Tag: performance

Gear, Industry, Performance

E-drum Labs line-up finalised

The full artist line-up for the inaugural digitalDrummer E-drum Experience Labs at the UK Drum Show in September has been released. The demonstrations begin on Saturday morning (September 28) with talented musician, educator and social media influencer Emma Taylor, who recently teamed up with EfNote. She will present a session titled ‘Bridging the Gap Between Acoustic and Electric’. Mitch Deighton, the UK’s leading air-drummer, will be up next, demonstrating his skills with cutting-edge technology developed in Liverpool. His fun session will feature Aerodrums 2, the latest air drumming instrument. Visitors will get their first glimpse of the world’s latest e-drum offering from one of the oldest instrument companies when Mike Weber shows off the Zildjian ALCHEM-E kits. Weber is the […]

Gear, Performance

Michael C. Stone: How I Use E-drums

Michael C. Stone recently added an Efnote 5 kit to his arsenal. I work in and around Southern California as a performing/recording drummer with multiple acts, most notably Ron Blair of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fame, the Chris Torres Band, Atomic Groove, and the Drabs. I’ve also performed and/or recorded with Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon), Stevie Salas (George Clinton, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger), Jim Keltner (Studio Legend), Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Average White Band), Luis Maldonado (Train, Foreigner), Hattie Webb (Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) and many more. In 2017, I appeared on Carl King’s Grand Architects of the Universe, an album that features some of the most accomplished drummers in the […]

Performance

Roger Whitsett: How I use e-drums on stage

I’m the drummer for the Pizazz Band. We are a regional touring band. We play a variety of music. My band plays anywhere from 50 to 60 shows a year. We run a “quiet stage” with no amps, monitors, side fills or acoustic drums. We use a Behringer X-32 digital sound system for FOH and personal monitor mixes. Everyone has in-ear monitors and iPads to have their own personal monitor mix. In my band, I use a full electronic kit based on a Roland TD-50 module and low-volume acoustic hi-hats. This kit will be replaced with a Roland VAD 706 Gloss Cherry Finish Kit. I run seven direct outs to FOH. I run a left and right ¼” feed from […]

Gear, Performance

Triggering sound and light

ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION RECENTLY formed the basis of an Australian university demonstration of “sensory technology”. Monash University’s SensiLab and the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) Animal Logic Academy teamed up to showcase a next generation audio-visual experience in live performance. The 60-minute live performance called Trigger Happy ‘Visualised’ showcased the use of innovative technologies including the AirSticks which convert movement into sound. Developed by Dr Alon Ilsar, an Australian-based drummer, composer, instrument designer and researcher at SensiLab, the AirSticks may look like simple controllers, but are a unique audio-visual instrument that allows the performer to produce sound and graphics out of thin air. “The performance not only demonstrated the technology we’ve been developing, but it also gave audiences the opportunity to […]