Published on Drummer Cafe Community Forum 2-20-16
DW vs SONOR DRUMS
I own a DW Black piano finish Fast Tom Kit with die cast hoops from the 90’s; 10-12-14-16-20 kick. Hardware is very easy to replace. Durable built like a tank with a loud, punchy, wide open overall sound with a dance band attack, this kit can take a beating and still comes up stellar. Great for Rock n Roll, Reggae, African and Latin music. A working mans kit for sure. I have implemented so many tom heads on the DW’s, and it has been very challenging to say the least. I keep going back to Evans G1 or 2 as a lighter single ply head like a Remo Ambassador, do not accommodate well to the DW’s. I call DW’s, Ayottes and Phatties that I own, the BIG BOOM BOOM KITS.
I own two SONOR Designer Bubinga kits one Birch one Light Maple. Birch 12-14-18 kick with 14×6.5 snare and the Maple 12-13-16-18 kick. The Sonors are a quieter Controlled sound kit overall. All very durable and sturdy but with a higher quality custom furniture finish and very precision and heavy hardware but parts are very difficult to replace and or order and don’t let me forget the SONOR non standard drum key (very weird). The sound is certainly wonderful for vintage jazz, R&B, Blues, New Orleans or really any genre of music including theater, dance company music or church/synagogue settings. The SONORs have a brighter tom sound, tuned to pitch similar to the 50’s jazz standard of tuning, they are awesome sounding. I use Remo Ambassadors and frankly they are unusually astounding sounding on these kits. My 1965 Slingerlands have a similar sound but a bit louder with of course the vintage flimsy hardware that was standard back in those days. From about 1969 to 1980’s I had to tie my kick drum to my drum throne because there was no way it would ever stay in place with my wild bronco drumming approach.
So to conclude DW big-loud-great hardware-difficult to tune-reliable-tuning more limited. SONOR quieter sound-beautiful tone-pitch oriented-artistic look-great hardware but difficult to replace-easy to tune-generally more flexible tuning capability! In conclusion I found the kick drums of both brands very easy to tune and accommodate as well as the snare drums.
Does this help?
Good Luck Amigos
micklabriola.com
2-1-16 thru 2-12-16
Residency in Action at Clear Springs Elementary in Minnetonka, MN!
Students earning their wings with cultural rhythms!
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In addition to educational formats; Performances, Theater & Dance Accompaniment, Recording, Production, Motivational Therapy, Stained Glass Artist, Artist Interviews and Writing. (more…)
see full post...POSITIVE VIBRATIONS is a new Roots Band of veteran Twin Cities Reggae musicians. Covering many former musical projects; including the Maroons, Macumba, Ipso Facto, Shangoya and many more. There is a crucial need for the powerful Roots groove to come back to the Twin Cities. Whether it be Dub, Lovers Rock, Rockers or the vital ONE DROP; audiences can now enjoy, sit back, dance comfortably and ride the magnanimous Bass & Drum riddem!! Dis ere is the essence of the Reggae Vibration.
Band is also available for backing professional Reggae artists from Jamaica and the international arena.
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Performing every 2d and 4th Wednesday at the Whiskey Junction in Minneapolis
MOJO ROOTS have been performing for the past 14 years; providing a musical alternative to the home grown, agriculturally provocative, party-down atmosphere of the Minnesota State Fair; performing nightly at Cafe Caribe. In fact the group was created by mick laBriola to exclusively work only at the State Fair with a few special-event exceptions. Recently Markiss, MOJO ROOTS guitarist and lead man, has moved back to the Twin Cities. As a result the trio is ready to get-down and shake up the local music scene, with an enticing aura of exuberance and boogie down jams coagulating Blues, R & B, Reggae, Ska, Second Line, Funk, Soul and International Rhythms. In addition MOJO ROOTS can, on demand, provide exclusive genre performances accordingly. In other words we can perform an all Blues or Reggae set or sets for whatever occasion.
Starting in February 2012 we well perform every 2d and 4th Wednesday at Whiskey Junction http://thewhiskeyjunction.com/ in the historic West Bank in south Minneapolis; alternating Wednesdays with the Lost Marbles.
Check us out and I’m sure you will dig our eclectic mix of old school jams.
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State Fair Musical Impressions/Mojo Roots –Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010
Currently there are Grants available to bring Artists into your school.
mick laBriola has been educating and entertaining children in schools, since the creation of his first Assembly Program called the Maroons (music of the English speaking Caribbean) back in 1986. Since then mick has created two additional Assembly Programs, Karibuni (music of the Congo) and Maqam (music of the middle east) to further educate audiences about Culture & Music.
In 1994 mick joined the roster of Artists with the Minnesota State Arts Board, and created a Residency-Workshop program called a Rhythm Roots Workshop working in dozens of schools over the years; and providing all instruments to all students for the duration of the Residency.
Please look into a possible Grants for your school through either of the following organizations:
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