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Next To Normal - Jason Degenhardt

Jason Degenhardt's setup for Next To Normal at Topeka Civic Theatre, in Topeka, Kansas.

Jason Degenhardt's setup for Next To Normal at Topeka Civic Theatre, in Topeka, Kansas.

Photo Below: "The Snare Drum was painted by my good friend and TCTA staff member Sara Myer.”

Jason Degenhardt's setup for Next To Normal at Topeka Civic Theatre, in Topeka, Kansas.

"Next To Normal is a fun and challenging book full of everything from delicate bell/vibe passages to raucous multi-meter grooves. I'm playing TreeHouse Drums, hand made in Topeka, Kansas by myself and master builder Derek Sharp.

Due to space, I've omitted the 5-note timpani part. I was lucky enough to get my hands on some vibes, and this Yamaha gold bar set is a beauty! The extended lower octave serves as a great mallet table."

Jason is a freelance drummer/percussionist in the Topeka, Kansas area where he also assists Derek Sharp in the building of TreeHouse Drums. He also has his own teaching practice called Studio 17 Percussion and is an Adjunct Music Professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Next To Normal - Regional - Jason Degenhardt
May 2013

Jason Degenhardt's setup for Next To Normal at Topeka Civic Theatre, in Topeka, Kansas.

Patrick Lehosky's percussion setup for In the Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.
Jay Mack's setup for the National Tour of If/Then at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
Craig Given's percussion setup for Hairspray at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, New Zealand, for Showbiz Christchurch.
"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
"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."
"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."
  • 4 min read
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.
Robbie Ameen's drum solo from the track "Spring Fling".

Gene Krupa's drum solo from "Gene's Blues" from the album Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich released November 1955.

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