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Drum and Percussion Setups
Aladdin - Ángel Crespo
"This is my first time playing in a 'hybrid' setup with added percussion instruments and it's a lot of fun, and a great learning experience for me."
Aladdin - Ángel Crespo
"This is my first time playing in a 'hybrid' setup with added percussion instruments and it's a lot of fun, and a great learning experience for me."
Shrek - Carl Nelson
"Shrek has been a blast to play. It isn’t too often I play a show that is exclusively drum set. One musical challenge on this show was the Overture and...
Shrek - Carl Nelson
"Shrek has been a blast to play. It isn’t too often I play a show that is exclusively drum set. One musical challenge on this show was the Overture and...
Matilda Jr. - Alvaro Domingo
"With the space I had, I knew having an actual set of timpani would not be possible, so I opted to trigger them off of the Alesis Strike MultiPad. In...
Matilda Jr. - Alvaro Domingo
"With the space I had, I knew having an actual set of timpani would not be possible, so I opted to trigger them off of the Alesis Strike MultiPad. In...
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Andy Blanco
“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...
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Andy Blanco
“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...
Side Show - Mike Drake
Mike Drake's set up for Side Show at the Casa Mañana Theater, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Side Show - Mike Drake
Mike Drake's set up for Side Show at the Casa Mañana Theater, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Cinderella - Bill Hayes
"The bells are mounted over the xylophone, and I play virtually everything on both with the same pair of mallets, innovative OS4 in this case, which also work on the...
Cinderella - Bill Hayes
"The bells are mounted over the xylophone, and I play virtually everything on both with the same pair of mallets, innovative OS4 in this case, which also work on the...
Musical Theatre Articles
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To Choose or Not To Choose!
By Dave Roth "Once you get 'that call' to do a show, the first objective for every percussionist is to find out what instruments will be required. There are a...
To Choose or Not To Choose!
By Dave Roth "Once you get 'that call' to do a show, the first objective for every percussionist is to find out what instruments will be required. There are a...
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Conducting a National Tour
By Danny Taylor "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...
Conducting a National Tour
By Danny Taylor "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...
