I want you to love your drums!

January 2010 marks 10 years since the idea of creating Phattie Drums and Stauffer Percussion was born. Throughout 2000 there was a lot of brainstorming, a website was created and a few prototypes were built. After some trial and error searching for the sound and response I wanted from a drum, a 14”x4” snare was created that fit the bill. Featuring a very thin shell and rounded 45-degree bearing edges, this drum had the response, tone, and attack that made me believe I was on to something good. A local drummer stopped by to see what I was working on and took the drum through its paces. After tuning it to various ranges and playing it for a few minutes, he placed an order on the spot and Phattie Drums was on it’s way.

The past ten years have been quite the journey, filled with more experiences and opportunities than I could have imagined at the beginning. I’ve been be a one-man shop in a garage and a subsidiary of a larger company where I worked with some of the world’s most skilled craftsmen. I’ve worked with hundreds of amazing drummers worldwide and I’m humbled by the number of them that choose to play Phattie and Black Label drums as they tour and record. Reflecting on these experiences over the past months, the future of Stauffer Percussion has become very clear. At the end of the day, it’s not about building the most drums, having the most endorsers or printing the flashiest advertisements. My goal is to ensure that from the time you first contact me about your custom kit, until the time you sit down behind your new drums, it’s all about you loving your drums. After 10 years of diverse experience in the industry, this is what drives the work I do and it will continue to be my focus going forward.

I want you to love your drums.