Spamalot - Petter Nilsen - The Miller Machine

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Petter Nilsen’s combined book setup for Spamalot at Romerike Folkehøgskole, in Jessheim, Norway.

Petter's write-up below photos.

Petter Nilsen’s combined book setup for Spamalot at Romerike Folkehøgskole, in Jessheim, Norway.

Petter Nilsen:

"I'm playing a combined book of the drums and percussion parts, as well as extracts from various keyboard parts whenever my hands are free. This leads to some choreography for me, but makes the musical even more fun to play than it already is."

Spamalot - International - Petter Nilsen
April 2018

Petter Nilsen’s combined book setup for Spamalot at Romerike Folkehøgskole, in Jessheim, Norway.

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