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Ben Lippen School Crowd-Pleasing
Drum Line ...
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Band Director, Darryl
Andrews, is the first in the country to take
the field with a Trash Kat™ Drum Line. These talented
high school drummers get fans on their feet with precision,
innovation and a thunderous rhythm. They look cool
too!!!!
Founded in 1940, Ben Lippen is
a college preparatory program located on the campus of its parent counterpart, Columbia
International University. 'Ben Lippen' is a Scottish
phrase meaning 'mountain of trust.' The student body is
composed of 250 elementary students, 200 middle school
students, and 330 high school students. Ben Lippen's
boarding program houses high school students from
around the world. More info at
http://www.benlippen.com
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The
Lionel Hampton
School of Music at the University of Idaho
featured
the Trash Kat in many performances under the guidance of
Professor Dan Bukvich.
About working with
the Trash Kat, Professor Bukvich said...
"It is so much
fun. I love it for its VERSATILITY...
- It takes
on different sound characteristics depending whether it is played
by hand, with sticks or when mallets are used.
- We use the
Trash Kat with our 200 voice Choir accompanied by 20
percussionists
- We use it
in our Wind Ensemble
- Marching
Band has used it - suspended by a strap
- Our
Concert Band has used the Trash Kat
- It worked
great in the Orchestra pit, as a substitute timpani, played with
timpani mallets
The Trash
Kat's harmonics blend in well and we have only begun to experiment
with it."
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Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho "The
courses and curricula in music seek to prepare elementary,
secondary, and college teachers of music; to train professional
musicians; to enrich the cultural environment for students and
provide liberal-arts instruction; and to engage in research in music
performance and teaching for the general benefit of the public and
the discipline of music."
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LOOK AT US NOW!!!
ThunderEcho Drums was invited and has placed
a Trash Kat™ on loan with the
Museum of Making Music
in Carlsbad California for use in their
popular interactive exhibit, Hands on the Future.
We are very proud to help support the
Museum of Making Music's mission "To celebrate the rich history and
encourage the future of music making."
See
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Christian pop
group, Souled Out, directed by Dave Takla, plays to packed
coffee houses and outdoor venues in Northern Ohio.
Drummer
Curt
Bassett
plays the Trash Kat as part of a standard kit and explains,
"I love the
Trash Kat's deep, rich sound and its look. It is a great
compliment to any set and is a wonderful new place to go from the
floor tom!"
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Curt Bassett, with Souled Out,
at Seekers
Coffee House in Middleburg Heights, Ohio |
Trash Kat Testimonial
Jon Erdahl
from
New Hampshire wrote us to say...
"I have
had over a week now with the new Trash Kat and find it a superb
enhancement to my set up. I really like the flexibility of set up
and it can accommodate changing needs readily. The sound.....really has
power that adds another dimension to my playing. Another superb tool
in my arsenal of drum attacks. I am not a big
gimmick guy. But frankly, I was looking for something that would give
me depth and power for those big dramatic moments (without using a big
gong drum type of effect)...Keith Moon anyone? The Trash Kat delivers
that in spades as I can tune it to match the keys around the set (I
like to tune my drums for variety). When I work my way around the
lower octaves, it is there to anchor the segment as needed. It also
has a unique sound too that attacks but does not hang in the air with
a lot of echo/over-tones. I like that a lot. I was a bit worried at
first (it being a trash can!) but the galvanizing adds a brightness
that works with those low tones. Really a unique combination!
I also found it
filled the roll (which was a big intent of mine) of a "poor mans
timpani." You state it in your ads and it delivers that for me
without the big back aches of lugging a timp around!
All in all, very pleased
to add your drum to my kit! Anyone who is looking for that extra
punch (with a totally unique edge) should think about investing in one
of these Trash Kats pronto! The price is MORE than right too!"
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The Trash Kat is
being used at the Cleveland Music School
Settlement in both the Music Therapy Department and the
Orchestra.
Licensed Music
Therapist,
Anne Liberatore
told us...
"The
children who receive music therapy really love the
Trash Kat. It is being used in the Children's Camp ...
for musical, rhythmic
games. It is receiving an enthusiastic
response from our adult
music therapy clients as well. The
Trash Kat encourages
creativity and has a great sound."
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Rex Bacon,
Cleveland, Music Therapist and Drum Circle Facilitator with
Rhythm Culture
and said...
"The Trash Kat
is a wonderful drum with many applications. I have used it as
Pulsekeeper at large drum circles, incorporated it into my drum
set and plan to use it as a Music Therapy instrument. Its unique
appearance invites people to play it, and its amazing sound keeps
people playing it. It is a symbol of inspiration because of its
creator Kevin Reed."
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Rex facilitates an energetic drum circle at Maple
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Drum Circle Facilitator,
Mark Henderson
of Caulfield, Missouri...
"Hey Kevin...I just
want to thank you...and to let you know that I am HOOKED on your
drum! I drove 8 hours to get home from Nashville, then played your
drum until sunup...slept about 4 hours and started playing
again...probably 6 hours or so...I can't stop!!!
The drum is
fantastic! I've been playing practically nonstop for two days. This
is a serious thunder drum, but it can also make sweet, quiet sounds
and other, more weird/unusual sounds and effects. It's got a slap
like a rifle shot with a big crash cymbal over the boom (if that
makes any sense at all?)."
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