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36 I MUSIC INC. I JANUARY 2011<br />
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1. From left: Remo’s Brian LeVan, Chris Hart<br />
and Bob Yerby; 2. EMD’s Buzz King (left) and<br />
Dan Barker; 3. Bosphorus’ Kevin Vosbein;<br />
4. Pro-Mark’s Mark Petrocelli (left) and Pat<br />
Brown; 5. Gretsch’s John Palmer; 6. Peterson’s<br />
Chris Labriola (left) and John Norris;<br />
7. From left: Dynasty’s Mark Schafer, Steve<br />
Crouch and Dave Clark; 8. Yamaha’s Greg<br />
Crane; 9. Meredith <strong>Music</strong>’s Garwood Whaley<br />
drummer that does not have an<br />
electronic component as a part of<br />
their set,” Garza said. “Electronic<br />
drums will not replace acoustic<br />
drums, but they show drummers<br />
the capabilities that they have.”<br />
Felix Pacheco, product specialist<br />
for Alesis, echoed Garza’s<br />
sentiments.<br />
“Everyone can use [digital<br />
drums],” he said. “Kids love<br />
them because they involve the<br />
computer, players who live in<br />
apartments like them because<br />
they can practice in their homes.<br />
Everyone likes them.”<br />
Alesis, which displayed the<br />
new DM7 USB, has seen significant<br />
growth with its digital sets.<br />
“They are selling really, really<br />
well,” Pacheco said.<br />
Alesis’ new DM7 USB is a<br />
five-drum, three-cymbal kit with<br />
a USB-enabled drum module. The<br />
kit offers more than 400 stereo<br />
sounds in 80 kits.<br />
Yamaha has shared in the digital<br />
success, as well.<br />
“Drummers love them,” said<br />
Yamaha’s DTX product specialist,<br />
Tom Griffin. “And they are now<br />
in an affordable price range.”<br />
Its DTX series features five setups<br />
at multiple price points, which<br />
increases the line’s popularity.<br />
“Our top-end [digital sets]<br />
have actually been very popular<br />
and have done extremely well,”<br />
Griffin said. MI