Monday, September 9, 2024

Warning! Strong opinions to follow: on Long Beach Style drumming

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Here in Portland, there’s a drum corps that has been entertaining folks since the 1990s. The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers (LRSD) co...
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Change is Everything, if we allow it to be

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Wandered over to a drum corps subreddit early this morning, where I read a post from a young man. Seventeen years old, wants to try out for ...
Monday, September 2, 2024

DIY Corner: Cutting board mini-pad

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I found this tiny cutting board in two pieces at the back of a kitchen drawer. It's such a ridiculous size for cutting cheese -- roughly...
Friday, August 30, 2024

Product Review: the Mad Pad

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( 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

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(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

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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

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