Usher’s band members, Valdez Brantley and Aaron Spears, take a break from their BET Awards 2012 rehearsal to show us their chops on the Jupiter-80, Fantom-G6, and TD-15KV drum kit. Related links and articles: The Benefits of Electronic Drums Learn to Play Electronic Drums New Product: Add Triggering to Any Drum Set with the BT-1 Bar Trigger Pad
In part 2 of our sit down with James, he talks about how Radiohead, Rick Wakeman, Duran Duran, Nick Rhodes, Wendy Carlos, and Klaus Schulze inspire him and why they are synth pioneers. James also breaks down how the JUPITER series synthesizer is forever etched in popular music. By the way, could anyone tell us the name of the album by Klaus Schulze that [...]
UPDATE: The online audition period has ended. Thanks to all who participated! Semi-final events will be held on September 22 and September 29, 2012. The U.S. national finals will be held at PASIC in Austin, TX, on October 31, 2012. Now. That’s the time you want to enter the U.S. Nationals for the V-Drums® World [...]
Last week we had a chance to sit down with James Dewees, keyboard player for “My Chemical Romance” to discuss how he landed his current gig. It turns out that James has been involved with several bands including Coalesce, The Get Up Kids, New Found Glory, Leathermouth, and Reggie and the Full Effect. Playing, writing, and even singing in these [...]
UPDATE: The entry period has closed. Thanks to all who participated. Are you the world’s top looping musician? The time is now to show your skills for the BOSS Loop Station World Championship 3! Just submit a live performance video with any BOSS RC-Series Loop Station to YouTube™ and you’ll be entered for an opportunity [...]
