BLACKBERRY SMOKE ROLLS THROUGH MILWAUKEE-BRIT TURNER-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--6.5 X 14~

I just had the amazing opportunity to get together with Brit Turner of Blackberry Smoke when they rolled through Milwaukee recently. I have always been a huge fan of Southern Rock, and these guys, without a doubt, are one of the finest out there. I dropped off Brit's 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 to him to try in Sound Check, and he used it for the entire show. It is always a huge honor to see your drum being used by such a skilled player in such an unbelievable band. Going through the clips right now, and will be posting them in several weeks. Special Thanks to Monte Yoho of The Outlaws for the introduction, and Thank You Brit & Blackberry Smoke for the opportunity to come out.

www.blackberrysmoke.com

BEIER DRUMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT STEVE MAXWELL VINTAGE & CUSTOM DRUMS-NEW YORK & CHICAGO~

Beier Drums are now available at both of Steve Maxwell's stores in Chicago, and New York. The 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 is in stock at both stores, and the 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 will be arriving in several weeks at both locations. Also, please note, I am happy to send another size for a special request to either store for you to evaluate as well. I am very happy to have my drums in an operation that without a doubt, is one of the finest in this entire business. Video clip below of a great clip of Steve doing a demo on the 5.5 x 14 in his shop in Chicago. One of the best buzz rolls I have ever seen. Thanks Again Steve Maxwell~

www.maxwelldrums.com

MARK ORTMANN IN THE STUDIO WITH THE BOTTLE ROCKETS & HIS BEIER 1.5 STEEL--6.5 X 14~

Many Thanks Mark for sending the recent pics and update. The Bottle Rockets are currently in the studio working on their upcoming release. He has been using his Beier 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 in the studio, and has it on the road with him as well for live performance. This band was the leader of the 90's Alt-Country/Roots Rock movement, and without a doubt still is. Mark has also played the Beier 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 live with Marshall Crenshaw and Tommy Tutone. Will be updating this story when the new record is out. Please see the links below for tour dates. Thank You Again Mark. Looking forward to seeing you guys soon~

http://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com/

UFO-NEW RECORD-THANK YOU ANDY PARKER~

Andy Parker just sent me an advance copy of the new UFO record: "A Conspiracy Of Stars". It is melodic, heavy, powerful, and incredible. Just the fact that it is a UFO record, petty much say's it all. Thanks Andy for using your variety of Beier Snare Drums in the studio, and exclusively live for the countless shows and tours over the years~

http://www.ufo-music.info/band.htm

ROSE OSTROWSKI-SECOND SINGLE TO BENEFIT CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION-MASTERED AND ENGINEERED BY BILL LEVERTY OF FIREHOUSE~

Ten year Old Rose Ostrowski releases her second independent single to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The song is in memory of her cousin, Camillia Stiller, who passed away in 2012 of the disease. Available for download at iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and other music sites. All proceeds go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Mastered and Engineered by Bill Leverty of Firehouse. Since it's release, it has been #1 on the CD Baby charts in the 90's Rock Category. Please do take a listen which is a must, and donate. Great job Rose~

www.roseostrowski.com

TOMMY HARDEN AND HIS BEIER 1.5 STEEL--4 X 15....THE FIRST ONE IN TEXTURED BLACK~

Nashville legend, session player, and long time Reba McEntire drummer Tommy Harden just received his Beier 1.5 Steel--4 x 15 this last week, and absolutely loved it. He was looking to fill a void in mid-range tones he was missing in his selection of drums, and this drum filled it. The word "Piccolo" most always brings to mind a high pitched, high tension sound. This drum-The 1.5 Steel--4 x 15 is not that. The Mid/Bottom and dynamics on this drum are enormous. This was also the first one done in Black Texture Coating. The other color this drum is offered in is Gloss White. This entire drum was the idea of Mark Beckett-The color, the specs, the type of lugs, etc.., I was simply the person who manufactured it. So the credit goes to Mark, along with a huge Thank You from me. Tommy heard this drum at a show at the Winstar Casino when Mark was performing with Olivia Newton John. He loved the drum, and I could not be happier he now has one. Right out of the box he used it on a song for The Nashville Show. Like always, I will update this article as material comes out. Thanks Tommy...Looking forward to working with you. Check for tour dates to see him live, & see the YouTube links below for clips of the Olivia Newton John show where Tommy saw Mark with the 1.5 Steel--4 x 15...

http://tommyharden.com/

http://reba.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS7677__ys4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-hgu5-JEyA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbumkqlIUak

DREW MCKEON-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--6.5 X 14...MICHAEL BOLTON TOUR CONTINUES....

