Our friend Rich Redmond just shot us the following note, "Just recorded your Tambo today and it's on two more #1 hits... Jason Aldean's Lights come on and A Little More Summertime" .
Rich is one of Nashville's busiest studio drummers. According to him producers are actually asking for our tambourines to be used on Nashville's greatest hits.
Remember, when you hear artists like Jason Aldean and Taylor Swift, your hearing 30+ years of expertise in making the world's finest percussion products!
We just returned from PASIC 16 in Indianapolis where we unveiled our new GROVER "Wall of Sounds". The WoS features many of our world famous percussion accessories including triangles & tambourines. Thousands in attendance had a chance to not only see, but play our world-class instruments!
Last Friday I had the great privilege of going to hear the United States Army Field Band. Not only is this a fantastic ensemble that performs at the very highest musical level, but, they are a great group of people too! The Army Field Band has performed with the Boston Pops on our televised July 4th concert. The rumor is that they might join us again this year... To my surprise, the percussion section, with the approval of Colonel Jim Keene, invited me to sit in on cymbals for the Stars & Stripes march. Talk about an honor...not only was it exhilarating, but, it was great fun to play with a new groups of friends! Apparently, I join a select...
Percussionist, composer, and educator Brian Blume has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and studio percussionist, with groups such as the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and BluHill Percussion Duo. He recently won a position as section percussionist with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra in Lakeland, Florida. Brian performed at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis with Madonna, Cee Lo Green, and Kelly Clarkson, and he was in the 2012 Indianapolis Colts drumline. Brian currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion at Southeastern University, where he teaches applied percussion, percussion techniques, music theory, world music, and the school’s first ever drumline, the Fireline. Prior to his appointment at SEU, Brian taught percussion at Center Grove...
