Bosphorus Now Distributed in Canada and Mexico

We're very excited to be partnering with Direct Music Supply (DMS) to serve the Canadian market and Mike's Percussion to distribute in Mexico. Sourcing Bosphorus Cymbals in Canada and Mexico will give dealers easy access to our complete array of sounds and accessories without the inconvenience of international deliveries. For dealer information in Canada contact Direct Music Supply by phone at 1 800 828 1601, email them at sales@directmusicsupply.com, or click their logo above to visit their website. For Mexico, contact Mike's Percussion by phone at +52 (81) 83453872 or by email at miketorello@hotmail.com .

Ty Dennis with The Doors' Krieger and Manzarek

Bos artist Ty Dennis reports from the road on tour with former Doors musicians Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek in this Modern Drummer blog post.

Hello, fellow drummers! I've been a loyal MD reader since the seventh grade, and I'm happy to contribute here.This past April I wrapped up another tour, this time through South America with Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and keyboard player Ray Manzarek. (Due to the ongoing lawsuit regarding the use of the name The Doors, the band has been calling itself Riders On The Storm for the last few years. Prior to that we were known as The Doors Of The 21st Century.) We played shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Columbia. The fans in South America are some of the greatest in the world, and they're always so enthusiastic and just so "into it.".....Click here for the rest of Ty's MD post

Mathias Meets Moby

Bos artist Mathias Kunzli describes auditioning for Moby and the gigs that followed....

"I got a call from Moby's management in London and got invited to audition for a tour in Mexico. I went and ended up getting the gig. It was a blast and a really interesting experience for me.
The "band" was very small: It was Moby playing keys, guitar, tom toms, percussion, drums, and singing, Dave Sharma on mostly percussion and some drums, and myself playing mostly drums and a bit of percussion. There was our fourth member: the track.

The whole show was set to a track which was sort of hard to hear at certain times(especially when Moby's voice was blasting through the side fills and the beat could get covered).
Unfortunately there was no click under the track which could've saved us in a few spots when I sort of had to guess where the new downbeat is after a long breakdown section without much to hold onto (I'm only human).

Another challenge for me was to play super hard and more or less the same 4 on the floor disco beat for ninety minutes straight. I have to admit that blisters popped up in spots where I never had one and certain body parts were aching after the first show. The large audience and their warm and enthusiastic response definitely helped to push through and provide the energy and the drive that was needed.

Unfortunately there were only three shows. But even so, it was great to see the whole thing tighten up and get more and more solid. The body adjusted and I figured out how to do it with much more ease. I was never too much involved in the electronic music scene. The fact that I ended up doing this particular gig first seemed quite random to me. There are many drummers that would be more carved out for a gig like Moby's than I am. But once you sign up for it you have to lay into it with as much heart and soul as you can. I had a great time and learned a bunch from it.

Moby is such a pro at what he does. Trying to live up to his and the whole crew's level was a great challenge and lots of fun. I hope to do it again! It's amazing how you never know where you'll end up. I try to embrace that fact and hope to be surprised many more times."

Eye on Isler

Bosphorus artist Todd Isler has joined Mike Gordon (of Phish fame). Todd reports, "We'll be doing some nice festivals this summer around the country and kicking off a five week tour in support of Mike's latest CD, The Green Sparrow." (August 5th release). See http://www.mike-gordon.com/ for details. Todd also gigs with his own group in the NYC area known as Todd Squad, playing tunes from their latest release Soul Drums. Check http://www.toddisler.com/ for more info.

Buck's Vibe

There was standing room only at Steamer's Jazz Club in Fullerton, CA for Peter Bucks' CD release party. His new disk, Buck's Vibe is now available online at http://cdbaby.com/cd/peterbuck , and is downloadable at http://www.digstation.com/PeterBuck ,
iTunes, and many other mp3 sites.

Scott Seiver Update

Scott Seiver has been busy producing albums for several artists. Most recently, he produced Bird's Eye View, Amy Kuney's first full length album. Her amazing lyricism, voice and songwriting coupled with Scott's drumming and production promise to make this one worthy of several listens. http://www.amykuney.com/ Also look for Scott playing drums on Nikka Costa's summer tour. Check for tour dates here: http://www.nikkacosta.com/

Other recent work includes productions for Nettwerk recording artist Sara Melson, Gingger Shankar, and Jackie Tohn. Keep up to date with the very busy Scott Seiver at:
http://www.myspace.com/lomalada
http://www.scottseiver.com/

James Brown Tribute Tour

Bosphorus artist Erik Hargrove has teamed with legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins for a Tribute to James Brown Tour. Erik played with Brown for 7 years (1998-2005). All members of the band are Brown alumni. Erik will also be playing with Brian Hardgroove's (Band Leader and Bassist for Public Enemy) group Escapism on the same tour.

Mon Jun-30 Milwaukee,WI Summerfest
Tue Jul-1 Minneapolis,Mn Zoo
Fri July- 4 Ireland Tripod
Sat Jul-5 London,UK 02 Wireless Festival
Fri Jul-11 Netherlands North Sea Jazz Festival
Sun Jul-13 Bruges,BE Cactus Festival
Wed July-16 Paris Batacian
Fri Jul-25 Japan - Fuji Rocks - White Stage

Matt North Plays on/Produces Brooklyn Artist Rob Kendt

Modern Drummer (April 08 issue) writes: Matt North plays on and produces Rob Kendt's I'm Not Sentimental, and you can tell from his drumming that he sees the big picture. This is an example of smart rock and studio playing. North's swinging tom shuffle on I'm Not Sentimental is propulsive and safely tucked out of the vocalist's way. His four bar switch to barking hats provides musical counterpoint and a bit of comic relief. Kendt's sound is something like Ben Folds corrupted by Steely Dan, with a Nashville twist and his medley of Britney Spears and Beatles classics, Oops, I Did Bungalow Bill gets major props from this reviewer. North recently completed recording drums for the documentary film Humpty Dumpty by director Tony Kaye (American History X) and has been producing Rob Kendt's follow-up album featuring bass virtuoso Viktor Krauss (Bill Frisell, Lyle Lovett) and vocal duets with former Lone Justice lead singer Maria McKee (www.mariamckee.com). Look for Matt's upcoming feature in the August '08 issue of Modern Drummer on legendary engineer Niko Bolas. More info on Matt North @ http://www.gooddrummer.com/ Click below to listen...

I'm Not Sentimental

Oops I Did Bungalow Bill