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by Mark P
Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:17 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

Re: USA Tour!!

Hello chaps! Greetings from a beautiful sunny Seattle! Are any HOD'ers here? I've met with some really cool folks so far, today is our first day back in the USA after a week or two in Canada. I am meeting up with Randy down in Phoenix, hopefully Matt Self will be around too? We're doing San Jose pri...
by Mark P
Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:23 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

Re: USA Tour!!

Hey guys! Greetings from Cincinnati, Ohio. It's been so cool so far going around, meeting drummers, hanging, and chatting about music. The show is it going really well too, the gig in New York at Radio City Music Hall was really good fun, I always wanted to play that venue anyway. So, as far as I ha...
by Mark P
Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:00 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

Re: USA Tour!!

Hello chaps! Well, we hit the USA this morning after some gigs and production rehearsals in beautiful Canada. We are in beautiful Boston today, so I'm heading off to have lunch at the Zildjian factory with a few friends. That place is like heaven for a geek like me! I'll try to take some pics and po...
by Mark P
Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Cymbals angled away?
Replies: 14
Views: 9681

Re: Cymbals angled away?

I have lots of friends who do this, It's because they sit above the cymbals, and at that 'upward' angle, from the players perspective it's about normal. If they were set up angled down or even flat, a downwards swing would mean you were slapping them with the shank of the stick as opposed to glancin...
by Mark P
Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:13 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

Re: USA Tour!!

"an artist called Sarah Brightman" - Is that reservation necessary for the US audience? Congrats, Mark, that's a MAJOR tour. I bet most Europeans will know her well. Have a good one! Thanks mate, well, I wasn't too sure if there was much of a presence over there, but it seems like she is ...
by Mark P
Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:19 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Official Virgil Donati thread
Replies: 856
Views: 539575

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

http://www.23hq.com/23666/12570929_8e11df9647efd8faace2a91dbe777448_large.jpg Finally got some of my own physical copies. Honestly couldn't be more proud. SO happy with the result. I think it came out beautifully and Lars's design really shines. Virgil is extremely pleased with it too, which is as ...
by Mark P
Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:16 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

Re: USA Tour!!

willyz wrote:Hey Mark- would love to put a hang together while you're in LA... of anything a few pints and talk shop!



That'd be awesome Willy!
We did one before a long time ago, hope we can get it together again!
Be great to meet you finally!

MP
by Mark P
Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: USA Tour!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13967

USA Tour!!

Hey folks, I am doing a USA tour with an artist called Sarah Brightman in a couple of months, it would nice to meet some of y'all on the way around the country, put some faces to names and have some nice drum hangs! There is a PBS special being shown nationally on August 3rd, so you can get some ide...
by Mark P
Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:40 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Official Virgil Donati thread
Replies: 856
Views: 539575

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Apologies,
I wrote that in regards to the content of the "quote" I quoted.
I haven't heard the album or the sample from it.

Just my very humble opinion too.

MP
by Mark P
Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:24 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Official Virgil Donati thread
Replies: 856
Views: 539575

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

This is the kind of song where when I hear the groove, I want make that face where something smells bad, but because the groooove is so good. Simple, deep, in the pocket. Gadd-like. That's what this tune begs for. This is not that groove unfortunately. =( http://vimeo.com/63332378#at=0 It's hard to...

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