My Monster Kit

Dave Plumb from Manchester in the UK shows off his kit. Dave’s kit:  Roland VAD 503 Roland TD-27 module ddrum DDTi interface Yamaha DTX Multi 12  DTXplorer module Additional drums: Three PD-85 toms; 8”, 12”, 14” A2E toms Additional cymbals: Lemon and Roland  Dave’s story: I started playing the drums at 13 years old when I discovered prog rock. The bands I listened to and which influenced me were Rush, Genesis and The Doors.  I was gigging in clubs and pubs around Manchester every weekend from the age of 14 in the early ’80s with lots of different bands. I used to gig with a Pearl acoustic drum kit. In my 50s, I turned to electronic drums, starting with a […]

E-drums in marathon session

A UK drummer has set a new world record for drumming endurance, racking up 150 hours on an electronic drum kit. Allister Brown entered the Guinness Book of Records in July, when the 43-year-old played continuously for 150 hours in memory of his late partner, Sharon Deegan, who died from pancreatic cancer in January 2021, aged 49. The effort raised more than £23,000 in donations. Brown tells digitalDrummer his late partner loved drums and music, “so I thought (there’s) no better way to raise money and awareness in her name than doing another drumming world record”. Brown already held two records at the time, his last for playing for 102 hours and 49 minutes. The record in July stood at […]