PASIC 2002 COLUMBUS, OHIO NOVEMBER 13–16 TTHEHE DDRUMMERSRUMMERS OFOF WWOODYOODY HHERMANERMAN FFRIDAYRIDAY EEVENINGVENING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 • PAGE 30 PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY HISTORY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • PAGE 34 • PAGE 90 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 • PAGE 42 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • PAGE 50 SPONSORS • PAGE 6 EXHIBITORS PASIC 2002 PLANNING BY NAME • PAGE 8 PASIC 2002 COMMITTEE • PAGE 4 ADVERTISERS • PAGE 95 BY BOOTH NUMBER • PAGE 8 BY CATEGORY • PAGE 10 COMPANY DESCRIPTIONS • PAGE 14 MAPS GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER & HYATT REGENCY MAP • PAGE 26 AREA MAP & RESTAURANTS • PAGE 28 EXHIBIT HALL • PAGE 12 ARTISTS AND CLINICIANS BIOS • PAGE 58 WELCOME MESSAGES • PAGE 3 PAS PRESIDENT’S WELCOME lar lineup of clinicians, artists, support that brings this conven- people, products, and perfor- workshops, and concerts for the tion together. Please take a mo- mances. members of PAS. Please take a ment to thank these exhibitors Please enjoy PASIC 2002 moment to thank Susan and her for providing opportunities for and all that it does to enhance committee for their work before your enrichment. our lives. and during the convention to Finally, be sure to thank our bring this world-class event to Executive Director, Michael Columbus and to make it run Kenyon, and the PAS Staff for like clockwork. Our society is their outstanding job to produce richer for their vision and volun- PASIC. It takes years of planning elcome to Columbus, teer efforts. by the PAS office to administer W Ohio and to the 2002 This vision can only be real- and run this event. Our society Percussive Arts Society Inter- ized with the support of our Sus- is lucky to have such a talented national Convention. This is taining Members. In the Exhibit and dedicated team of profes- the third time that Columbus Hall you will find a dedicated sionals in Lawton, Oklahoma has hosted our unique music music industry that devotes a working on our behalf. convention, and the city and large portion of their resources There is no place like PASIC event facilities have always to invest in the percussive arts on this earth. It is a place to re- proven to be first rate. I appre- and PAS. On behalf of the Board charge your batteries, to access ciate the tireless efforts of Su- of Directors and our entire mem- new information, to renew old san Powell and her planning bership, I say thank you to our friendships and make new ones. committee in providing a stel- Sustaining Members for their PASIC is a unique connection to PASIC HOST’S WELCOME the program take note of the PAS conventions offer the PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE wide array of genres repre- unique gathering of individu- The Percussive Arts Society wishes to sented: drumset, world, key- als from all sides of percus- express its deepest gratitude to the board, orchestral, and marching sion: performers, students, following businesses and individuals who percussion, as well as education educators, composers, manu- have given generous gifts and contributions to PAS over the years. sessions and concert events. facturers and percussion en- Within each of these areas there thusiasts. This is the $500,000 or more are clinics, master classes, per- seventeenth convention I have MCMAHON FOUNDATION formances and panel discus- personally attended, and I $100,000 or more sions, as well as a diverse can honestly say that I have FRED GRUBER n behalf of the city of Co- lineup of evening concerts. You grown up in, with and through ZILDJIAN FAMILY O lumbus and the PASIC can plan your PASIC experience the Percussive Arts Society. $50,000 or more 2002 planning committee, I’d around your particular points of The yearly conventions have GORDON B. PETERS like to welcome you to what I interest, all while sampling the been integral to my develop- EMIL RICHARDS know will be a stimulating and varied offerings of other areas. ment as both performer and MICKEY TOPERZER enriching four days. Twenty Also, be sure and budget time educator, and I, like many oth- $25,000 or more seven years ago, the first Per- in your daily schedule to visit the ers, look forward to renewing CAROLL BRATMAN cussive Arts Society Interna- PASIC 2002 Exhibit Hall. The ex- old friendships as well as NANCY & PERRY D. PREUSCH tional Convention was held in hibits offer the opportunity to making new ones each time REMO, INC. Rochester, New York at the browse through music, view the PASIC takes place. Whether SABIAN, LTD. Eastman School of Music. latest instrument innovations, this is your first PAS conven- THOMAS SIWE Since then, PASIC has visited and try out products not avail- tion or your twentieth, you will twenty different cities across able anywhere else in one loca- most certainly leave inspired. the United States and brought tion. Enjoy your