Dixon Drums |:| Blog http://www.dixondrums.net/blog Hear the latest beats Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Check out the Drum Your Way to Hollywood contest video special on the A & R Channel http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/check-out-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest-video-special-on-the-a-r-channel/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/check-out-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest-video-special-on-the-a-r-channel/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:33:40 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=321 A & R ChannelDixon’s “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” television program is now airing on Comcast On Demand’s ARC Channel. The show features contest winner, Lou Mars’ performing on his new Dixon Outlaw series drum set in front of a panel of judges and Dixon Drums product manager, Jim Stanek at Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, CA. The program will air on ARC through January 31, 2009. If you don’t have On Demand, you can watch it on ARC’s site or in the embed below.


Find more videos like this on ARC: The A&R Channel

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/check-out-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest-video-special-on-the-a-r-channel/feed/ Thinkgeek drum kit t-shirt plays drum sounds http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/thinkgeek-drum-kit-t-shirt-plays-drum-sounds/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/thinkgeek-drum-kit-t-shirt-plays-drum-sounds/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:51:44 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=315 Looking for a unique, inexpensive holiday gift for your drummer friends and family? Check out this electronic t-shirt from Thinkgeek. When you touch the drums on the shirt, it plays a sound! It has 7 differnt drums sounds and a built-in speaker.

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/12/thinkgeek-drum-kit-t-shirt-plays-drum-sounds/feed/ Sneak peak… http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/sneak-peak/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/sneak-peak/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:11:53 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=306 We just wrapped shooting our Drum Your Way to Hollywood winner Lou Mars and 8 esteemed panelists at Westlake Studios in Hollywood, CA and we couldn’t be happier! Stay tuned for air-dates and info on The A&R Channel.

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Dixon Drum Contest Team

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/sneak-peak/feed/ Lou Mars on KNVN Action News http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/lou-mars-on-knvn-action-news/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/lou-mars-on-knvn-action-news/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:23:02 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=302 Lou Mars, the winner of the “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” contest, was interviewed for local Redding/Chico news LNVN Action News. Congrats again, Lou!

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/lou-mars-on-knvn-action-news/feed/ Announcing the Winners of the “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” Contest! http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/announcing-the-winners-of-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/announcing-the-winners-of-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:27:59 +0000 Jim http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=277 We are proud to announce The Grand Prize Winner for our Dixon Drums “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” video contest. And…. the winner is……. (drumroll!)

Lou Mars playing at Herreid Music!

Congratulations Lou!

Lou will be flying to Hollywood, California later this month for an opportunity to play with a live band at world famous Westlake Studios in front of an A&R panel. Check out the panel:

Matt Messina: Composer for film and television, original symphonies and an active drummer. Recent composing credits include composer on movie “Juno” and new television show “the ex list.”

Mike Frondelli: is one of the leading lights of the industry’s quest toward high-resolution digital sound and a seasoned engineer/producer in his own right, he is a creative force in the music making world. Michael has recently worked on “The Plácido Domingo 40th Anniversary Gala”, mixed FarmAid and has been the audio producer for the 13 show, HDNet series On Stage at The World Cafe Live for HD Broadcast and DVD release, which includes artists, Living Color, The Rhett Miller Band, The Knack and Rita Coolidge. Additionally, Michael has recently recorded concerts for Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire (Platinum), The Gram Parsons Tribute and Marianna Faithfull also for HD Broadcast and DVD release.

Bobby Owsinski: longtime veteran of the music industry, Bobby Owsinski has produced and composed for records, DVDs, motion pictures, and television shows. One of the first to delve into surround-sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on more than 200 surround projects and DVD productions for such diverse acts as Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, The Ramones, and Chicago, among many, many others.

Mike Burns: Grammy nominated music producer, songwriter and owner of A&R Select - the leading Artist Development firm in Los Angeles.

Mark Bistany aka Moke: Formerly drummer Puddle of Mud, Hed PE, (he’s also willing to do a little drum session)…

Jim Stanek: Product Manager for Dixon Drums!

Nikki Nearing: Communications and Media Director of Kaman Music

This will be filmed and aired on the A&R Channel as a half hour special. He will also be receiving a Dixon Demon drumset!

Runners up, will each be receiving a snare drum and mad props for sounding so great!

Buffdood

Ukelalebomber

mattrobertson101

doughboystud09

jrmdrum15

Thank you to everyone that participated! We logged over 25,000 views in just a few short weeks for the contest. Way to go!

Best,

Jim Stanek
Product Manager

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/10/announcing-the-winners-of-the-drum-your-way-to-hollywood-contest/feed/ Only Hours Left To Submit and Vote on Drumming Videos! http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/only-hours-left-to-submit-your-drumming-video/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/only-hours-left-to-submit-your-drumming-video/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:34:57 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=271 Dixon Drums Contest YouTube submissionsWe are only a couple of hours away from the closing of the Drum Your Way to Hollywood contest video submissions to the Dixon Drums YouTube group. That also means there are only a couple more hours for the videos to receive votes. We have received a lot of submission in the last 24 hours, so, check out the videos and vote for the best drummer using the star rating buttons seen below each video. The higher rated videos will get a better chance at being picked as one of the 6 finalists by our judges. See the Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions. Good luck to everyone!

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/only-hours-left-to-submit-your-drumming-video/feed/ Mogwai Drummer Rushed to the Hospital http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/mogwai-drummer-rushed-to-the-hospital/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/mogwai-drummer-rushed-to-the-hospital/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:46:35 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=268 Martin Bulloch of MogwaiIt has been a bad week for drummers. The Guardian reports that Martin Bulloch was rushed to a New Your hospital due to complications with his pacemaker after his performance at All Tomorrow’s Parties. Mogwai has canceled the rest of their North American tour.

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/mogwai-drummer-rushed-to-the-hospital/feed/ Travis Barker and DJ AM’s Plane Crashes http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/travis-barker-and-dj-ams-plane-crashed/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/travis-barker-and-dj-ams-plane-crashed/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:05:36 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=261 You probably already know that drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were involved in a plane crash late in the evening on September 19th after a performance in South Carolina. While the two survived with bad burns, 4 other people, including Barker’s business partner and assistant, Chris Baker were killed. Perry Farrell and Gavin DeGraw were at first rumored to be on the plane as well, but this turned out to not be true. Our thoughts go out to the victims of the crash and their families.

More coverage by fellow drum bloggers Robonzo, Drumtom, Karma Drums, and BigDrumthump.

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/travis-barker-and-dj-ams-plane-crashed/feed/ Peter Katis’s Drum Recording Techniques http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/peter-katiss-drum-recording-techniques/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/peter-katiss-drum-recording-techniques/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:26:34 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=249 compressorsHere is a cool interview with Peter Katis from Mix Magazine about his unique mixing technique for drum track. He has co-produced and mixed for bands like Interpol, The National, The Grates, Tokyo Police Club and Mates of State.

Peter likes to use the distortion he can get from overdriving a Neumann EQ and an API 2500 compressor, as well as mixing compressed and non compressed tracks together. He also likes to bus drum tracks together and distort that mix slightly.

Compression is one of the most important aspect of achieving a great drum sound in both live sound systems and studio recordings. Check out this video on compression.
(Flickr photo by eyeliam.)

]]> http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/peter-katiss-drum-recording-techniques/feed/ Happy Birthdat Neil Peart http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/happy-birthdat-neil-peart/ http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/2008/09/happy-birthdat-neil-peart/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:40:09 +0000 Nick http://www.dixondrums.net/blog/?p=243 Today is the birthday of possibly the worlds best drummer, Neil Peart of the band Rush.Neil Peart

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