Another day at the office
A New Adventure
I feel very fortunate as I write this. I’ve spent the past 20 years working at fast-paced technology companies such as Apple and Amazon (more about that at LinkedIn).
However, I now find myself able to take a break from work with a few years before our children head off to college. What a great opportunity to spend more time with the family before we are empty nesters!
A common question seems to be, “what will you do with your free time?”. I’ve been a musician since I was in grade school and it is an activity I love, but it has taken a back seat to professional life and raising a family.
My passion for music was re-ignited recently when our daughter began performing in a local youth theater and I had the opportunity to play drums in the pit orchestra.
With a bit more time on my hands, I hope to sharpen my musical skills and find additional opportunities to support local theater groups and find like-minded musicians for other live performance opportunities.
You can find information about upcoming shows to the right, or by visiting the Shows page.
Please use the Contact page if you have questions or opportunities you wish to discuss.
Rig Rundown : Pirates of Penzance
My Rig for Pirates was pretty simple (see picture below). The two toms did overtime as snare and timpani with the cymbal triggers serving up triangle and crash cymbal sounds. The BT-1 trigger was a nice addition to deliver the bass drum without having to deal with a foot pedal, but still allowing me to deliver simultaneous bass drum and crash hits.
It was my first time using the Roland BT-1 “Bar” trigger and I have to say it worked very well. I was able to get a range of dynamics and the small footprint was ideal for this show. There is some setup required on the TD-20 :
be sure to select the PAD-1 trigger type and set the RIM patch or it will bounce between the head/rim trigger sounds.
I also had to disable the rim trigger on the PD-100 it was mounted to so I didn’t get timpani sounds during the aggressive “Cat Like Tread” sequence.
Arr, Pirates!
Half-time at the show:
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