stay! PASIC 2002 the world of percussion to An event such as this could thousands of individuals. not take place without the col- SPECIAL THANKS This is the third trip that laboration of countless individu- Eugene Novotney PASIC has made to Columbus; als and organizations. Organization of PASIC Bob Breithaupt hosted the Numerous contributors have 2002 Focus Day convention in 1993 and Jim helped make this convention Robin Engelman Rupp was host in 1999. Due to come to life: the PAS committee Organization of The the accessible location, great members, the many logistics Drummer’s Heritage facilities, and the successful volunteers, the corporate spon- Jim Rupp previous conventions, the pre- sors, and especially the PAS cedent has been set for yet staff in Lawton. I would like to Organization of another memorable Columbus thank in particular PAS Adminis- Drummers of Woody gathering. trative Manager Rebecca Herman The artist roster for PASIC Kinslow and PASIC Production Todd Lacy 2002 features some of the Manager Todd Lacy, who have Production Manager greatest names in percussion, been key in the planning pro- Bryan Stone and as you browse through cess of this event. Photography WELCOME MESSAGES 3 PASIC 2002 PLANNING COMMITTEE PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE James Campbell, President Mark Ford, President-elect Richard Holly, Vice President Kristen Shiner McGuire, Secretary Mike Balter, Treasurer Robert Breithaupt, Immediate Past President Michael Kenyon, Executive Director DIRECTORS SUSAN POWELL JEREMY BRADSTREET ROGER BRAUN CARY DACHTYL Timothy K. Adams, Pittsburgh, PA PASIC 2002 Host Assistant Band Director, Grove City High Director of Percussion Studies Ohio Percussion Instructor, Kenyon College; Anders Åstrand, Stockholm, Sweden Music Director, Welsh Hills Symphony; Director of Percussion Studies, The Ohio School University, Athens, Ohio Steve Beck, Pro-Mark Corp., Houston, TX State University School of Music Timpanist, Opera Columbus Gregg Bissonette, Westlake Village, CA Michael Burritt, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Jim Catalano, Ludwig/Musser Industries, Elkhart, IN Ndugu Chancler, Los Angeles, CA Gary Cook, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Peter Erskine, Santa Monica, CA David Eyler, Concordia College, Minnesota State University–Moorhead, MN Steve Houghton, Glendale, CA Dana Kimble, West Point Band, West Point, NY Frederic Macarez, Orchestre de Paris, Conservatoire Superieur de Paris - CNR. Paris, France William Moersch, University of Illinois, JEFF JONES SCOTT KITCHEN JOSEPH KRYGIER JIM LESLIE Urbana, IL Arts Impact School, Columbus Beginning Band teacher, Parkersburg Percussionist/The Ohio State University University of Dayton; President of the Emil Richards, Toluca Lake, CA WV; Adjunct Professor, Marietta College Department of Dance PAS Ohio Chapter (Ohio) Lisa Rogers, Texas Tech University School of Music, Lubbock, TX Ney Rosauro, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL/ Santa Maria, Brazil Ed Shaughnessy, Calabasas, CA Ed Soph, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Kay Stonefelt, College at Fredonia—SUNY, Fredonia, NY Ed Thigpen, Action Reaction, Copenhagen, Denmark Norman Weinberg, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Andy Zildjian, Sabian, Ltd., Meductic, NB Canada COUNCIL OF PAST PRESIDENTS Robert Breithaupt, 1999–2000 JIM MOORE LENNARD MOSES ERIC PATON BEN RAMIREZ Genaro Gonzalez, 1997–98 Percussion Instructor, OSU Marching Associate Professor of Perucssion and Capital University Conservatory of Music Principal Timpanist, Columbus Garwood Whaley, 1993–96 Band; Editor/Owner of Per-Mus World Music, Central State University, Symphony; faculty member Boston Publications, Inc. Wilberforce, OH University–Tanglewood Institute Robert Schietroma, 1991–92 John Beck, 1987–90 Thomas Siwe, 1984–86 Larry Vanlandingham, 1982–84 James Petercsak, 1978–81 Gary Olmstead, 1973–77 Saul Feldstein, 1968–72 Gordon Peters, 1964–67 Donald Canedy, 1960–63 PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY STAFF Matt Elliott Catherine Flynn Jeff Hartsough TED ROUNDS JIM RUPP ROGER SCHUPP GLENN SCHAFT Hillary Henry Professor of Percussion, Kent State President of Columbus Pro Percussion, Associate Professor of Percussion, Associate Professor, Coordinator of University Inc.; Chair of the PAS Drumset College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green Percussion Studies, Dana School of Music Michael Kenyon Committee State University Rebecca Kinslow Rick Mattingly Danny Mendonsa Teresa Peterson Christa Riley Otice Sircy ADDITIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: KIM BURDETT, REGGIE JACKSON, MICHAEL LAMATTINA, JOHN MERRITT 4 PASIC 2002 PLANNING COMMITTEE Billy Ward University of North Texas SPONSORS Paul Wertico Drumline Zoro Latin Percussion, Inc. A.F.A.A. (Action Française Richard Weiner East Kentwood and Caledonia Lenny Castro d’Action Artistique) Nebojsa Jovan