DRUM! Magazine – Meinl Pure Alloy Cymbals

Earlier this year, I got a chance to write about Meinl’s new Pure Alloy cymbals for DRUM! Magazine. Read the full article on DRUM!’s site and see the video below.

NAMM Photos

I took a bunch of photos from the NAMM show for DRUM! Magazine. You can find them here! What are you most excited about?

Canopus Alphonse Mouzon Signature Snare Drum

Alphonse Mouzon died on December 26, 2016. Another in a long line of musicians that passed last year whose contribution to the medium would be impossible to calculate. There have been plenty of great pieces about the legacy he left behind, and I’d encourage you all to read as much as you can if you’re […]

Some Of My Own Playing

I got to play on this record last year, and it was finally released this month. I’m very proud of how it came out. https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3300910591/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/

Sakae Road Anew Drum Set Review

Earlier this year (way earlier), the good people at Sakae shipped over one of the company’s new Road Anew drum sets. The series is Sakae’s first foray into the mid-level market for U.S. consumers, but it’s loaded with high-end features so I was really excited to check it out. We’ll get to the specs in […]

Salem Street Drums 14×6.5″ Birch Stave Snare Drum

When I recently stumbled into an opportunity to spend a few weeks with a killing all-birch stave snare drum from North Carolina-based Salem Street Drums, I knew I wanted to feature it here. Britt from Salem Street is doing some really cool work, and I’d highly encourage you to check it out. Speaking of, let’s […]

PDP By DW Concept Snare Drums

I could not be more excited to post this review. First of all, the two snare drums we’re looking at are great. But second, and perhaps more importantly, I get to give them away. That’s right. Thanks to the wonderful team at PDP and Drum Workshop, I’m giving both of these drums away to you […]