Les Miserables - Eric Borghi - The Miller Machine

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Eric's Borghi's setup for the US and Canada touring production of Les Miserables.

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Opening Night was November 28, 2010 in Millburn, New Jersey
Total Performances was 1,126
Closing Night was August 11, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada
We played in 84 cities (91 if counting repeat engagements)

Percussion:

Yamaha 6200 series (29” & 26”) Timpani with Remo Renaissance Clear Heads
Yamaha MXL-32AF Acoustalon “Pit” Xylophone
Musser M645 Glockenspiel
Zildjian High Octave Crotales + Bb from Low Octave
Tubular Chimes - A4 and E5 (maker unknown)
Pearl Concert Toms (6”, 8”, 10”, 12”, 13”) with Remo Renaissance Ambassador Heads
Remo Rototoms (6”, 8”, 8”, 8”, 10”) with Remo Clear Ambassador Heads
Yamaha Maple Custom Floor Tom 12x14” with Evans Coated EC2 Batter Head, Remo Clear Ambassador Bottom Head
Pearl Ultracast 5"x14” Snare Drum with Remo Coated Ambassador Batter Head and Remo Hazy Diplomat Snare Head
Pearl Firecracker 5"x12” “Gavroche” Snare with Remo Coated Ambassador Batter Head and Remo Hazy Diplomat Snare Head
Slingerland 10"x14” Field Drum with Aquarian “Vintage” Batter Head and Remo Hazy Ambassador Snare Head
Yamaha 16"x36” Bass Drum with Remo Fibreskyn Heads and mounted on a Pearl tilting stand
Finger Cymbals
RhythmTech Mounted Tambourine
LP Bell Tree
Spectrasound Mark Tree and High, Medium, and Low Individual Bars
Trine
LP Granite Blocks
LP Jam Block - Blue
Cowbell
Cricket Clicker
Ratchet
Brake Drum
Steve Weiss Anvil
Miller Machine with Triangle
Trash Can Lid (cut in previews)
Large & Small Cafe Bustello Coffee Cans
Large Soup Pot

Cymbals/Tam Tam:

Sabian HHX 17" Crash Cymbal
Sabian HHX 18" Crash Cymbal
Sabian HHX 19" Crash Cymbal
Sabian 10” Splash
Zildjian New Beat 14” High Hats (closed)
Steve Weiss/Wuhan 10” China
Steve Weiss/Wuhan 15” China
Steve Weiss/Wuhan 17” China
Wuhan 32” Tam-Tam

Electronics:

Aviom A-16II Personal Mixer
Ultimate Ears UE11 Custom In-Ear Monitors
Clear-Com SM/Conductor Intercom for Remote Setups

Sticks & Mallets:

Putnam BD9AA Bass Drum Mallet
Gauger #4 Bass Drum Mallet
Quinlan Percussion WC8, WC4A, WC5A, WC2 Timpani Mallets
Vic Firth SD1 Generals
Vic Firth SD12 Swizzles
Musser M215 for Crotales
Malletech OR45R for Glockenspiel
Pro Mark PL1 Timbale Sticks (wrapped with moleskin on one end) multiple uses
American Drum CS9 Cymbal Mallets
American Drum AC5 Amber Chime Hammer
Pro Mark Hot Rods
Balter GM1 and GM3 Gong Mallets
Balter 16R Yarn Mallets for cymbal rolls
Stoessel RW2.5 Triangle Beater
Aluminum Pipe (1/2") for Gong scrapes

Les Miserables - Regional - Eric Borghi
October 2015

Eric's Borghi's setup for the US and Canada touring production of Les Miserables.

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."

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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.

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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."