In The Heights - Brett Beiersdorfer

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Finger Cymbal

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Body

Finger Cym Arm

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Horizontal Mount

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Finger Cymbal Mount

Triangle Suspension Mount

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Brown/Gold

Long Sleeve

Grey/Black

Short Sleeve

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Grey/Red

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Brett Beiersdorfer's setup for In The Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.

Drums: DW (Maple with Reinforcing Rings)

18”x22” Bass Drum
8”x10” Small Tom
9”x12” Small Tom
14”x16” Floor Tom

Snare:

5.5”x14” DW Eco-X Snare (Birch/Bamboo Shell, no Reinforcing Rings)

"I’m using Remo heads on all my drums. Toms have Coated Ambassadors over Clear Ambassadors. Kick has Powerstroke 3 Clear over Black Ebony Ambassador. Snare has Coated Ambassador on top and Clear Ambassador Snare Side on bottom."

Hardware:

All DW which includes the 9000 series.

Cymbals:

Zildjian 14" K/Z Special Hi-Hats
Zildjian 20" K Ride
Zildjian 16" A Custom Crash
Zildjian 17" A Custom Crash
Zildjian 10" A Splash
Zildjian 10" ZHT Mini Hi-Hats
Paiste 19" 2002 Wild China

Sticks:

Vic Firth Vinnie Colaiuta Signature Sticks
Vic Firth Swizzle G's
Vic Firth Legacy Brushes
Promark Hot-Rods

Percussion:

RhythmTech Tambourine
Miller Machine with Triangle
LP Merengue Guira (2)
PDP Blackout Snare Drum 10"x6"
Meinl Repinique
LP Jam Blocks (Red and Blue)
LP Cha Cha Cowbell
LP Timbales (14",15")
LP Cowbell
Remo 8" Rototom
LP Twist Shaker (Yellow)
LP Pro Maracas (Yellow)

Electronics:

Roland Octapad SPD-30

In The Heights - Regional - Brett Beiersdorfer
January 2016

Brett Beiersdorfer's setup for In The Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.

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."