Newsies - Paul Davis - The Miller Machine

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Paul Davis' setup for the Broadway production of Newsies at the Nederlander Theatre.

“The drum book for Newsies covers several types of feels and grooves including big anthem rock/pop songs, vaudeville, big band, pop ballad, orchestral, and drum cadences/military rudimental drumming."

Drums: Yamaha Club Custom (Swirl Black Finish)

10”x7” Rack Tom
12”x8” Rack Tom
16”x15” Floor Tom
20”X15” Bass Drum

Snare:

14”x5” Ludwig Black Beauty

Drumheads:

Evans EMAD2 combination on the Bass Drum
Remo Emperor Coated on batter side of all drums
Remo Ambassador Coated on resonant side of all drums (except for snare where I’m using a Hazy)

Hardware:

Yamaha 900 Series Cymbal Stands
Yamaha 1200 Series Hi-Hat Stand
Yamaha 9500 Direct Drive BD Pedal

Cymbals:

Zildjian 14" A New Beat Hi Hats
Zildjian 8" K Splash
Zildjian 18" A Custom Crash
Zildjian 20" K Custom Medium Ride
Zildjian 18" K Custom Dark Crash

Newsies - Broadway - Paul Davis
March 2012 thru August 2014

Paul Davis' setup for the Broadway production of Newsies at the Nederlander Theatre.

"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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"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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Paul Hansen's setup for Bruce at Seattle Rep in Seattle, Washington.

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Patrick Lehosky's percussion setup for In the Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.

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Jay Mack's setup for the National Tour of If/Then at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington.

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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.