Sue established herself in the field of contemporary rock and pop music when she teamed up with Joe Jackson on the classic platinum-selling CD "Night & Day" and accompanying world tour. As a direct result of her work on "Night & Day", she garnered laudatory press around the globe and Modern Drummer Magazine 1982 Readers Poll voted Sue one of their favorite top 5 percussionists. Sue was also a featured player on the Grammy award winning CD, "Symphony No. 1" by Joe Jackson. Sue continues her collaboration with Joe Jackson and legendary engineer/producer Elliot Scheiner on "The Duke", a Duke Ellington tribute CD and has just returned from a world tour with Joe Jackson and the Bigger Band featuring Regina...
My percussion program here at the University of Iowa has a tradition of beginning each semester with our own little “convocation,” that sets the tone for the semester. We use it to formalize our goals and get everyone on the same page for how we will focus our energy for the next fifteen weeks or so. One particular year I began the convocation by playing an old jazz standard, Body and Soul, on vibes before talking about the idea of giving oneself to the study of music“body and soul” — meaning to fully immerse yourself in music making mentally, physically and spiritually. Within a day of that talk, two members of the freshman class changed their major. I am fairly...
Knowing that many of you may hope to enter the arena as a freelance player sometime in the near future, I have a few suggestions which I hope will improve your chances for success. Although the highest playing levels are necessary to be in a professional ensemble, there may be other reasons for selecting a specific individual for a performance opportunity. In other words, there can be other factors in selecting who gets the gig other than being the most talented player. Unfortunately, schools and often our own teachers do not talk to us, as students, about professional etiquette when performing. If you really want to keep your calendar full and your musical career in the right direction, making a...
A couple months ago we asked you to help us by voting for
THE NEW
*SILVERFOX BOP MASTER*
as the
*BEST NEW DRUMSTICK*
for
*DRUM! MAGAZINE'S DRUMMIE AWARDS*
Well...
We are very proud to announce that we received RUNNER-UP placement and BEAT OUT 3 of the 4 MAJOR DRUMSTICK BRANDS!!!
Thank You!
In the USA, you can find the SilverFox Bop Masters at any of our retail partners listed below!
Cascio Interstate Music
Explorer's Drums
Grover Pro Percussion
Sandhills Music
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Boston Drum Center
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Man Drums
Rockley Music
Indie Music
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Outside of the USA, please find your local distributor on the SilverFox WHERE-TO-BUY PAGE.
