Bunty Berman Presents - Adam Wolfe

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Adam Wolfe's setup for the Off Broadway production of Bunty Berman Presents at The Acorn Theatre in New York City.

“My book for Bunty Berman Presents is very straight ahead. The concept for the show is sort of Singin' in the Rain meets Bollywood, so I’ve got a very traditional kind of drum set, flanked by an electronic pad and the (mostly) usual toys.

I’m using an old set of Slingerland’s from the mid 70’s (13” Small Tom, 16” Floor Tom, and 20” Bass Drum) and a chrome-over-brass ‘Big R’-era Rogers Dynasonic snare drum with Remo Vintage A’s on the snare and toms and a Remo Coated Powerstroke 4 on the kick.

With such a small amount of space, I found it necessary to build up quite a bit, hence the wall of cymbals and toys on my right hand side. The triangle is used for only one solitary note in the opening number of the show and then never again. Of course, this note happens in the middle of bright two-beat playing, so the Miller Machine is, as always, indispensable."

Bunty Berman Presents - Off Broadway - Adam Wolfe
May 2013

Adam Wolfe's setup for the Off Broadway production of Bunty Berman Presents at The Acorn Theatre in New York City.

Conducting a National Tour by Danny Taylor

"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."

5 min read

Reporting from the Broadway Trenches by Jon Berger

"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."

7 min read

Drumming for "Ain’t Too Proud" by Clayton Craddock

"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."

7 min read

The Little Mermaid - Brian Kirk

"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."

2 min read

The Little Mermaid - Alec Wilmart

"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.

2 min read

Kevin McNaughton's setup for the National Tour of Pretty Woman at the Old National Centre (formerly the Murat Theatre) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pretty Woman - Kevin McNaughton

"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."