Kiss Me Kate - Scot Sexton - The Miller Machine

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Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for the Seattle Musical Theaters production of Kiss Me Kate in Seattle, Washington.

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

Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for the Seattle Musical Theaters production of Kiss Me Kate in Seattle, Washington.
Above: Two cut off wheels for face scratch sound effect.

"Knowing I was going to have to be combing the books for this production, I approached this process as I usually do. I lay them out next to each other and see what is the easiest to catch. Then I start working layer by layer adding more and more. I was lucky as I was able to catch around 90% of the percussion parts along with 100% of the kit parts. For the glockenspiel, crotales and timpani notes I used Apple’s Logic Pro on the Alesis SamplePad and edited them to sound as natural as possible for what was notated in the book.”

Drums:

Gretsch 14”x5.5” Snare
Custom 12”x8” Rack Tom (custom built birch shell by Scot)
Custom 16”x16” Floor Tom (custom built birch shell by Scot)
Ludwig 24”x14” 1952 Bass Drum

Cymbals:

Zildjian 20" 1980’s Ride Cymbal
Zildjian 14" A Custom Fast Crash
Sabian 16" AAX X-Plosion Crash
Zildjian 14" 1970’s Hi-Hats
Zildjian 12" A Custom Splash
Zildjian 8" A Custom Splash
Generic 9" Trashy Splash

Heads:

Remo Fiberskyn on all batter heads
Remo Ambassador Clear on all resonant heads

Percussion:

TreeWorks 8" Triangle
TreeWorks Tre35 Bar Chimes
LP Bell Tree
Goat Toe Rattle
Cabasa
RhythmTech Tambourine (mounted on its own stand)
Acme Siren Whistle
Duck Call
LP Granite Blocks
LP Rock Cowbell
Miller Machine with mounted Finger Cymbal
Miller Machine with 6" TreeWorks Triangle
2 cut off wheels for face scratch sound effect.

Electronic:

Roland HandSonic HPD-20 - for triggering doumbek, gong, china cymbal and pandiero
Alesis SamplePad Pro - for triggering glock, crotales, timpani, sleigh bells, slapstick, bulb horn, ship bell
Two foot pedals - one for a timpani hit, and a second to change the "kit" on the Alesis SamplePad Pro

Sticks:

Regal Tip Combos
Regal Tip Jazz

Kiss Me Kate - Regional - Scot Sexton
April 2017

Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for the Seattle Musical Theaters production of Kiss Me Kate in Seattle, Washington.

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."