sample imports, and will offer companion lessons through Melodics.
To learn more, visit Roland.com.
About Roland Corporation
For 50 years, Roland’s innovative electronic musical instruments and multimedia products have fueled inspiration in artists and creators around the world. Embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike, the company’s trendsetting gear spans multiple categories, from pianos, synthesizers, guitar products, and electronic percussion to DJ controllers, audio/video solutions, livestreaming products, and more. As technology evolves, Roland continues to lead the way for gigging musicians, producers, and beatmakers, providing modern software-based solutions and seamless creative workflows between hardware products, computers, and mobile devices. For more information, visit Roland.com or see your local Roland dealer. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@RolandGlobal), and Instagram (@RolandGlobal).
About Melodics
Melodics offers a unique visual approach to music education with finger drumming and electronic percussion courses and a diverse keyboard education curriculum based on modern music styles. Roland’s partnership with Melodics began in 2018 with Melodics for V-Drums, a desktop app with an ever-expanding range of premium lesson content and integrated communication with Roland V-Drums sound modules. The collaboration grows with the Beat Maker Sample Pack x Melodics series, which features professionally crafted sample content and companion lessons to help develop finger drumming skills on the Roland SP-404MKII.

Sonor Pays Tribute To Colleague

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Sonor Pays Tribute To Colleague
Good bye, Rainer, thank you!
“We are deeply saddened about the passing of our long-standing, highly esteemed former colleague Rainer Dreisbach on 22.04.2023.”
“In 1986 Rainer started his apprenticeship at SONOR, during his time in the work preparation department from 1989 and also as production manager from 2001 on he was significantly involved in many milestones in SONOR’s history, including the development of the Designer Series, the Giant Step Pedals or SQ² Drumsystem series.”
“Almost all factory visits during these years were conducted by Rainer, making him well known and highly appreciated by all SONOR friends around the world.”
“From 2015 on, Rainer then took over the commercial management and corporate communications, he documented a large part of our company history himself and was an accomplished advisor for all those interested in instruments and site history.”
“Unfortunately, Rainer had to leave SONOR already in January 2019 due to a sudden, severe illness.”
“Rainer, we thank you for all your dedication to SONOR and will cherish your memory”.
Good bye!
The Drummer’s Review team sends their sincere condolences to Rainer’s friends, family and Sonor colleagues at this sad time.
#thankyou #rip #wewillmissyou #sonorfamily

Dirty Loops Drummer Aron Mellergård Heads To The UK Drum Show 2023

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Dirty Loops Drummer Aron Mellergård Heads To The UK Drum Show 2023

Organisers of The UK Drum Show have announced Dirty Loops drummer Aron Mellergård will be appearing in the Mike Dolbear room at The UK Drum Show 2023, in association with Wincent drumsticks.

Aron Mellergård was born and raised in Gislaved in Småland, Sweden. When he was 16 years old he moved to Stockholm to go to Södra Latin, a music high school were he first met Jonah Nilsson and Henrik Linder.

After High School he attended the Swedish Royal Music Academy were Aron, Henrik and Jonah all studied. They started playing behind other artists but got bored with not having the freedom to play more complicated and creative music. 

In 2011 they made a video with a cover of the Lady Gaga song ”Just Dance” and uploaded it to YouTube in hope of getting some cover band jobs. The video became viral and Dirty Loops started to record more covers until their debut album Loopified was released in 2014. 

Dirty Loops have now toured all over the world and have over 50 million views on their YouTube channel. Their new EP Phoenix was released in November of 2020.

Aron will be appearing Sunday 1st October at 3pm in the Mike Dolbear Room at The UK Drum Show 2023, taking place at the ACC Liverpool. Tickets on sale now at www.theukdrumshow.com

New Colours for Millenium Still Cymbals Series

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New Colours for Millenium Still Cymbals Series

Millenium Still Cymbals series gets two new colors! Blue and red now complements their previous colours silver and gold. The Still series is up to 80% quieter than standard cymbal sets. This makes it ideal for quiet practice at home, unplugged gigs, and practicing in the rehearsal room without losing the natural feel.

