Gretsch Drums is delighted to announce that Jarrod Alexander, My Chemical Romance, Brad Webb, Jamie Cullum and Stephen Bidwell, Black Pumas have all become endorsers.
Jarrod Alexander returned to the drums for My Chemical Romance’s long awaited reunion concert at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angles on the 20th December 2019. His unique style of playing the drums is born of his eclectic musical tastes and the influences of a wide range of drummers. Jarrod plays with an instinctive mix of power and technical elegance to produce a sound that is richly complex and super loud!
Best known as Jamie Cullum’s drummer, Brad Webb has also played with Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini, Tim Minchin and his own projects. He is a versatile drummer with a unique touch and dynamics when playing his Broadkaster kit which he describes as ‘….the perfect mix of modern and classic drum sounds……’ .
Stephen Bidwell is a beats man best known for playing Afrobeat, Go-Go, Dixieland Jazz and Western Swing. He has played with the bands Calm Blue Sea and Hard Proof and is currently drumming for the Black Pumas. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2019 and their electrifying live shows earned the band a 2020 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
‘We are delighted to welcome Jarrod, Brad and Stephen to the Gretsch Drums Family,’ said Andrew Shreve, Gretsch Brand and Artist Relations Manager, ‘each play their kits producing that great Gretsch sound in completely different ways. It is a privilege to create drums that stirs such enthusiasm.’
To find out more about Gretsch Drums, their great Gretsch Sound and the artists that use them please go to www.gretschdrums.com/
“Born out of our love for carbon fibre, a material we use everyday in our industry and for the love of music and in particular drums, we’d like to introduce to you Supernatural Custom Carbon Snares, which are hand built, using the same materials technology that motorsport and high-end supercars are manufactured from, incorporating lightweight, structural and stiffness properties, into a musical instrument”.
Come and visit their stand (102) to view and hear for yourselves these premium quality carbon fibre snares which incorporate the warmth of a wooden shell and loud resonance of a metal shell, creating its own unique sound.
From the drum set to Latin percussion to the Cajon and so much more, these brushes are incredibly versatile especially once you start combining pairs together. Natural materials provide an organic feel and sound, while the specially designed handles pair comfortably in your hand to give you the effortless feel you’d expect from Vic Firth.
During the Second World War, both Charles and Ronald left to fight for their country and the shop was left in the safe hands of Fred Della Porta, then Sales Director of Premier Drums. Following the bombing of the Hornsey Road premises, the shop was moved in 1946 to 40 Rupert Street, Soho in Central London, close to Premier’s office and showroom at 8 Golden Square. So began a long association between Foote’s and Premier Drums.