Drew McKeon is out on the road again with Michael Bolton this month, and he will be bringing his new Beier 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 with him. This band has quite literally been to almost every corner of the globe in the last couple of years, and they are an amazing group of players. And Michael Bolton...is as great as he ever was. Drew has played a 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 extensively on tour with this band, which is something that will always be a major highlight here. See the link below for a clip of them at Royal Albert Hall in London, and Drew on his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14. Your a massive and diverse talent Drew....Hope you enjoy the 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14. Will be updating this story as the tour continues...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUXY3_FaUY

http://www.drewmckeon.com/

http://www.michaelbolton.com/

RON OTIS TO HEAD OUT ON THE FOREVER CHARLIE ARENA TOUR WITH HIS 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14~

Jazz Maestro-Ron Otis (KEM, Earl Klugh, Aretha Franklin), is heading out February 12th with KEM on the "Forever Charlie Tour" with Charlie Wilson, KEM, & Joe. This is an arena tour, and will no doubt be an incredible evening with this line-up. Ron is taking his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 with him, and I was delighted to hear that. He also just received his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 15, and am looking forward to feedback on it from him. Please see the link for KEM below for tour dates. As always....I really appreciate everything Ron. To have a player of your caliber playing my drum on a tour like this...Is a major honor for me. Have a great run....

http://www.musicbykem.com/

http://www.ronotis.net/

http://forevercharlie.charliewilsonmusic.com/

MIKE HANSEN-LIVE WITH BOUILLET-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 15~

Long time music veteran, and all around power-house, Mike Hansen, just finished a performance with Racer X legend Bruce Bouillet, and his first with his new Beier 1.5 Steel Snare--5.5 x 15. Bruce has assembled an all-star cast for this new & incredible band. Mike used the 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 15 for their show at The Whisky this last Monday, January 9th. They will also be performing at NAMM this year. This is his new go-to snare, and will be heard live with Bouillet, when Mike is out on the road with Hurricane this coming year, and upcoming studio projects. Check the links below to Bruce's site for tour dates & updates on Hurricane.

Mike has had an extensive career and has performed and/or recorded with Hurricane, Steve Vai, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, The Coasters, Glass Tiger, Leif Garrett, The Pointer Sisters, and Paula Abdul. It was great to hear that he absolutely loved the 1.5--5.5 x 15, and even the band made note of it. Will be updating this story with more new pics and clips. Thank You Frances Deutsch for use of this great pic from The Whisky, & Thank You Mike Hansen for everything...

http://www.brucebouillet.com/

https://www.facebook.com/hurricanetheband

https://www.facebook.com/mike.hansen.56863?fref=ts

ACHIM FAERBER-NEW RELEASES FROM PRAG-EISBRECHER-AUTOMAT-MARTIN DEAN

Achim Faerber, one of Europe's premier talents, has been extremely busy as always, & has a number of new releases with him behind the kit this month. Prag, one of Germany's top acts, has just released their new album on 1/16: "Kein Abschied". Achim used the Beier 1.5 Steel on this entire record, and also uses a variety of sizes in the 1.5 Steel Series live with Prag-Exclusively. Guy Sternberg of  LowSwing Studio produced, recorded, and mixed the entire record. Industrial metal titans Eisbrecher will also be releasing  their latest on January 23rd: "Schock". Achim has used several sizes of the 1.5 Steel Series live with them. Also the tracks for the upcoming follow up for Automat have been completed, and are in the mixing process. All of the tracks were recorded with the 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14, and a 8 x 12 wooden snare as an auxiliary. They were done at one of Berlins most historic sites-Candybomber Studios. The producer, Ingo Krauss, comes from the same school of thought as the legendary engineer/producer Conny Plank, and continues this work. The release for this record is May 2015. As well, Automat will be issuing a collaboration of electronic musicians on vinyl of tracks recorded with Max Loderbauer on March 13th, 2015. Four tracks, and available in download format also. Achim is also featured on yet another release for tomorrow-Martin Dean's new record: "Dr. Blue & Mr. Gold".

Thanks as always Achim for using one of your many 1.5 Steel Series Snares live and in the studio, the album credits, & your support. Congratulations on all of your amazing work with some of the finest bands & engineers in today's music~

"When I bought the 1.5--5.5 x 14 Steel Snare, I didn't think this drum would turn out to be THE snare drum for me. Besides my 1960 Slingerland Artist in 5.5 x 14, it is my first choice in the studio, or live...."     Achim Faerber

http://prag-music.com/

http://www.eis-brecher.com/

http://www.automatmusik.de/

http://www.lowswing.de/

www.candybomber-studio.com

http://www.achimfaerber.com/

BEIER DRUMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT MUSIC CITY ASHEVILLE-

Beier Drums are now available at Music City Asheville. First drum to ship was the always popular 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 15. The owner, Jerry Lyda,  is a gifted guitar player and plays with the legendary Artimus Pyle in the Artimus Pyle Band as well. Artimus uses a Beier 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 as his main snare. Do stop in Music City when your in the area, or contact them for a web order. Thanks Again Jerry....Looking forward to working with you..

http://www.musiccityasheville.com/

www.theartimuspyleband.com

DAVID NORTHRUP-LIVE ON TOUR-THE OAK RIDGE BOYS CHRISTMAS TOUR-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14~

I had the amazing opportunity to get together with Nashville legend David Northrup when The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Tour rolled through this last weekend. It was their 40th Anniversary. To sum it up: It was a dazzling display of professionalism and talent. There is a reason they are on their fourth decade of live performance, and quite literally, their third generation of fans.

