Fortune Drums News

"What Could Be" The N. Glenn Davis Trio

Hello Friends,

I’m very excited to announce the release of my third CD, “What Could Be” The N. Glenn Davis Trio on the Speak Jazz label featuring NYC pianist Mark Soskin (14 years w Sonny Rollins) and master bassist and Oberlin professor of jazz studies and double bass Peter Dominguez. CDs are now available on my web site www.glenndavismusic.com and on Amazon as downloads and soon to be available on CD Baby and iTunes.

I’m also very honored to have an interview published in Jazz Inside Magazine May “Drum Lovers” issue. This is a very classy NYC jazz publication that is available as a free download just click the link. You can download as adobe. My interview is on page 40.

http://jazzinsidemagazine.com/publications/guide/may-2011-1
 
Glenn Davis
www.glenndavismusic.com

Johnny will be performed (and kicked a$$, in my humble opinion) with Jackson Guthy on The Ellen Show, Thursday, April 21st . Johnny says:

I’m using “Tubby” – my new 8×14 Fortune snare drum.

Johnny on the Ellen Show

Johnny Fedevich

very cool article on THE MAN himself.

• http://www.ohioauthority.com/articles/arts/fortune-drums-cleveland-dale-flanigan-musician

This is Eric’s Pearl GLX Super Pro set he got in the early 80s. This was his first endorsement kit and he used them with Sabbath, Gary Moore ( who passed away a few months ago ), Badlands, Alice Cooper and KISS so there is alot of emotion attached to the kit.

They were my 1st PEARL endorsement kit in 1986. I used them with BLACK SABBATH on that 7th Star tour and then in studio for The Eternal Idol record. Then with Gary Moore, Badlands, Alice Cooper and even a couple KISS shows ALL while they were their original finish in “Piano Black”. I never used them with MONTROSE, but I did have the Flames painted like Denny Carmassi’s kit he had in Montrose. Used the drums on the Alice Cooper DRAGONTOWN 2003 tour with the flames painted on to go with the Asian motif ! …and the story goes on ’til today with them being my “new” KISS Kit !!

I must say – Eric really knows what he wants in every aspect of the drum-set. He’s a total drum geek ! After little / no sleep for a few weeks and a buncha shipping by air charges; I finished them just in time. Huge fun though.

Below is Dale’s detail on the refurbish, repair & re-edging on Eric’s GLX set-up.

• I sanded the flame paint job off, cut the bass drums from 16×24 to 15×24.
• I cut the 16×16 floor tom to 14 1/2 x 16.
• Added a 12″ tom that I cut to 9 1/2″ x 12.
• Cut the 11×13 to 9 1/2 deep x 13.
• Dowel and epoxy plugged all the old lug holes and redrilled.
• Moved the bass drum mounts forward, filled May EA holes in the drums, then black painted patches.
• Face trued and re-edged all the drums w/ my formula. My bearing edge formula includes a polymerizing process. The polymer ‘densifies’ the edges to increase the contact points transference of vibration between the head and shell.
• Added an 8 and 10 toms that I were included with the refurbish in 8×8 and 8×10.
• Relaminated all in that cool Moiré material.
• There is also a matching piece of shell that goes into a 6 1/2 x 14 free floating snare frame.
• I also did a 10 1/2 x14 that he uses when he plays 1 mounted tom.

The complete set is now:

• (2) 15 x 24 bass drums.
• (1) 8 x 8 tom.
• (1) 8 x 10 tom.
• (1)  9 1/2 x 12 tom.
• (1)  9 1/2 x 13 tom.
• (1) 10 1/2 x 14 (optional) tom.
• (1) 14 1/2 x 16 floor tom.
• (1) 16 x 18 floor tom.
• (1) 6 1/2 x 14 free floating snare.

Enjoy !!

Eric singing Beth, standing on the PEARL GLX Super Pro kit

Eric's new GLX Super Pro KISS kit 1

Eric's new GLX Super Pro KISS kit 2

GLX Super Pro finished shells

GLX Super Pro finished kick

Eric Singer - KISS rehearsal 1

Eric Singer - KISS rehearsal 2

Eric's GLX kit BEFORE 1

Eric's GLX kit BEFORE 2

Richie Torrance recently sent the newsletter below with links to (2) free downloads from the NEW Sun Domingo album. Check it out…GO RICHIE, great playing !
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Want a sneak peek at Sun Domingo’s new album “Songs For End Times” ??

We are giving away 2 songs from the album HERE !!

The album was produced by: Bruce Soord of (Pineapple Thief)

And features guest performances from:

Steve Hogarth (Marillion)

Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie)

John Wesley (Porcupine Tree)

Bruce Soord (Pineapple Thief)

The Album will be available online and in stores in April 2011 but select shows will have advance copies available at the merch table. See tour dates below for more info.

CONFIRMED TOUR DATES 2011

March 25-27th 2011
CenterParcs Arena
Marillion Convention
Port Zeland, Netherlands
(supporting Marillion)

FACEBOOK EVENT

April 1st 2011
Rock Ittervoort Festival
CC De Mortel
Ittervoort, Netherlands

w/ Pineapple Thief and Pure Reason Revolution

FACEBOOK EVENT

April 8th 2011

Brutopia Brew Pub Music Hall

Montreal, Quebec

3pm Afternoon Show (official Marillion Weekend “meet and greet” show)

w/ Tempus Fugit @ 1pm

Advance copies of the New Album will be for sale at this show

FACEBOOK EVENT

www.sundomingo.com

www.facebook.com/sundomingo

Sun Domingo also welcomes Dan Gordon to the family. Dan plays bass, keyboards and sings.. He is a great addition and we are so happy to have him onboard! Please visit us on Facebook and leave us some comments on where we should tour this year.  We want to make sure and hit the right cities!

Cheers,

Edgel, Kyle, Richie and Dan

Esperanza Spaulding surprised everyone when she won the Grammy for best new artist. Bosphorus artist Jamey Haddad plays percussion on the recording.

• http://www.bosphoruscymbals.com/blog/?p=240
• http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/cms/

A few detail shots of his Birdseye maple FD kit from Dan DiPiero. The medium-sized shots link to HUGE hi-res versions…NICE!

Myron back on tour w/ Pat Benatar
benatar.com

Phil on tour w/ Native Window
nativewindow.com

Another JF sighting….

http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=NKPCL