Gear!

Equipment

Here's a list of gear that I own, for the gearheads like me that are interested in this kind of thing!

5 Octave Adams Artist Classic Marimba

I love this instrument. Great bars, Easy to play, and can fit in the back of my car!

5 Adams Professional Timpani

I have completely refurbished these drums from the bottom up! They sound great. I have Evans Orchestral Heads on them.

3 Octave Yamaha Gold Bar Vibraphone

I got this instrument used from Carolina Crown in 2008. It's in phenomenal shape, and sounds wonderful! The field frame is great for mounting things in a musical pit setup, to save space.

3.5 Octave Deagan Xylophone (Model No. 932)

1960's era Deagan Xylophone. I had a friend who just happened to have it sitting in a closet, so I bought it from him! Great sounding instrument, and it breaks down in about 30 seconds.

2.5 Octave Deagan Glockenspiel (Model No. 1558)

I found most of these bars in a HS band room in TN, without a frame or case, and in very bad shape. I asked the director if I could have them, then shipped them off to Gilberto Serna at Century Mallet in Chicago to have the missing notes replaced (about 6 of them), have the bars retuned and replated, and a new frame and case constructed. They sound awesome!

Pearl Vision Birch Drumset

Fusion Sizes (20" kick, 10,12,14" toms, 14 x 5.5 Yamaha Absolute Custom Nouveau Snare). Heads are Evans EC2's on toms, G1 coated on snare, and G-mad Clear on the kick. Great sounding set. (and yes, I'm left handed!)

Assorted Concert Snare Drums

My assortment of snare drums for concert use-
-Black Swamp Multisonic Snare Drum 5x14
-MJP Custom Brass Drum 5.5x14 (with Black Swamp Steel/Coated Combo snares)
-Ludwig 10x14 Field Drum (with Patterson stainless steel cable snares)
-Pearl 3.5x13 Piccolo Drum (with Grover orchestral snares)

Full Assortment of Latin Percussion Instruments

I have a full set of Afro-Cuban Instruments, including-
-3 Pearl Elite Wood Congas
-Pearl Elite Wood Bongos
-Pearl Marc Quinones Timbales
-Meinl Burlwood Cajon
-Gourd Guiro
-etc.

Full Assortment of African Instruments

I got many of my instruments directly from Ghana when I was there, including Ewe Drums, Djembes, Shakers, Rattles, Balafons, Bells, etc. (not all in the picture are mine!)

Assorted Accessory Percussion

Everything you can think of, I probably have. Tambourines, Triangles, Woodblocks, Shakers, Windchimes, Castanets, Temple Blocks, Pandieros, Riqs, Doumbeks, Tuned Wine Bottles, Metal Mixing Bowls... You get the point.

Assorted Cymbals and Gongs

I have a wide variety of cymbals and gongs, including Meinl, Zildjian, Sabian, Paiste, and Wuhan.

Complete Outfit of Sound Reinforcement/Recording Equipment

For performing pieces live with electronics, I have a whole PA system complete with assorted microphones, wireless in-ears, recording capabilities, and everything else you could possibly want.
-2 QSC K-12 PA Speakers
-1 QSC KW-181 Subwoofer
-Mackie VLZ3-1202 Mixer
-Presonus Firestudio Project Audio Interface
-Shure Wireless In-Ear Monitor System
-Lexicon MX-200 Hardware Reverb
-Logic Studio
-Various Microphones

Composition Studio Setup

This is my set-up for writing for DCI, BOA, WGI, as well as any other audio recording/mastering projects I'm currently working on.
-MacBook Pro-Core i7 2.6, 8 GB RAM, 256 SSD and 512GB Hybrid Hard Drive
-Mackie Onyx Blackjack Audio Interface
-Yamaha HS-80m Studio Monitors
-M-Audio Axiom 49 MIDI Keyboard
-Apple Magic Trackpad and Wireless Keyboard
-Dell U2312HM 23" 1080p display monitor
-Logic Studio X
-Sibelius 7
-Tapspace Virtual Drumline 2.5.5
-Native Instruments Komplete 6
-Omnisphere