Category Archives: Drums & Percussion

Ethnotic Drum Rhythm Fills

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Planet-Musician

The supreme ethno-rhythm drum filler collection with over 200 loops of quality percussion compositions that are widely used in popular up-tempo urban pop beats. The focal sound design was to create a select drum fill library that can simply be mixed into your beats to add clarity or widen a drum mix instantly. Included are a variety of live and drum machine sounds; sticks, rims, congas, bongos, tables, shakers, cabasa, bells, triangles, claves and many more percussion sounds that have been moderately filtered and EQ’d. This collection is priced at a great value and will be useful for many of your future beats.

  • Quantity: 200+ Loops
  • File Type: Wav
  • Music Styles: Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Various.
  • Range: 100-122 Bpm

Ethnotic Drum Rhythm Fills – $14.95

For demos and product info please visit www.patchbanks.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Loops, Samples

Protection Racket Make White Hot Cases For Red Hot Two Door Cinema Club Drummer – Ben Thompson

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Planet-Musician

For Ben Thompson of Two Door Cinema Club, White is definitely the new black when it comes to his new Protection Racket Drum Cases.

The exuberant Two Door Cinema Club are riding a tidal wave of success through this summers biggest and best festivals in the UK, Europe and USA with White being the theme of this years tour. Their music was voted best by college students making them winners of the 2011 MTVU Breaking Woodie Award (previous winners include Kings of Leon) and they are set to appear at the Isle of White, Glastonbury and Leeds / Reading festivals to name just a few.

Protection Racket – with all the authority of the White House when it comes to making soft drum cases – have used all their usual wizardry to produce this spellbinding set of cases.  Ben is entrusting his precious drums to the milky white soft fleecy lining of these lightweight, maximum protection cases. Crafted in white with contrasting zips and fasteners capable of surviving the choppiest of journeys and come with practical carry handles.

With all the festivals coming up (and we all know how much mud there can be) dressing up your drums in dazzling snowy white cases may seem a little bit of a white elephant, but they sure will shine out in the crowd. Ben is going to see how bright he can keep the white and Protection Racket will be holding the cases up to the light after the festival season to see how much of a shine they have retained.

Wherever the gig, Protection Racket case are built to last, light, tough, road tested, clean and simple and come in a range of colours, Black, Aero Brown, Funky Green and Steel Grey.

To find out more about Protection Racket cases go to http://www.protectionracket.com/indexsite.htm

To find out more about Two Door Cinema Club and their up an coming tour and festival appearances go to http://twodoorcinemaclub.com.

Posted in Cases, Drums & Percussion

Drum Channel: Free Live Alien Ant Farm Contest and Exclusive Webcast

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Drum Channel is proud to announce that the next Band Concert will be Mike Cosgrove with the original line up of Alien Ant Farm (AAF). The whole band will be in the Drum Channel studios, playing exclusively several songs in a free live broadcast on Thursday 23rd June 2011 at 6:00pm PDT. They will all also take part in a special live interview.

AAF’s original members Mike Cosgrove (Drums), Tye Zamora (Bass), Terry Corso (Guitar) and Dryden Mitchell (Vocals) were reunited in 2010 and are currently working on new material prior to the release of a new album later this year. The critically acclaimed AAF were different from other bands right from the start. They are hard rocking, yet melodic, thunderous but introspective, with rock anthems that were passionate and warmly infectious.

Mike Cosgrove is widely regarded as a ‘drummer’s drummer’ forever seeking to improve his drum technique and his musical prowess. Modern Drummer’s review of their last album TruANT recommended checking out his signature splash accents, shuffles, ghost strokes and Kick drum playing. His visit to Drum Channel with the band will be an exciting opportunity to see Mike’s technique close-up in action, plus you can check out more of Mike’s playing on DrumChannel.com with his side band Mystery Schools and see his splash hi-hat technique on Mike’s Secrets From the Pros Lesson also on the DC website.

To celebrate this incredible exclusive, Drum Channel will be running an exciting competition to win a DW snare drum and double pedal, a copy of the photographic book A Drummer’s Perspective, a set of Remo heads, Zildjian sticks, practice pad and a twelve month Access All Areas pass to Drum Channel. There is also a runner up prize of a selection of five Drum Channel DVD’s. All drummers can enter by uploading a video of themselves playing a cover of one of AAF’s original songs.

The closing date for the competition is June 30, 2011, and the entries will be judged by a panel of professional musicians. To find out more and enter please go to http://www.drumchannel.com/categories/Drum_Channels_Alien_Ant_Farm_Contest

To watch this band concerts and other live shows go to DrumChannel.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Events, Special Offers

DW Launches Edge Magazine International

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Drum Workshop, Inc., American manufacturer of DW brand drums, pedals and hardware, and publisher of the industry-wide distributed publication, Edge Magazine, has recently announced the introduction of Edge Magazine International. The first issue of the web-published magazine is available via free PDF download now at www.dwdrums.com and features a variety of proprietary content from artists outside of the United States.

