Kevin Reed's

Trash  Kat™ Drum

20-inch Floor Tom

Trash Can Drum - Thunder Drum

Patent Number 7547836

An Urban Drum Built with a Corrugated Shell

 

Sounds like: Timpani, Gong Drum, Floor Tom, Surdo, Thunder Drum, Pulse Keeper

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Trash Kat™ Drum Patent Granted

It is official. Kevin Reed, a catastrophic, traumatic brain injury survivor, drummer, and ThunderEcho drum shop owner now enjoys the title of "inventor."   His Trash Kat™ drum has been granted Patent Number 7547836 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Our ever-increasing roster of elite drummers endorse the Kat's fresh, exciting sound and urban appeal.  Kevin is focusing on the shell's patented vertical corrugation -thought to be the sonic keystone - in developing prototypes to expand the Trash Kat line of drums.  He also continues to hone in on the ability portion of his disability.
Click to see full press release on Bart Elliott's webzine, Drummer Cafe

 

Will Calhoun Adopts a Kat

Everything is possible with the Trash Kat.  We were honored to meet the incomparable Will Calhoun of Living Colour who visited the ThunderEcho Drums' booth at the Chicago Drum Show this past weekend.  Will said he purchased a Kat at Drummers' World in NY City and is using it on some of his projects.  Too cool!!!  Stay tuned for pics.  BTW, he is really nice!  Click here for Will's web site  or
Click here for Will's Myspace site

 

Trash Kat Encores with No Doubt

No Doubt Opens Summer Tour and encores with the Trash Kat.  On May 2nd, No Doubt thrilled the fans at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City and closed out the Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowlands on May 3rd.  The Trash Kat joined Gwen, Tony, Tom and Adrian on their first encore! Video is already on YouTube! Click to check out their summer tour schedule.
No Doubt will perform in NE Ohio on June 29 at Blossom.

 

 

Eric Darken Wins Music Award

Nashville's Eric Darken is a 2009 Academy of Country Music Award (CMA) recipient for the category of Specialty Instrument.  A renowned percussionist and composer, Eric has recorded or toured with the best.  And he endorses the Trash Kat!  More about Eric Darken. 

Trash Kat Plays With Keith Urban

Eric Darken (see above) used the Trash Kat on Keith Urban's latest album, Defying Gravity, released March 31, 2009.  Billboard gave the album a great review, and mentioned that Keith Urban tried "...some interesting new directions [such as] the martial rhythm that closes If Ever I Could Love."  For the record, the Trash Kat joined the other instruments on that track!

Carmine Appice Slamms Kat

Rock legend, Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, etc) plays the Kat in his explosive percussion gang, Slamm!

 More about Carmine & SLAMM

 

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Personal note: Craig Reed, Kevin's brother, is the frenzied-fingered keyboardist for NE Ohio's Deep Purple tribute band, Stormbringer.
Click for Stormbringer's schedule of performances.

Chicago's rising star in the drumming world is the young, talented and beautiful Hannah Ford.  Hannah's kit includes the Trash Kat. More About Hannah Ford

 

 

 

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Sound Studio Comparison

This Trash Kat frequency analysis (click to enlarge) depicts a complex, bi-modal (two distinct peaks) distribution of sound, as compared to a simpler mapping of a major competitor's sound (below).

 

Tests were conducted in a sound studio utilizing an Earthworks TC30k microphone placed 65" horizontal from each drum and 73" off the floor.