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A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder - Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.

Andrew's write-up and gear list below photos.

Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.

Andrew:

"A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder. The perfect blend of murder and comedy… What else do you need?

The book for this show relies heavily on orchestral percussion (glockenspiel, xylophone, and timpani), but also has some traditional drum set components. I had a blast designing my setup for this production!

With limited space in the pit, I decided to program the xylophone and timpani onto my trusty Yamaha DTX-Multi 12 Electronic Percussion Pad. This has been one of the best investments I've made in my musical career because it helps provide lots of different sounds when you’re limited for space. I did decide to use a glockenspiel because I felt like that sound needed to be acoustically represented.

The orchestration of this score definitely made figuring out patch switches, mallet transitions, and what instruments to choose interesting. There is really no room to hide during the show because so many of the parts are very exposed and played by yourself and traded between the different instruments of the pit. I DEFINITELY got my counting practice in on this one.

Overall, this show was an awesome experience and reignited my love for orchestral percussion. Our production also featured two of the leads from the National Tour along with the Broadway director and choreographer. It was really cool to work with them!"

Drums: Gretsch Catalina Club (Satin Walnut Glaze)

  • 12”x8” Rack Tom
  • 14”x14” Floor Tom
  • 18”x14” Bass Drum

Snare:

  • 14”x5.5” Sonor Force 3007 Maple Snare Drum

Drumheads:

  • Remo Coated Powerstroke 3 on Kick Drum
  • Remo Emperor Coated on batter side of all drums
  • Remo Ambassador clear on resonant side of all drums

Hardware:

  • Gibraltar Curved Rack
  • Pearl H-930 Series Double Braced Hi Hat Stand
  • Pearl P930 Demon Style Single Bass Drum Pedal
  • LP Everything Rack

Cymbals:

  • Meinl 10” Classics Custom Dark Splash
  • Meinl 14” Classics Custom Dark Hi Hats
  • Meinl 14” Classics Custom Medium Crash
  • Meinl 20” Classics Flat Ride (Modded by Timothy Roberts)

Aux Percussion:

  • LP Bell Tree
  • LP Jam Block
  • Miller Machine with Triangle
  • Remo Mondo Key Djembe

Sticks/Mallets:

  • Encore 202R White Poly Mallets
  • Promark Jonathan Haas JH3 Timpani Mallets
  • Vic Firth Freestyle 5A
  • Vic Firth Jazz Brushes
  • Musser MUS122 Brass Mallets with Two Step Handle

Misc:

  • Big Fat Snare Drum Original on Toms
  • Big Fat Snare Drum Round Sound on Snare Drum
  • TnR Products Booty Shakers Floor Tom Isolation Mounts
  • KBrakes HiStops for Hi Hat
  • KBrakes Kick Grips
  • Cympads Chromatics on all cymbals (Red)
  • Pearl Glockenspiel
  • Yamaha DTX-Multi 12 Electronic Percussion Pad
  • Vater VBVB Vintage Bomber Bass Drum Beater

A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder - Regional - Andrew Warren
November 2021

Andrew Warren's setup for A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder at the Gateway Playhouse, in Bellport, New York.
"Conducting a National Tour is incredibly challenging, but so rewarding. Stepping on to the podium with a new orchestra every few weeks really keeps you on your toes. Every player responds differently so you are constantly adjusting to get the desired result. I would compare it to playing a multi-percussion piece where the instruments are constantly moving."
"After a grueling four years at SUNY I still had one theory class left to finish. I was really depressed. A classmate of mine recommended me for a tour of a Broadway show. This completely changed the course of my life."
"When I first got the call to start working on Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations, I was curious about which era the show was going to focus on. Their career began in the early 1960’s and they’re still releasing albums today."
"The timpani tunings are the real challenge of The Little Mermaid. Changing pitches must be done by feel, that was my biggest challenge. Memorizing the mallet parts was also very necessary."
"As you can see in the pictures, I prefer to have as much 'stuff' right in front of me, as close as possible. Because there are so many instruments close in, I have mounted a music stand off of the tom mount.
"Different from the tour, the original Broadway production had acoustic drums, an acoustic set of timbales, and an acoustic tambourine - the tambourine is now programmed in the SPD-SX."
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