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The Rocketboys Music on “Keeping up with the Kardashians”
Last night The Rocketboys had 3 songs on the E! reality show "Keeping up with the Kardashians". The songs were from "Sing Bird Sing" on which I played P.Ellis Drums for the entire album (and the kit I used for that album is the one for sell right below this post!) This is very exciting and hopefully it is only the first of many TV spots for the Rocketboys!
Aaron Ivey House Tour
I will be on tour with Aaron Ivey for the next 2 weeks. This tour will be very cool, the show is a mixture of music, story telling, and multimedia. We will be playing in people's living rooms, backyards, and patios. Our set for these shows will be somewhat broken down so in preparation for this tour I assembled a small percussion set-up. It consists of a hi-hat using 18" crashes, another 18" crash for a washy ride, a 10" popcorn snare, a 14" djembe for a bass drum. I was using random things to put underneath the djembe to position it correctly, but then it occurred to me that I make drums so I should be able to make a stand for the djembe. This is what I came up with.
This stand can be taken apart to fit in my hardware case just like any other stand. It's made of scrap wood laying around in my shop. I stained it and put non-slip shelf liner on the top and bottom.
Come check out this kit at a house show!
West Texas
DISCLAIMER: This update is full of shameless plugs for people and products that I whole heartedly endorse.
I went to Abilene, TX over the weekend for the wedding of a good friend of mine – Brady Bruton. (Brady also is an extrememly talented musician and craftsman. He makes some of the most innovative and creative road/flight cases available. Check out www.bradycases.com for all your case needs) But while I was in Abilene I was able to meet up with Tyler Dodds to deliver this drum set.
8×10, 9×12, 12×14, 18×22, black stain satin finish, standard chrome hardware
Tyler Dodds is also an extremely talented musician. I have been fortunate to be able to play drums with him on more than one occasion, not to mention recording drums on his latest project "This Is Not Our Home" Check Tyler out at www.tylerdodds.com. Tyler and I ate lunch with a guy named Kevin Peters who owns and runs the Glass Jar Studio in Abilene, TX. He recorded 2 of Tyler Dodd's albums and Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys "Sing Bird Sing" among other great albums. Working with Kevin is fun and your gauranteed to come away with a professional product. Check out www.theglassjarstudio.com for all your recording/mixing needs.
We ate lunch at a resturant called Red Robin. Check out Red Rob……just kidding. I'm done promoting people…for now.
“Like Ice in Water” by the Rocketboys
Austin, Texas-based band The Rocketboys have released their first new track in over two years.
The track, 'Like Ice In Water', is from the groups upcoming full-length album “20,000 Ghosts,” to be released September 29.
“20,000 Ghosts,” was engineered and produced by Louie Lino (Nada Surf, Matt Pond PA), mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Animal Collective) and features artwork from “Dark Was The Night” artist, Ryan Feerer.
Describing the new album, guitarist Daniel Wheeler said, “’20,000 Ghosts’ displays a new range of diversity and maturity in our music, while maintaining the pop-sensibility that fans have come to love. We try to find the balance between a light, drum-driven brand of indie rock and darker, more atmospheric sounds coupled with lyrics and melodies you can’t get out of your head.”
The release of “20,000 Ghosts” will be followed by a North American tour and several festival appearances, including CMJ in New York.
- Absolutepunk.net
Check out the Rocketboys at www.myspace.com/rocketboys. This is a video of me laying down the drum tracks at Louie's studio in Austin, TX.
New Drum Beats FOR YOU!
This past week I had a little bit of down time to make some drum videos. I've always been fascinated with Afro-Cuban and latin music, so I wanted to share a little bit of my passion with you. I'm no authentic Cuban drummer, but I try to fake it every now and then. I hope you like these drum videos! In these videos I use my custom drum set that I built! Learn more about how to build your own custom drum set by signing up for the email list!
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