Friday, August 30, 2024

Product Review: the Mad Pad

›
( Disclaimer : at the end of my chat with Michael Beauclerc, founder of MadPads , Michael offered to send me one of his regular snare pads ...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Interview: Michael Beauclerc, Mad Practice Pads

›
(Photo of Michael Beauclerc from Canadian Drumline Association) Michael Beauclerc has established a diverse and exciting career as a profes...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

More adventures with Beetle Percussion: rescue pads

›
I’ve been making it a point lately to search for used Beetle pads and snap them up. Why? Beetle Percussion is a guy making practice pads, o...
Friday, August 23, 2024

DIY Drummer: Anyone can make a practice pad out of almost anything

›
While rehearsing music for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (in my other musical identity as a cantorial soloist in synagogues), my brain fried ...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

I take back ALMOST everything I’ve felt or said about laminates: Beetle’s Botello signature Pad

›
If you’re a regular reader here, you know that I’ve never been a huge fan of laminates on practice pads. Growing up on Mylar, I just never f...
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Under The Hood, part deux: is this pad REALLY worth A HUNDRED BUCKS?

›
This makes SEVEN that I’m aware of. In less than a month. Bad batch? Bad packing? Bad packaging at the factory? We will never know, because ...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Under The Hood: What is MDF, and why should you care?

›
If you're a regular reader here, you know that I've occasionally referenced MDF as a component of modern practice pad manufacturing....