Fame - Brett Beirsdorfer - The Miller Machine

Triangle

Finger Cymbal

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Triangle Plus

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Triangle Arm

Body

Finger Cym Arm

Plus Body

Horizontal Mount

All pieces interchangeable. Mix and match.

Beater Upgrade Kit

Extra Plastic Ties

Finger Cym. Mount

Triangle Suspension Mount

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Brown/Gold Cap

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Grey/Black Cap

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Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

Read Brett's write-up about the show, below the photos.

Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

Drums: Yamaha Stage Customs

17”x22” Bass Drum
15"x16” Floor Tom
8"x12” Mounted Tom
7"x10” Mounted Tom
5.5”x14” Snare

I’m using Evans heads on all my drums. The toms have Clear EC2's over Clear G1's. The kick has a Clear EMAD over a Black EMAD with a hole. The snare has a Coated G1 over a Hazy 300 snare side.

Hardware:

All DW (which includes the 9000 series)

Cymbals:

Sabian 14" Evolution Hi-Hats
Sabian 21" Evolution Ride
Sabian 16" Evolution Crash
Sabian 18" Evolution Crash

Percussion:

LP Bell Tree
LP Twist Shaker - Soft
Miller Machine with Finger Cymbal
Miller Machine with Triangle
LP 15" Timbale
TreeWorks Bar Chimes
RhythmTech Tambourine
LP Cowbell

Electronics:

Ultimate Ears In-Ear Monitors
Aviom Personal Mixer

Sticks:

Vic Firth American Classic 3A Drumsticks
Vic Firth American Custom SD12 Swizzle G's
Vic Firth Legacy Brushes

Fame - Tour - Brett Beirsdorfer
September 2016

Brett Beirsdorfer's drum set setup for the National Tour of Fame at the Eisenhower Hall Theatre in West Point, New York.

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Hairspray - Craig Given

Craig Given's percussion setup for Hairspray at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, New Zealand, for Showbiz Christchurch.

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"Reporting from the Broadway Trenches" by Jon Berger

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"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."

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"It's Groundhog Day... Again!" by Joe Mowatt

"The unique part of Groundhog Day was that the drummer had to play on stage, in a groundhog costume, wearing a giant groundhog head. Since I could barely see out of the head, it was impossible to read a chart (and there wasn’t a music stand), so it had to be memorized."

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"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd's drum solo from the track "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours". From the album Live Stuff (out of print) from the legendary 1970's New York based band Stuff.