Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for Seussical with Broadway Bound in Seattle, Washington.

Seussical - Scot Sexton

August 12, 2023

Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for Seussical with Broadway Bound in Seattle, Washington.

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

Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for Seussical with Broadway Bound in Seattle, Washington.

"This is one of those shows where combing the two books (drums and percussion) can be a fun challenge. There is not a lot of down time so its pretty much all playing.

With this one I did my usual process of laying out the books side by side. I start with the drum set book, and add in the things that are easy to catch from the percussion book. I keep going until I only have mallet parts left. Then I look into how much of those I can do electronically with samples.

With this show I knew I would be juggling sticks, page turns, shakers and beaters so as I was combining the books I was also working on my layout and choreography. Thus allowing me to see what would work and what wouldn't."

Drums: All custom built birch shells by Scot

20"x15" Bass Drum
14"x14" Floor Tom
12"x8" Rack Tom
10"x8" Rack Tom
14"x5.5" Snare Drum
13"x3" Snare Drum

Heads:

Remo Coated Ambassador on snare batter
Remo Hazy Ambassador on snare side
Remo Pinstripe on all tom batter heads
Remo Ambassador Clear on all tom resonant heads

Cymbals:

Zildjian 20" 1960’s Ride cymbal
Sabian 16" AAX X-Plosion Crash
Zildjian 14" 1970’s Hi-Hats
Wuhan 10" Splash

Percussion:

TreeWorks 6" Triangle
TreeWorks Tre35 Bar Chimes
LP Bell Tree
RhythmTech Tambourine (mounted on its own stand)
Acme Siren Whistle
LP Samba Whistle
LP Granite Blocks
LP Rock Cowbell
LP Black Beauty Cowbell
Ratchet
Steve Weiss Vibraslap
Rainstick 20"
Egg Shaker
Miller Machine with 8" TreeWorks Triangle
Miller Machine with mounted Finger Cymbal

Electronics:

Roland HandSonic HPD-20 for triggering djembe and bongos
Alesis SamplePad Pro for triggering counter bell, sleigh bells, timbale, congas, cork pop, cabasa, glock, crotales and xylophone

Sticks:

Regal Tip Jazz Drum Sticks
Regal Tip wire brushes
Zildjian John Riley Double Stick Mallet

Seussical - Regional - Scot Sexton
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Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for Seussical with Broadway Bound in Seattle, Washington.

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