V-Classic Cymbals Review

Huge thanks to (returning) guest reviewer, Kevin Sawyer (read more of his work here), and to V-Classic Cymbals for shipping this beautiful selection of instruments over. And if you’re reading this before July 31, 2017, please go read our review of PDP’s Concept Direct Drive pedals and enter to win one for yourself! V-Classic Cymbals […]

GIVEAWAY ALERT! PDP By DW Concept Direct Drive Bass Drum Pedals

Last year, the folks over at Drum Workshop gave me an opportunity to review and give away two PDP Concept series snare drums. It was awesome and I can’t thank them enough for it. This year, they’ve given me another incredible opportunity to check out their PDP Concept Direct Drive Pedals and again pass them […]

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 […]