Drum History

Ebenor Percussion is a Quebec based drum brand that makes everything from the Lugs to the hoops to the shells in-house! William Leclerc started Ebenor Drums 10 years ago and has grown it to be one of the most well respected names in the world of boutique drums. He started the brand when he was just 21 years old and has climbed his way up the ladder to being an extremely respected builder of wood and metal drums with some of the best looking snares on the market. This is a great story of how hard work and dedication pays off and is a really neat look at drums that are made proudly in Canada!

Check out Ebenor Drums here: https://www.ebenorpercussion.com/

and here is Ebenors YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@ebenorpercussion3197

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This is a 5 person mega episode all about the history of Simmons Drums, the iconic hexagonal electronic drums that changed the face of music in the 1980's. The sound, look and spirit of Simmons drums can be heard on most every recording of the 1980's across all genres including rock, pop, rap, metal, and everything in between!

My guests include two of the original employees of the company: Steve Watts and Pat Casey, The author of "The Complete Simmons Drum Guide": Steve Graham, a master restorer of high level Simmons Drums: The Simmons Guy aka Ed Rose, and Daren Pfeifer who is a Simmons enthusiast and collector and helped to arrange this entire episode.

Learn even more at www.simmonsmuseum.com and here is the facebook Simmons group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/203518359856348

Here are eveneryones links and social media handles:

Daren Pfeifer - www.pfeiferdrumco.com and @darenpfeifer on IG

Ed Rose / The Simmons Guy - https://thesimmonsguy.com/ and @thesimmonsguy on IG

Here is Steve Grahams Simmons Book: https://amzn.to/3KlTKzy

Steve Watts Big D Studios - http://bigdstudios.co.uk/

(EP 80 - 12/2020) Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved from there and became a staple of jazz lounges, street performers, comedy acts and many great drummers who wanted a unique look and feel to the drums they play.

John Mettam is the founder of cocktaildrum.com and a longtime performer and cocktail kit enthusiast. He shares the full story of these iconic drum sets with us year by year as we go through the catalogs of Slingerland, Gretsch, Leedy, Rogers, and Ludwig. This is a great history filled episode with tons of fun stories throughout.

follow along at www.cocktaildrum.com under the catalogs tab

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Rob Hart was fortunate enough to take lessons with the great Steve Smith for over 20 years and he recorded many of them on his Sony Walkman or Steve's studio rig! Rob shares 7 great clips from his lessons with Steve Smith that cover things such as playing in odd time signatures, perfecting your hi-hat foot, maximizing time on your drum set and much more! Rob Hart has taken lessons with many great players and we will cover more on future episodes of this mini-series, but this particular episode gives you a glimpse of what it was like to take lessons with Steve Smith at his personal recording studio in the mid 1980's!

Check out Rob Harts Drum Studio on his website: https://www.robhartdrumstudio.com/

Rob Hart's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@robharttrio

Here is Steve Smith's website: https://www.vitalinformation.com/

Steve Smith on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@SteveSmithChannel

and here is a link to Rob's original episode of the podcast which breaks down a Tony Williams clinic from 1982: https://www.drumhistorypodcast.com/episodes/search/rob%20hart

Thank you to my friends at Bloo Goose Classical Percussion / Atlanta Drum Shop for sponsoring this episode! - https://bloogoose.com/

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Independent Drum Lab has become one of the most innovative brands in the drum industry since its launch in 2015. Josh Allen used his Industrial Design Degree at Ludwig to create many innovative designs and products, but he then decided he wanted to go off on his own and create INDē Drums. This is a an interesting episode with a unique point of view from a truly innovative person in our industry.

Check out Independent Drum Lab on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IndependentDrumLab

and keep up with them on their website at https://www.indedrum.com/

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John Densmore of The Doors is truly a drumming icon of the 1960's and his Ludwig Mod Orange Drum Set is just as important in the history of Rock and Roll. My guest is Kurt Ekstrom who is a diehard fan of Densmore and also extremely passionate and knowledgable about Mod Orange drums. This episode is both a look at John Densmore's life and career with The Doors and a deep dive into his drum gear. We talk various drum kits, cymbals, hardware, heads and everything along the way including Kurts hunt for what happened to the famous Mod Orange drum set!

Did you know John Densmore never changed his Mod Orange floor tom head throughout his entire career!?