Available cymbals and sizes

  • 18“ China
  • 20“ Ride
  • 18“ Crash
  • 16“ Crash
  • 14“ Hi-Hat
  • 12“ Splash
  • 10“ Splash

About Millenium

Since 1995, Millenium has been synonymous with high-quality, affordable drum and percussion products that compete with offerings by established manufacturers. In addition to acoustic drums in all variations – from children’s drums to big rock drums and a huge selection of snare drums – Millennium’s electronic drums have helped drive the brand’s popularity. For beginners, we offer solid and expandable basic kits that make learning the instrument simple and fun. Experienced players will find professionally specified Millenium instruments to meet even the most demanding requirements. In addition to electronic and acoustic drums, our range also includes a large selection of percussion instruments, accessories, and spare parts.

More information at:

https://www.thomann.de/intl/millenium_still_series_cymbal_set_red.htm https://www.thomann.de/intl/millenium_still_series_cymbal_set_blue.htm

‘Dune’ Soundz Custom In-Ear-Monitors

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‘Dune’ Soundz Custom In-Ear-Monitors

“With 6 Divers [4 Low-Mids / 1 MID-High / 1 Super-High], you have unlimited Headroom, incredible clarity & sound purity, and ultra-wide frequency response,” state Soundz Custom, the Greek in-ear-monitor makers.

The sound is velvety and soft providing a restful live for many hours. Check out Dune here

Detailed separation of low and low mid frequencies helps voices and instruments with the highest energy (drums, percussion, bass) sound exactly the same at any intensity, with absolute definition and punch.

Medium frequencies fill the tonic spectrum, leaving the power of each organ distinct in the mix.
The primes sound balanced, highlighting each mix and helping every performer live the ultimate premium experience of Soundz in ear monitors!

3D construction is now done with 20% more reinforced shells, for more strength and new IP67 cable system for moisture and sweat resistance!

Go to www.soundz.gr and design your own!

#custominearmonitors #customiems #inears #inearmonitors
#inear #premiumsound #soundzdune #custommade#custominears

Drum Sheet Music Joins The UK Drum Show 2023

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Drum Sheet Music Joins The UK Drum Show 2023

The UK Drum Show are thrilled to welcome another new company to its 2023 drum exhibition this September, welcoming www.drumsheetmusic.co.uk.

“A number of our guests have been in contact following our 2022 show asking if we are likely to have any sheet music exhibitors exhibiting this year, so we are naturally pleased to satisfy returning and new guests with this offering from Drum Sheet Music,” says show organiser Neil Golding.

Drum Sheet Music’s aim is to provide an unequalled catalogue of drum scores at low prices, hopefully making a real contribution to providing drummers of all capabilities with an easily available resource to play the music they like.

The Drum Sheet Music is Instantly available.

Simple to use site. Your Music charts will be available as PDF files immediately you have made your purchase. 

How Easy/Hard is the Drum Part? *New Feature* 

We have started the process of going through all our Music Scores and Grading them from Beginner to Expert Level. We are Grading them using The UK Examination system – Grade 1 to 8 (Grade 1 being Beginner pieces, Grade 8 being Expert pieces) We hope this will help you when deciding what Drum Sheet Music to Purchase with us. This process is obviously lengthy we have currently completed half of all the scores and we will keep adding to this on a daily basis.

New Scores Added Daily

We will be adding new charts every day so keep on coming back to see what’s new.

What If We Don’t Have The Score You Want?

We have a catalogue of over 18,000 scores available to us. Please contact us with details of what you wish and if available we will aim to provide it to you within 48 hours.

Drum Sheet Music vs Drum Tab

It’s no contest really. While drum tabs can be useful, they have a lot of limitations. Sheet Music is the language of musicians and conveys far more accuracy and detail than drum tab notations.

