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Nice Work If You Can Get It - Andy Blanco

Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.

Andy's write-up below the photos.

Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.

“When designing my set up I needed to make it slim instead of round because we had to have a pathway between the drums and percussion. There is a moment in the show where an actor enters the pit and climbs a ladder that is positioned directly in front of the glockenspiel. That is why I have the 23" timpani behind the 29" and 26", and the bass drum mounted from the ceiling.

It worked out well to have the vibraphone and xylophone in this position because there is a lot of back and forth between the two."

Andy is a proud endorser of Pearl/Adams Percussion, Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets, and Paiste Cymbals.

Nice Work If You Can Get It - Broadway - Andy Blanco
April 2012 thru June 2013

Andy Blanco's percussion setup for the Broadway revival of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre.

"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."
"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."
"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 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."
"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.
"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."
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