Here is Kurts article for Not So Modern Drummer about the hunt for the kit: https://www.notsomoderndrummer.com/not-so-modern-drummer/tag/Ludwig+Mod+Orange

Thanks to GM Designs Cymbals for sponsoring this episode: https://gmdcymbals.com/

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Alfonso created and shipped the first "Acoustically Formatted Electronic Drum Kits" in 1991 which was a game changer in the electronic drum world, and helped shaped the e-drum industry since then. He has been a staple of the drum industry for over 30 decades, but flys under the radar as much of the work he has done involves triggering the drums for some of the biggest names int he drum industry. What you see on stage might not be what you are actually hearing! Al talks all about that process and many of his patents and innovations in the world of electronic drums. Al is full of interesting stories and is a very cool guy that I think everyone will learn a lot from his incredible experiences!

Boom Theory Website: http://www.boomtheory.com/

The Boom Theory Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BoomTheoryCorp

Here is the video Al made about his snare he is raffling off for the Ukrainian relief auction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m21yu7BpuQ8

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We live in a golden era where independent cymbal makers are creating more beautiful instruments than ever before. Timothy Roberts joins me this week to share his take on the landscape of indie Cymbalsmith's and gives us tons of great information on the the background of the current indie movement, the difference between makers, what you should be looking and listening for in a boutique cymbal, the art of modifying existing cymbals, and tons of other great info.

Tim runs Timothy Roberts Cymbals, Stack Ring Percussion, and Revere Drums where he produces very high quality instruments for people all over the world.

Check him out on YouTube here:https://www.youtube.com/@UCXzIQRAiEnG_kWZ2iMSwGkA

and his website: https://reveriedrums.com/

Here is the video I mentioned about Spizzichino by Alex Healey: https://vimeo.com/2025459

And a big thank you to GM Designs for sponsoring this episode:

https://gmdcymbals.com/

Here are some links provided by Tim:

https://reverb.com/news/the-worlds-most-coveted-cymbals-remembering-robert-spizzichino (great article on Spizz)

https://vimeo.com/2025459 (Spizz documentary)

https://cymbalutopia.com/www.cymbalutopia.com/Craig_Lauritsen_Custom_Cymbals.html (Craig Lauritsen website, full of great cymbal smithing info)

https://www.patreon.com/collingwoodcymbals/posts (Dave's patron for training cymbal smiths of all skill sets)

https://youtube.com/@ReverieDrumCo (my main youtube channel)

https://youtube.com/@timothyrobertscymbals (my youtube channel that has my cymbal demos)

reveriedrums.com (my main website)

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The history of bass drum head art dates back over a century ago when pipe bands would paint the name of their town and group on the calf skin head. This evolved over time with beautifully painted scenic paintings that were sold directly from the major manufacturers in catalogs, then drummers began adding initials and band names to the heads and the rest is history!

Dominic Tancredi and Luke Condrich join us from Woodshed Stage Art to give us a very detailed look at how bass drum art has evolved since the 1920's through all the decades up to today. We talk about how Gene and Buddy made the shield logo iconic, how Ringo's Beatle head made history, and then the era of stickers and modern digital printing.

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Part 2 covers the cymbal series including the 602's, Giant Beats, 2002, 404, 505, Signature, and many more. We discuss the USA and European distributors of Paiste Cymbals, plus the more affordable lower line cymbals that are still collectible and cymbal care and cleaning.

Dan Garza isa die hard Paiste enthusiast and the moderator of the Paiste section on Cymbal.Wiki. Here are the links provided by Dan for more Paiste information:

Dan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5P6pbrDcLUXs4y3KSK8EA

Paiste Cymbals

https://www.facebook.com/paistecompany

Paiste Cymbals New and Vintage

https://www.facebook.com/groups/185747971524740

Paiste vintage cymbals

https://www.facebook.com/groups/528704867196724

Paiste Wiki Fans of the World

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Paiste Sound Creation & SC ND & FO 602

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1708983262518911

Paiste 2002

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Paiste Giant Beats, Dixies, 4o4s, Stambuls, Ludwig Standards

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Paiste 505

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Paiste 3000 Cymbals and Hihats

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kleinanzeigen Ebay; https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-paiste/k0

German Ebay: https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=paiste&_sacat=0&LH_ItemCondition=4&Marke=Paiste&_dcat=41441&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

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tutti.ch: https://www.tutti.ch/de/q/instrumente/Ak6ZwYWlzdGWybXVzaWNhbEluc3RydW1lbnRzlJGSp29yZ2FuaWOldHV0dGnAwMA?sorting=newest&page=1&query=paiste

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