The Quality of the Drum Sheet Music

We provide at least 5 FREEBIES every month so you can just download these to see what the scores are like. We also provide a NO QUIBBLE MONEY BACK GARAUNTEE. All purchases are made through Paypal and so they are covered by their financial regulations.

www.drumsheetmusic.co.uk

Gretsch Drums Announce 140th Celebratory Concert at NYC’s The Cutting Room

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Gretsch Drums Announce 140th Celebratory Concert at NYC’s The Cutting Room

Gretsch Drums announce GRETSCH NIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY! A special one-night-only event to celebrate 140 years of Gretsch Drums history, featuring performances by revered drummers Mark Guiliana, Will Calhoun, Nate Wood, and Bill Stewart.

Founded in Brooklyn in 1883, Gretsch Drums has a long association with New York City and on this milestone anniversary, it was a natural choice to stage this show in the Big Apple as part of its wider celebrations. The concert will be on 23rd May 2023 at The Cutting Room and will be released on a limited edition vinyl album. The evening will see the following Gretsch ambassadors playing:

Mark Guiliana, who has played on over thirty recordings including David Bowie’s final album Blackstar, has been touring more recently with St. Vincent. Guiliana was described by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed.”

Multiple GRAMMY award winner and longtime drummer for Living Colour, New York’s own Will Calhoun is also a prolific songwriter and producer. He has performed and recorded with a diverse array of notable artists such as B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Ronnie Wood, Wayne Shorter, Run-DMC, and Public Enemy.

GRAMMY-nominated Nate Wood is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the quintet Kneebody. Nate has also performed or recorded with many notable artists including Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Brian May and Roger Taylor (Queen), Wayne Krantz, Sting, and many others.

Bill Stewart has played in the John Scofield band since the early ‘90s, although his extensive credits have seen him record with artists including Maceo Parker, Pat Methany, and Lee Kopnitz. As a leader of his own band, he has released eleven solo albums.

For more information about this special one night only concert and to buy tickets please visit eventbrite.com/e/gretsch-night-in-new-york-city-tickets-603991343367
#GretschDrums140

ABOUT GRETSCH DRUMS
Founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1883, Gretsch Drums is an iconic American drum brand manufactured in Ridgeland, South Carolina. In 2015, Oxnard California-based, American drum designers and manufacturer Drum Workshop (DW Drums) acquired the rights to develop, produce, market and distribute Gretsch Drums. For 135 years, this award-winning company has been providing “That Great Gretsch Sound” to drummers around the globe. Noted artists include Phil Collins, Vinnie Colaiuta, Cindy Blackman, Ash Soan, Steve Ferrone and Keith Carlock among others. For more information, visit www.gretschdrums.com

See Gretsch at The UK Drum Show 2023 (30th September & 1st October) at the ACC Liverpool.

Latin Percussion Launches Tito Puente Signature Timbale and Cowbell Sets

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Latin Percussion Launches Tito Puente Signature Timbale and Cowbell Sets

Latin Percussion (LP) is proud to launch the limited-edition Tito Puente Signature Timbale and Cowbell sets to mark the centennial of the birth of ‘El Rey del Timbal’.

Famed composer, band leader, and percussionist, Tito Puente, had a career that spanned more than five decades. In his lifetime, he played with many leading jazz performers including George Shearing, Dizzy Gillespie, and Woody Herman. Tito was a revered ambassador for Latin jazz and the Latin Percussion brand, playing a huge role in elevating both to the global mainstream with hit songs such as ‘Oye Como Va’. In recognition of his pioneering musical styles, he received seven GRAMMYS® and was nominated fourteen times. In addition, Tito was given their Lifetime Achievement Award following his death along with being inducted into the GRAMMYS® Hall of Fame.

