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36 I MUSIC INC. I JANUARY 2011
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1. From left: Remo’s Brian LeVan, Chris Hart
and Bob Yerby; 2. EMD’s Buzz King (left) and
Dan Barker; 3. Bosphorus’ Kevin Vosbein;
4. Pro-Mark’s Mark Petrocelli (left) and Pat
Brown; 5. Gretsch’s John Palmer; 6. Peterson’s
Chris Labriola (left) and John Norris;
7. From left: Dynasty’s Mark Schafer, Steve
Crouch and Dave Clark; 8. Yamaha’s Greg
Crane; 9. Meredith Music’s Garwood Whaley
drummer that does not have an
electronic component as a part of
their set,” Garza said. “Electronic
drums will not replace acoustic
drums, but they show drummers
the capabilities that they have.”
Felix Pacheco, product specialist
for Alesis, echoed Garza’s
sentiments.
“Everyone can use [digital
drums],” he said. “Kids love
them because they involve the
computer, players who live in
apartments like them because
they can practice in their homes.
Everyone likes them.”
Alesis, which displayed the
new DM7 USB, has seen significant
growth with its digital sets.
“They are selling really, really
well,” Pacheco said.
Alesis’ new DM7 USB is a
five-drum, three-cymbal kit with
a USB-enabled drum module. The
kit offers more than 400 stereo
sounds in 80 kits.
Yamaha has shared in the digital
success, as well.
“Drummers love them,” said
Yamaha’s DTX product specialist,
Tom Griffin. “And they are now
in an affordable price range.”
Its DTX series features five setups
at multiple price points, which
increases the line’s popularity.
“Our top-end [digital sets]
have actually been very popular
and have done extremely well,”
Griffin said. MI