Drum Workshop Director of Marketing, Scott Donnell, comments, “We’re so incredibly fortunate to work with the caliber of high-profile drummers we do, both here in the States and overseas. Because our marketing efforts tend to be global and not tailored to each local market, drummers outside the US rarely receive the same level of visibility as internationally-known artists. The International Edge Magazine was the perfect chance to expose more amazing players to a world audience.”

The inaugural issue includes a cover story with Austrian drumming phenomena, Thomas Lang, features with Bertram Engel, Carlos Hercules and Bodo Stricker, lessons, new product releases from DW and PDP, and more. Edge International is slated for release on a semi-annual basis and will always be free to download.

Donnell adds, “We’re starting out in Western Europe, however we’re planning to expand our representation to South America, Asia, Eastern Bloc countries and maybe even the Middle East. We really want everyone to see how diverse and talented our family of artists has become over the years. We’ve partnered with www.drumpress.com, the German-based drummer’s website, to translate some of the features in to other languages. Digital marketing and social networking has allowed us to reach more drummers around the world, it’s up to us to take advantage of it.”

Drum Workshop, Inc. is an American manufacturer of professional drums, pedals and hardware. Many of the world’s top professionals, such as Sheila E., Mick Fleetwood, Neil Peart, Max Weinberg and Dave Grohl have made the DW brand “The Drummer’s Choice.” Drum Workshop is also home to Pacific Drums and Percussion, a full line of production drum and hardware products.

For further information, visit Drum Workshop, Inc. online at: www.dwdrums.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, News

Chad Smith, Neil Peart and Terry Bozzio TV Shows Now On Demand With Comcast

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Drum Channel is now available On Demand in 18 million Comcast Digital households on the A & R Channel. Three shows are already available and a new show will be added every month.

Viewers will be able to find the Drum Channel shows in the A & R Channel Originals Folder, in the music folder on VOD.  Comcast subscribers can access it by pressing 1 or VOD on their remote, then scrolling down to the music folder. The first three shows now available are:

  1. The Back Story – the drummers of Rush, Jethro Tull and Frank Zappa share their stories and wisdom. Neil Peart, Doane Perry and Terry Bozzio also perform an amazing drum improvisation.
  2. Alex Acuña Trio; Acuña-Hoff-Mathisen, three of the most accomplished musicians in the world. Alex Acuña played with Weather Report and performed on over 1000 soundtracks and records. They perform and discuss stories of rhythm and culture.
  3. The Chad Smith Show. Chad is the beat behind the Red Hot Chili Peppers, With guest Kenny Aronoff, (John Mellencamp) they talk and play with the Bombastic Meatbats, one of LA’s hottest bands.

Drum Channel works with the best drummers in the world and their shows offer hours of interviews, roundtable discussions, band concerts, drum jams, master classes and drum lessons. Drum Channel shows bring you exclusive and original content providing rare access to drumming legends which gives you a special opportunity to learn about their lives and the many tips and techniques they love to share.

Comcast is the largest cable operator, home internet service provider, and third largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

To find out more about Drum Channel Shows visit DrumChannel.com.

To find out more about Comcast visit Comcast.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Education, Events

Patchbanks & Sound Co release Ultra Drums – Kick Drums

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Planet-Musician

For those in search of ultra-quality drum samples, search no further – as we present an impeccable collection of 101 selective kick drums suited for house, trance and electronic club music. Perfecting your kick can be tedious when your drum sample has been re-sampled, not recorded properly or rendered with distasteful compression/eq settings – which is why we’ve sourced only but the best analog and digital drum modules that were recorded, processed and mixed through high-end gear to offer the most raw and robust sound possible. Expect nothing but superb sound quality like you never heard before.

  • Quantity: 101 Drum Samples
  • File Type: Wav
  • Music Styles: House, Trance, Electro, Club
  • Price: $14.95

For demos and product info please visit www.patchbanks.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Samples

Over 500 Drum Rudiments!!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Popular drumming education web site – NinjaDrummist.com has finally reached over 500 Drum Rudiments in their Rudiment Encyclopedia!

This time last year, Lewis Partridge (the site’s founder) had compiled a list of around 300 rudiments based on 2 years of research into rudimental drumming culture and its history. Drummers from all over the world began to send in new rudiments to add to the list and now the encyclopedia contains over 500 sticking patterns!

In order to help you in learning and perfecting each drum rudiment, they have included easy to read examples, performance tips, free PDF sheet music and video tutorials. Lewis is also compiling a book containing all 500 drum rudiments in an educational work book style layout that will hopefully be released sometime next year!

There are currently 566 variations so far!

