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An American In Paris - Andrew Warren
"I have a small and a large triangle that I use for this production and The Miller Machine always makes it a low-stress task to nail those crucial triangle hits!"
An American In Paris - Andrew Warren
"I have a small and a large triangle that I use for this production and The Miller Machine always makes it a low-stress task to nail those crucial triangle hits!"
Babes In Arms - Laura Hamel
"While reading off the piano scores for the first few days of rehearsal, Andy and I would talk about the feel each song needed. He’d specify what sort of colors...
Babes In Arms - Laura Hamel
"While reading off the piano scores for the first few days of rehearsal, Andy and I would talk about the feel each song needed. He’d specify what sort of colors...
Big Fish - Perry Cavari
Perry Cavari's drum set setup for the Broadway production of Big Fish at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Big Fish - Perry Cavari
Perry Cavari's drum set setup for the Broadway production of Big Fish at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Peter and the Starcatcher - Deane Prouty
"I had full view of the stage for all the tricks I needed to do with the actors, and it was much more intimate for the actors. Needless to say...
Peter and the Starcatcher - Deane Prouty
"I had full view of the stage for all the tricks I needed to do with the actors, and it was much more intimate for the actors. Needless to say...
Peter and the Starcatcher - Deane Prouty
Some of the sound effects are carry-overs from earlier workshops in La Jolla and Williamstown Theater Festival. But the majority are sounds we came up with through the process of...
Peter and the Starcatcher - Deane Prouty
Some of the sound effects are carry-overs from earlier workshops in La Jolla and Williamstown Theater Festival. But the majority are sounds we came up with through the process of...
Cinderella - Rich Rosenzweig
"We're all very lucky in this pit, relying almost exclusively on acoustic sound and very little monitor use. Though there's some plexiglass in front of me, the acoustic bass is...
Cinderella - Rich Rosenzweig
"We're all very lucky in this pit, relying almost exclusively on acoustic sound and very little monitor use. Though there's some plexiglass in front of me, the acoustic bass is...
Musical Theatre Articles
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My Tuning Philosophy
By Sean McDaniel "I’ve experimented with the bottom heads being a tritone higher on certain gigs if the drums are bigger. At my current Broadway show, I’ve even had the...
My Tuning Philosophy
By Sean McDaniel "I’ve experimented with the bottom heads being a tritone higher on certain gigs if the drums are bigger. At my current Broadway show, I’ve even had the...
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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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Reporting from the Broadway Trenches
By Jon Berger "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...
Reporting from the Broadway Trenches
By Jon Berger "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...
