LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW - DRUMMER LIVE 08 - 12/05/08

Nottingham Drum Centre will be taking delivery of this Gold Sparkle Artemis Series kit, contact the store directly if you'd like to purchase this kit consisting of 22 x 18 Bass Drum, 12 x 8 & 14 x 12 rack toms and a 16 x 14 Floor Tom finished in Gold Sparkle Wrap



 

2007 proved to be a very successful year. We are sincerely grateful to all who have bought from us over the last 12 month. We would also like to thank people for their support and encouragement. Thanks must also go to Rhythm and Drummer Magazines and our Endorsers for their commitment.

I would like to take this opportunity to give a sneak preview into our plans for 2008.
With immediate effect we are now offering Maple, Mahogany and Acrylic options for our Elite Series Custom kits, these will compliment our existing Birch line nicely. More options will be added throughout the year.

More news will follow over the next few months

Have a good year

Carl Gavins
Animal Custom Drums

Please note were currently changing shopping carts to improve the service we offer. Please email direct for purchases until further notice.

Animal

We are honoured to announce that Animal Custom Drums are now the UK Distributor for HORNETS drum sticks. HORNETS drum sticks are available immediately from Animal. Dealer enquiries should be made to info@animalcustomdrums.co.uk
For more information on HORNETS or to purchase a pair of these revolutionary sticks visit our products page or click HERE.

Here is what HORNETS have to say about their sticks...

Award-winning product designer, Robert Wilhelm, has teamed up with Kingfield Wood Products, former manufacturer of Vic Firth drumsticks, to create an exciting new drumstick set to redefine the industry.

HORNETS™ drumsticks offer an ergonomic, contoured handle and proprietary rubber “O-rings” designed to relieve forearm pressure and reduce shock to the wrist. Made from first quality American hickory and hard rock maple, HORNETS™ drumsticks fit comfortably in the hand to function as a natural extension of the drummer’s arm.

We believe that drumsticks, like anything, contain inherent artistic value, and we are eager to share our artistic vision with you. We hope you enjoy playing with the HORNETS™ drumsticks as much as we have enjoyed designing them.

• Reduced muscle fatigue
• Unique contours fit comfortably in the hand • Reduced stick vibration
• Variety of colors
• Innovative Design

“I’ve been playing the drums for over 50 years, and no sticks have ever blown me away like the HORNETS™. The special contour lets me relax my thumb, and makes me feel like I could play for hours and never get tired.” - George Griffin, renowned West Coast drummer
 

"If all this fits in, I'll eat my hat.....". were words I used the Thursday evening before Drummer Live.
We had earlier debated the pro's and con's of using a van to transport myself, the wife and our exhibits to the show. It was decided it would be much easier and cost effective to take the car. Image this........ a 7 piece kit comprising of 22" bass drum, 10 , 12 , 13, 14 and 16" toms and a 14 x 5" snare plus 15 other snares ranging from 12 x 5" to 14 x 8". Then add a large stand to display the snares plus a stand from drumwrap plus all our product info not to mention clothes, snacks and the wifes handbag! I was sure we would have to leave things behind but to my astonishment everything fit perfectly. Now that has got to be a thumbs up for the Renault Scenic!

So, with the car loaded and a good nights sleep (Yeah I wish!!) we were ready for the journey down to the Big Smoke..... 5 hours later and we reached our destination, Docklands Excel Arena.
The first sight I saw was a giant Roland lighting rig hanging from the steelwork high in the Arena, it totally blew me away , as did a lot of things at Drummer Live!

Our stand was a humble 3 x 2m shell which was just large enough to fit everything we had brought - We had a dummy run in the workshop before hand to make sure mind you. Next to us were London Music Colege, Ive never seen so many laid back people on one stand! To the other side were Quick Sticks and Tunerfish with Mark Richardson of Feeder on the stand all weekend. Behind us were the fine folk of Hudson Music, I purposely avoided their stand as I knew I would spend too much on their DVD's

  
The stores were represented by Sound Attak / Poole Percussion who had some lovely kits and snares on display, Wembley Drum Centre and Percussion House.
Uk Drum Builders Noonan and Highwood were both exhibiting along with ourselves and had some fine products on show.

On Saturday Martin Osbourne, AKA Caulkie of Online Drummer came to help out and collect his Artemis First production 14 x 8 Natural Oil Snare. It was great to have him there, we really appreciated it.

I'd like to say how the evenings were totally Rock and Roll with late night parties and the like but in truth the days were exhausting and after a meal and a few drinks in the bar we were ready to collapse.

It was great to meet Ronn Dunnett, such a lovely chap and I would have loved to chat longer but we were interupted by the 15 minute noise fest! We must thank everyone for their kind words on our products. The kit sounded fantastic played by alot of great drummers. Lanky guy (his words not mine) and the guy with the funky hat both attracted big crowds - Thanks for that! Im sure we'll meet again.

On a serious note we would really like to thank the following people / companies who made our first Drummer Live an experience we'll never forget.

In no particular order.....

Arbiter Group - Thanks for the loan
Euro Metals
Joanna Flemmington
Martin Osbourne
MB Media Group
Hillside Graphics
Drumwrap
Gary Brooke Printers

and finally each and every one of you who came by and said hi!

See you all again next year

Later

Animal