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The Book of Mormon - Sean McDaniel

Sean McDaniel's setup for the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Sean McDaniel's setup for the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.Sean McDaniel's setup for the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Drums: DW (toms and kick are all maple with reinforcing rings)

  • 8”x10” Small Tom
  • 9”x12” Small Tom
  • 13”x15” Floor Tom
  • 18”x22” Bass Drum

Snare: DW 5.5”x14” Eco-X Snare (birch/bamboo shell without reinforcing rings)

Remo heads on all drums. Toms have Clear Vintage Emperors over Clear Ambassadors. Kick has a Powerstroke 3 Clear on both sides. Snare has a Black Suede Ambassador on top, and a Clear Ambassador Snare Side on bottom.

Hardware: DW

  • 9000 Pedals
  • 9000 Series Rack System

Cymbals: Paiste

  • Dark Energy 14" Light Dark Hats
  • Signature 18" Fast Crash
  • Signature 17" Fast Crash
  • Signature 12" Splash
  • Dark Energy 21" Ride
  • 2002 19" Wild China

Percussion:

  • Remo 14" Djembe
  • TreeWorks Bar Chimes
  • LP Cowbell
  • LP Jam Block
  • LP Cyclops Tambourine
  • Miller Machine with Finger Cymbal
  • Miller Machine with Triangle
  • Flexatone
  • Headed Tambourine
  • Caxixi

Sticks:

  • Vic Firth Tony Royster Signature Model

Electronics:

  • Sensaphonics In-Ear Monitors
  • Roland SPD-SX Sampling Pad
  • Aviom Personal Mixer

Sean endorses DW Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, and Remo Drumheads.

The Book of Mormon - Broadway - Sean McDaniel
August 2012

Sean McDaniel's setup for the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neill 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."

Ron Grassi's drum set setup for Mean Girls at Archbishop Performing Arts, in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

"The main challenge that I found with this show was the very quick instrument and stick changes. Having a good pair of swizzle sticks is necessary to go from tambourine to timpani and sometimes rolls on the concert bass drum."
"The real impetus of this book is the timpani. It is definitely the driving force for the percussion inBack to the Future and it requires a big articulate sound and once again Yamaha with the Evans Orchestral White Opaque Heads just deliver."

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

Steve Jordan's drum solo from the title track of the album Casa Loco.
Robbie Ameen's drum solo from the track "Spring Fling".

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