Do you know of any Drum Rudiments that are not listed in Lewis’ encyclopedia? Please contact Lewis and help to keep this educational resource complete and up to date.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Education, Sheet Music, Snare Drums

Protection Racket Introduce new Rucksack Snare Drum Cases

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Wherever the gig is, Protection Racket have got it covered; now with the Rucksack Snare Drum Case added to the range there is an even better way to get your precious snare into the gig – effortless transportation, maximum protection.

Currently there are 10 different sizes in the snare case range and two of them now come with rucksack straps and concealed shoulder straps as well as the standard carrying handle. The 3006: 14” x 6 ½” and the 3011: 14” x 5 ½” not only come with the added straps for ease of carrying you prized snare drum, but you can also choose from a range of colours: Aero Brown, Funky Green and Steel Grey. It’s a snare drum case, but not like any you have seen before.

Want to do something nice for your cherished snare? Then entrust it to swathes of fleece surrounded by a near bomb proof flexible exterior with zips and fastenings that are capable of surviving even the roughest handling yet remain lightweight. Wrapped up safe and sound, it can be swung on your back letting the generous padding on the straps help distribute the heavy load. The adjustable straps help give a customised fit for optimal comfort and leave your hands free to carry other stuff, reducing the number of trips to and from the car when gigging.

Designed to protect, built to last, planned to help you spread the load, road tested, these cases are light and tough, have clean and simple lines giving any drummer exactly what they need. For reliability, quality, choice and confidence – nothing else comes close. Accept no compromise.

Check out the company’s website for further details of the new snare drum case with rucksack straps and all their other products at www.protectionracket.com/indexsite.htm.

Posted in Cases, Drums & Percussion

Hudson Music releases Drumbassadors: One for the Money, But Two for the Show DVD

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Hudson Music has announced the upcoming release of One for the Money, but Two for the Show on the Hudson Ltd. label. Featuring Europe’s most dynamic drumming duo, the Drumbassadors, the 2-DVD set combines beautifully filmed concert footage with tons of educational content.

Disc one contains a concert performed by the Drumbassadors (René Creemers and Wim de Vries) for a wildly enthusiastic live audience in the Netherlands in 2009. René and Wim display the amazing creativity and virtuosity that they have become known for, while performing beautiful original drum compositions. Supported by a handful of guest musicians, the performances take you to a unique peak in the world of musical
drumming.

Disc 2 is an instructional DVD on which René and Wim discuss matters such as stick grip, stroke technique, motion, balance, tone, dynamics, coordination, phrasing, and melodic playing. Further attention is given to playing with brushes and effective practice habits. René and Wim then demonstrate once again, through a number of solo, duo and band performances, how hugely creative and varied their style of playing is.

The 2-disc DVD set is available for $39.95, and is on sale at drum shops and music stores worldwide. It is also available as a digital download via Hudson on Demand. Please visit your favorite dealer’s website or www.hudsonmusic.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, DVD, Education

Drum Channel’s Air Drumming Competition

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Planet-Musician

Drum Channel has teamed up with Ari Gold, director and star of the premier film about Air Drumming Adventures of Power, to bring you the most amazing Air Drumming Competition ever – Power’s Air Drum Battle, where your Air Drumming talents could win you incredible prizes.

Adventures of Power is the movie that brings you more than just a rock ‘n’ roll adventure, it is an epic story of Air Drumming and has been released on DVD for the first time.  Together, Drum Channel and Ari Gold Films bring you the chance to win a world class PDP X7 drumset complete with Sabian Cymbals worth over $2700.00!

Neil Peart, who cameos in the film, Lars Ulrich, and Chad Smith, were all Air Drummers before they were drummers – are you?  Film yourself Air Drumming, upload your video to YouTube by following the instructions at www.drumchannel.com/Air_Drum_Contest, and like Neil Peart says, “March to the beat of your own drum – even if you don’t have one.”

You will be able to upload entries and vote for your favorites until May 18, 2011.  On June 9, 2011, the Top 10 Air Drummer Finalists will be judged by pro drummers including Todd Sucherman (STYX), Claude Coleman (Ween), Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin) and judges on Drum Channel’s DC LIVE video broadcast.

The Grand Prize: a PDP X7 drumset complete with DW hardware and Sabian Cymbals, worth $2740.00.

All Top 10 Finalists will receive:

  1. One year’s subscription to Drum Channel’s Master Classes and Shows worth $100.00
  2. Signed copy of Adventures of Power DVD featuring an interview and drum-off with Neil Peart
  3. Signed original motion picture soundtrack
  4. Signed costume from the movie and of course a world famous AirDrummer.com sweatband!

Be sure to enter early, because the first 100 Air Drummer entries will receive online access to the Your First Drum Lesson DVD from Drum Channel, worth $24.95.

To find out more visit: www.drumchannel.com/Air_Drum_Contest.

Drum Channel DVDs and the ‘Adventures of Power’ are available online at DrumChannel.com.

Posted in Drums & Percussion, Events