Oct 16 2010

Newsletter No10

Hey there, mid-2010 and things are going crazy at the Music Den Drum Department. Drumania was a huge success and there has been a stack of new products arrived at the store. Our PDP drumkit give away went nuts and some of our local pro teachers/players have achieved product endorsements through the store! Some cool new kits have just arrived at the store and Christmas bargains are already heating up!
Phew! Read on and enjoy!

STAY UP TO DATE!…Drum Blog!

Keep up to date with all upcoming events, clinics and drum sales by visiting www.musicden.com.au and clicking onto the drum blog. Never miss out on a bargain or event ever again!

DRUMANIA 2010

Drumania was held again in May and was massive to say the least. Over 120 students performed and shared the stage with artists such as Lucius Borich (COG), Gerry Pantazis, Daniel Luttick, Dayne Lawless, Javier Fredes and a list of local professionals. All our major brands were there on the day with a host of new products and some sensational deals. A packed audience awaited Lucius’s performance and he didn’t dissapoint, ripping through Cog songs and answering questions. Dayne Lawless was surrounded by viewers getting a real close up of his unique dance/pop feel of the kit and his skill at the new Korg wavedrum. Gerry Pantazis and Daniel Luttick are return favourites and showed the crowds some entertaining grooves and tunes. Javier performed an amazing conga solo and then a duet with drumkit legend Kevin Simmonds. Thanks to all our product sponsors and to everyone for making Drumania 2010 a huge event.

See you all at next years bash!

PDP Evans Winner!

Congratulations to Sam Ingles for taking out the PDP/Evans competition at this year’s Drumania event. Sam was one of many drummers who sent in his video and was the lucky one to collect his new Kurillian PDP kit valued at $4000. To check out his twisted take click onto the finalists link from the Music Den home page. Congratulations also to Ben Walker, Ashley Whittaker, Harry Dott and William Axtens for making the finals. Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks to PDP and Evans for putting up the prizes

Getting a Kick out of your kick! KickPort

Finally, someone has come to the rescue of the kick drum and the low end! If want some sub from your kick drum then this is the product for you. The new Kickport has been selling out at the Music Den, because it does what it says it will do…add sub to your kick sound. This unique design is not unique in function. It works on the same priciple of subwoofer ports. By adding the KickPort to your front bass drum head you are not only putting on a hole protector but adding much wanted sub bass frequency enhancements to your sound. And enough of it to feel the difference! We have them instore NOW!

The GARRAHAND has arrived at the Music Den

Click here for more info

VIRGIL DONATI Drum Clinic

Friday 3rd Dec – 7pm
With special guest performance from Bruce Corrin
More details at www.musicden.com.au

NEW Drumming Stuff!

DRUMCRAFT kits have arrived! BIG thumbs up!
Mark Schulman-A Day in the Recording Studio DVD
DRUMFIRE Drum Mats-$69.95
EVANS Power Centre Drumheads
DW 2000 and 3000 Pedals from $129
Toca Drumkit tambourine
KickPort
The GARRAHAND!

Sonor Phil Rudd Ltd Edition Drumkit

One lucky purchase for someone
ONLY $1189
was $1699 (with snare)
Call the store NOW!

ALL PEARL KITS HAVE DROPPED PRICE!

See you soon at the Music Den Drum Department!

Regards
Hilton Winiecki

Drum/Percussion Specialist
The Music Den

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Jan 09 2010

Newsletter No9

Published by admin under Newsletter

Welcome to 2010 and another big year of Drums at the Music Den. Congratulations to everyone enjoying their new drum kits purchased over the year. We look forward to helping you develop and maintain your drumkit in the future and are always here to help with any of your questions STAY UP TO DATE!…Drum Blog! The Music Den Drum Department is set for another smashing year of events, clinics and amazing sales. If you want to keep informed of all the great events and never again miss out on any of our drum sales, then the easiest way is to click on our drum blog at www.musicden.com.au where you will be kept up to date! You can also get yourself on our email mailing list and we’ll send all the latest!

SONOR ACDC PHIL RUDD Kit now instore! Here’s your chance to own a piece of history and brag about the fact you have a once-off collectors drumkit. Sonor have released to coincide with the upcoming ACDC tour a limited edition Phil Rudd drumkit. Made to his specifications and complete with a signed logo front bass head this will be one to own. Now Instore!

NEW Djembes arrive! Our shipment of Djembes have arrived and ready to go! With over 100 drums back in stock there is sure to be a drum for you to enjoy. Beautiful carvings on one piece solid shells with high tension ropes make these drums not only of high quality but individually unique. Mention this drum newsletter to recieve a FREE carry bag when purchasing your new Djembe* *limited offer - Ask staff instore for details

Recording a Great Drum Sound! Part 3 n our last newsletter we wrote about the importance drum tuning for your recording. In this issue we’ll look at working with the mix engineer. Third step: the Studio!!! Now that you have new drum heads and they’re tuned and you’re in the studio, it’s time to work with the engineer and studio space to achieve your ulimate goal - “a great drum sound”. This is where you not only need to have some ideas but you also need to be able to communicate with the engineer and trust their knowledge of the room. A great drum sound is a combination of many factors, especially the “room” sound and microphone techniques. If you’re looking for a big sound, the placement of your kit in the room is vital. Look for the “sweet spot” where your drums have a nutural full sound that fills the room but without reflections (or delayed echo), usually close to the centre of the room. If you want a tighter, more closely controlled sound look for an area closer to odd shaped walls. This will encourage less reflective sound and keep the drumkit sounding punchy. A balance of the two areas will give you a big sound that is also “in ya face!”.Good studios/engineers have the ability to get great sounds and by selecting the right mics and correct mic placement you can avoid the dreaded “gaffer tape” sound. I suggest you take along a few cd samples of drum sounds you like and ask the engineer to take a listen. This will give the engineer some idea of what you have in mind and will help them decide on any processing or studio techniques that can be used. Always request a room microphone to capture the ambient sound of the drums in the space. This can be used in the mix to add some great fullness and effects to your drumkit sound. Hope this helps. Stay tuned!

NEW Drumming DVDs Here’s some new drumming dvd releases from the past few months. Visit us now to grab a copy of some of these amazing, educational and very inspiring dvd’s. Benny Greb - Language of Drumming David Garibaldi - Breaking the Code Derek Roddy - Blast Beats Evolved JoJo Mayer - Secret Weapons of the Modern Drummer

Stick deals


Until Next issue, keep on smackin away! Regards Hilton Winiecki