David has used my 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14 on the track "My Guns" with Mike McCarroll (link below), and most recently on a Contemporary Christian track for a record which will be out any time now. He used his new 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 for the first part of this show, and it went spectacularly well. According to him...Even the Sound Engineer absolutely loved the drum. This type of feedback is always wonderful to hear here, especially coming from a player of this caliber. His touring/recording credits are incredibly extensive & include, to name a few...Travis Tritt, John Waite, Wynonna, John Mellencamp, Tanya Tucker, Pam Tillis, Joe Diffie, and on it goes. He was also voted the #2 Country Drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll in 2009, and #2 Clinician in 2010. He will be using his new 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 on tour with The Oak Ridge Boys for the 2015.  Live clips of this show will be posted in the next couple of weeks, and will update this post. I told him several times, but will say it again here: Thank You David Northrup....I appreciate your time and interest in Beier Drums.....

 

http://www.davidnorthrup.com/

http://www.reverbnation.com/mikemccarrollmyguns

http://www.oakridgeboys.com/

  

NEW PICTURES, VIDEO CLIPS, AND AUDIO CLIPS....

Please do stop and check out some of the new media material on this site, and You Tube. There are new video clips of Pat McDonald's solo from the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix on his live snare-1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14-(Thanks Randy Walker), a clip from Achim Faerber using his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 with only brushes on the Peter Heppner Acoustic Tour, a Christmas clip from Sam Lumsden in Scotland with his students at his school of instruction with the 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14, Randy Walker on his Beier 2mm Brass--6 x 14, Dennis Diken's solo with The Smithereens on his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14, and some more clips from Quiet Riot from the Bang Your Head Tour with Frankie Banali on the 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 15. Numerous new pictures have been posted, and there are new Audio samples from Frankie Banali on the 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 15, Achim Faerber on his 1.5 Steel--6.5 x 14, Brad Elvis of The Romantics, Ron Otis' live solo with Earl Klugh, and Jamo VanDeBogert-All with their 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14.

https://www.youtube.com/user/BeierDrums

http://beierdrums.com/Pics.html#.VJl_vF4AKA

http://beierdrums.com/Video.html#.VJl_3V4AKA

ACHIM FAERBER-ACOUSTIC TOUR-PETER HEPPNER-UPDATE & VIDEO~

Achim Faerber (Eisbrecher, Project Pitchfork, Prag, Automat) recently completed a very successful & mostly sold-out acoustic tour with Peter Heppner in Germany. It was so well received...It will be continued in September 2015. Achim told me it was a very interesting experience for him using only mallets, brushes & shakers for the entire tour. He did not use any sticks. Quite a diversion from his heavy hitting duties for Eisbrecher & Project Pitchfork. He also used the Beier 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14 for all of the shows as he does in Project Pitchfork, Prag & Automat. Link below for an excellent clip from the tour. Regarding the photo he sent below...:

"A small shaker in the right hand, left hand just slaps the 5.5 x 14 steel snare, and the only bass you hear in the room is my 14 x 26 Broadcaster Bass Drum from 1937.  Love it..."

Achim Faerber

http://www.achimfaerber.com/

http://www.universal-music.de/peter-heppner/home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSIbp8GmfDU&list=UU6TfTF-X8YJyl2VfNsTVr8Q

GERMAN INDUSTRIAL METAL GIANTS EISBRECHER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM-"SCHOCK"-JANUARY 27TH~

Industrial metal giants Eisbrecher are set to release their new album "Schock" January 27th. Achim Faerber is the man behind the kit for Eisbrecher, and I truly appreciate you adding Beier Drums in the credits Achim. Your support has always been, and always will be most appreciated here. Link below for pe-orders in the U.S through Amazon. The cover in the US will be red, and the German release will be white. Check out their website for tour dates and info....

http://www.amazon.com/Schock-Eisbrecher/dp/B00P9FC2J8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418066445&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=eisbrecher+shock

http://www.eis-brecher.com/

SAM LUMSDEN VIDEO-FIRST CLASS DRUMS-SCOTLAND-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14....

Thanks Sam Lumsden at First Class Drums in Scotland for your recent video "Carol Of The Bells" with your students using the Beier 1.5 Steel Snare--5.5 x 14. They are very fortunate to have an instructor with your skills. You did a great job on this, the kids sound great, and I always appreciate your support live, in the studio, and in your school.....  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKi7ZWU5FyU&list=UU6TfTF-X8YJyl2VfNsTVr8Q

https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-Class-Drums/141704629185176