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Come From Away Setup

My current Tony Award winning show, enjoying a sold-out, open-ended run at the Schoenfeld Theater on Broadway. Come From Away Opened in March 2017. Additionally, I played two out of town tryout runs of the show (D.C & Toronto) as well as performing a concert version in Gander, Newfoundland.

Drums: ALL YAMAHA

5.5x 14    Yamaha Recording Custom Brass Snare Drum RRS-1455 (with Puresound Custom 16 Snare Wires)
7 x 10    Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple Tom
8   x 12    Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple  Tom
13 x 14    Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple  Floor Tom (on left side of hihat)
16 x 20    Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple Bass drum

Heads: All REMO

Coated Ambassador on snare batter. Hazy Ambassador snare side. Coated Ambassador X on tom batters & Clear Ambassadors on resonant side of all toms. Powerstroke 4 Coated on bass drum batter. Smooth White Ambassador on bass drum resonant side. Large rolled up towel against both batter & resonant head inside bass drum for muffling.

Cymbals: ALL SABIAN

(from left to right)
16" Sabian FRX Crash 4"   Sabian HH Triangle Hi Sabian Finger Cymbal (suspended) Lo Sabian Finger Cymbal. Pair Sabian Finger Cymbals (low)
16"         Sabian HHX O-zone crash. 20"    Sabian HHX O-zone crash
10"         Sabian HHX Evolution Splash
16"         Sabian HHX-plosion Crash
15"         Sabian Artisan HiHats
16"         Sabian Artisan Crash
21"         Sabian AAX Memphis Ride (or Vault Crossover Ride)
17"         Sabian Artisan Crash
18"         Sabian HHX O-zone Crash

Sticks: Vic Firth

Weckl Evolution wood tip, Jazz Brushes (white handle), Split Brushes (green handle) Original Rutes (wood handle), Birch Tala Wands, 5A Dual Tone mallet/sticks, homemade broom brushes.

Latin Percussion:

(from left to right) LP 12" Octo Snare Cajon, LP Galaxy 11" Djembe, LP Accessory Tray, LP Medium Twist Shaker, LP Aspire Trap Table.

Other:

Roc N Soc Drum Throne (round nitro model with back rest), Puresound Custom 16 snare wires - model# P-1416. All Yamaha hardware including: FP-9500C chain drive Foot Pedal, HH-9500 Hihat & Yamaha HEX RACK II. Vic Firth PAD12 12" practice pad. Vic Firth SBAG2 Stick bag. Vic Firth Stick Caddy. Vic Firth Isolation Headphones. LP Universal Mount-All Brackets and Trap Tray. Yamaha drum triggers. Big Fat Snare Drum rings. Ultraphones, iso headphones. Futuresonics in ear monitors. Kelly SHU bass drum microphone mounting system.

There is a specific reason for EVERYTHING that I have chosen to play on this show, as there is with every gig I play. On this show, I had a massive amount of equipment to fit into a very small footprint in this custom made drum booth and the YAMAHA HEX RACK II saved my life. I was able to build up, instead of out, and surround myself with all the instruments very closely. On this particular show, because there is a lot of very specific dramatic/ethereal music, I use three different Ozone cymbals to differentiate specific areas of the forest... as well as specific body movements. One can never have too many cymbal colors from which to choose!!