The limited-edition Tito Puente Centennial Timbale Set (LP257-100), based on LP’s Tito Puente Steel Timbales, have a retro feel with rolled out bottoms and a special Green Badge reminiscent of LP’s original timbales. Each set is laser engraved with Tito’s signature and numbered. LP will be producing a limited run of 200 units making them a true collector’s item. The set includes a 14” and 15” x 6-½” stainless steel shells, a heavy-duty stand, cowbell bracket, timbale sticks, and tuning wrench.

Also available is the matching limited-edition Tito Puente Signature Cowbell set. The set contains the two preferred cowbell models played by the maestro throughout his career. The 7-½” Prestige (LP322)has strong middle overtones and was Tito’s signature bell and sound. The bright pitch of the 5” chrome-plated Deluxe Black Beauty (LP204B), with Tito’s signature stamped on the face, is the perfect compliment. Both bells are made in the USA and feature LP’s patented self-aligning eye bolt which accommodates 3/8” to ½” mounting rods.

“As the leader of Latin Percussion instruments around the world, we are honored to be a part LP’s Centennial Celebration of Tito Puente, and are looking forward to the release of the Tito Puente Centennial Timbale Set and the Tito Puente Signature Cowbell Set. We hope Percussion and Timbale players from across the globe will be inspired and want to get these limited-edition instruments from our friends at Latin Percussion,” Tito Puente Jr. commented on behalf of the Puente family.

To find out more about the limited-edition Tito Puente Signature Timbale and Cowbell sets, plus all the other Latin Percussion products, please go to lpmusic.com/ #wearerhythm

ABOUT LATIN PERCUSSION (LP)
Founded in 1964, Latin Percussion (LP) is the largest hand percussion instrument brand in the world. The company offers an extensive line of hand percussion instruments and percussion accessories including patented designs such as the Jam Block®, Ridge Rider Cowbell® and Egg Shaker. Many of the world’s top artists play LP including: Giovanni Hidalgo, Richie Gajate-Garcia, Karl Perazzo, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Travis Barker, Mike Portnoy and Cindy Blackman-Santana among others. For more information, visit www.lpmusic.com

Sonor Kompressor Snare Drums – Drummer’s Review

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Sonor Kompressor Snare Drums – Drummer’s Review

Here’s our latest review looking at a selection of Sonor Kompressor Series snare drums, featuring…

Eight snares in the full range…

  • 13″ x 7″ Brass,
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Steel,
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Brass,
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Aluminium,
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Steel,
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Brass,
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Aluminium,
  • 14″ x 8″ Aluminium.

This video features…

  • 14″ x 5.75″ Steel Shell – 1mm thick shell with chrome finish,
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Brass Shell – 1.2mm thick shell with black nickel plated finish,
  • 14″ x 8″ Aluminium Shell – 2mm thick shell with polished aluminium finish.

All drums feature…

  • Seamed, single beaded shells,
  • 2.3mm triple flange steel powerhoops,
  • Sonor’s distinctive ‘TuneSafe’ lugs,
  • Sonor throw-off mechanisms and buttplates,
  • Sonor Optimum Shell Measurement system,
  • Remo heads fitted throughout.

Sonor Says…“Our new Kompressor series snare drums transform air to pure sonic energy, that takes your breath from the first hit. The sensitive response, the powerful and characteristic SONOR sound and the wide range of materials and sizes make these snares a true workhorse, suitable for a variety of musical styles.

Thanks to the used Optimum Shell Measurements (OSM) drumheads can vibrate more freely due to the slightly reduced shell diameter. For maximum tuning stability even under extreme conditions, these snares are also equipped with TuneSafe lugs.”

Find out our thoughts in the video above!!

Sonor Kompressor Series Snare Drums:

UK RRP: 

  • 13″ x 7″ Brass – £509.00
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Steel – £289.00
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Brass – £509.00
  • 14″ x 5.75″ Aluminium – £539.00
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Steel – £299.00
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Brass – £519.00
  • 14″ x 6.5″ Aluminium – £539.00
  • 14″ x 8″ Aluminium – £589.00

www.sonor.com

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