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Updates to the Artists page…

Dennis — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Phase One of the artists page is up! Visit it here, or click the link above. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll continue to add artists to the list, and I’ll be adding videos, interviews, photos, gear specs, and more as time allows. Check it out and see who’s playing Phattie, Black Label, Cocktail, or Sounds Like Art drums.

The Movement – Coming to a city near you…

Dennis — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:12:27 +0000

Blending the styles of Rock, Reggae and Hip-Hop with their smooth musical skills, The Movement is touring hard this summer. Drummer Gary Jackson keeps the tight beat on a set of Black Label drums, finished in a tri-colored Rasta Glass Glitter. His kit features a 12″x8″ rack tom, 14″x14″ floor tom, 24″x14″ bass, and a tight 14″x5″ snare. Check out The Movements tour schedule by clicking here, and don’t miss it if they rock your town this summer. Scroll down for a sound sample and a few words from Gary the last time they played the Orange Peel…

Eli Young Band on the new Lynryd Skynryd Tribute Album

Dennis — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:13:28 +0000

The Eli Young band recently had the opportunity to record “Gimme Three Steps” for the new album Sweet Home Alabama – The Country Music Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd. The album drops July 20th, and also includes artists Eric Church, Randy Houser, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Uncle Kracker, Randy Montana, Ashley Ray and Eli Young Band. In addition to that new release, the EYB is keeping busy on the road this summer, and will likely show up in a town near you. Click here for a list of tour dates, and go check out Chris on his rockin’ set of Phattie Drums this summer!

A flashy new snare for the Eli Young Band…

Dennis — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:57:31 +0000

The Eli Young Band is currently pounding the pavement on the Country Throwdown Tour, hitting cities all over the U.S. with a ton of incredibly talented artists. Click the image above for a list of dates and get yourself there if you’re a fan of rockin’ country music! Last week I had the opportunity to catch a show and deliver a new snare to Chris Thompson, drummer for the Eli Young Band. The snare is 14″x6.5″ clear acrylic with frosted EYB and Phattie logos, and a custom lighting system with remote control. This snare turns heads unlike anything else, watch the video below to get a full sampling of the different colors/fades/flashes/etc. that it is capable of. Very cool stuff, look for several full kits later this summer with similar systems we are currently engineering (or click here to check out one we recently did featuring low-profile LED Black Lights!) Dig it:

Last Train Out keeping busy…

Dennis — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:39:29 +0000

Playing this weekend at Country Palooza is our friend and great drummer Dave Stover with Last Train Out. If you haven’t checked them out, follow that last link to listen to some recent recordings on their Myspace page. Dave currently rocks a Phattie setup in a Black Semi-Gloss hand rubbed stain over thin maple shells, with a 12″x10″ rack, 14″x14″ and 16″x14″ floors, and a thumping 24″x18″ bass. He recently added a 14″x7″ Dragon Snare to the mix for a serious snare sound. For those in the Grand Rapids area, you definitely need to make the trek out to see Last Train Out at Country Palooza this weekend, should be a rockin’ family-friendly time all around!

Buzzcocks launch their North America tour with some new Black Labels…

Dennis — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:58:34 +0000

Buzzcocks launched their North America ANOTHER…BITES Tour last night at the Black Cat in DC. Drummer Danny Farrant is rockin’ a fresh set of Black Label drums on this tour, featuring a 12″ rack tom, 16″ floor, 22″ bass, and 14″x5″ snare in Silver Glass Glitter. Danny does an incredible job backing up this legendary British punk rock group, click here for a list of tour dates and don’t miss this show!

Some pics and vids from the Houston Rodeo, featuring the Eli Young Band

Dennis — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:01:55 +0000

Our good friend Chris Thompson of the Eli Young Band played the Houston Rodeo last month to a giant crowd on a rotating stage with a crazy light show while playing his Phatties. That one run-on sentence sums it all up, so lets get right to the photos and video:

Pre-show setup:

From the drivers seat, 12″ Rack tom, 16″ and 18″ floor toms, 24″ bass drum, and a custom 14″x6.5″ black brass Phattie snare.

Chris doing what he does best:

Some youtube video from an Eli Young fan, what a killer show! We’re stoked that Chris chooses to use our gear for this big events:

Black Label in Black Glass for Shawn McWilliams

Dennis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:26 +0000

The driving force behind Hank3, Scott Miller & the Commonwealth, and SweetTooth, Shawn started touring today with his new set of Black Label drums; Kicking it off with a benefit for Homes for Our Troops in Houston with Hank3.

Shawn’s new kit features a 13″x9″ rack tom, 16″x16″ floor, and 24″x14″ kick. Finished in True Black Glass Glitter and custom ordered with heavy duty bass spurs and 2.3mm hoops for a deeper, fatter tone. Great for some high powered rockabilly!

Great new pics from Kill the Drama…

Dennis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:58:45 +0000

Jason Godek is the hard-hitting drummer behind Kill the Drama, out of Pennsylvania. Jason rocks a Phattie kit with a 13″x9″ rack tom, 16″x15″ and 18″x16″ floor toms, 24″x20″ bass drum, and a killer 14″x7″ snare. The finish is Silver Glass Glitter with a red glass pinstripe, looks great on stage, check it out:

Gary Jackson of The Movement, talks about his Black Label kit…

Dennis — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:57:21 +0000

Gary has been rockin’ his Black Label drums on tour for about six months now. Here he lays down some nice beats at the Orange Peel for us. Recorded on a Zoom Q3 with no effects or post-processing, they sound great: