MIKE COLLINS-NEW RELEASE FROM CY CURNIN OF THE FIXX-ESPOIR-BETTER ANGEL-1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14......

Long time pal, Mike Collins (Cy Curnin, Metts, Ryan & Collins, Throwback Suburbia, Rooftop Screamers, Earl Slick, Dilana, Ken Stringfellow) recently recorded an amazing single on the latest release Espoir from Cy Curnin (The Fixx)...Better Angel. Mike has worked with Cy as well on his collaborative project-Rooftop Screamers. 

His long time main for these projects has been his 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 14, and it has been used on countless releases, videos, and in live performances over the years.  

Thank You Again Mike...Great job on this as always!  

 

THE BEIER 1.5 STEEL--4.75 X 15 ANNIVERSARY DRUM-LIVE DEBUT-GREGG LOHMAN-LIVE WITH EASTON CORBIN......

Special Thanks going out to Nashville legend Gregg Lohman here this morning. Last weekend was the live debut of the Beier Anniversary Drum, and it just was a spectacular time. This has been in the making for some time, and it was so fantastic to get out to the show and see my friend. 

This drum is a 1.5 Steel–4.75 x 15. It is a size I have had in mind for quite some time. The 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 15 is the most popular 15 from here, the 1.5 Steel-4 x 15 has been the second most popular. This drum was intended to lower the bottom end of the 5.5, and the way to do that with my drums is to shorten them. It was also meant to expand on all of the qualities of the 4. It is, as well, the loudest of all the drums, and has all the wonderful tone AND overtones which I have always wanted in all of these drums.

Numbers 2-7 will be available the beginning of August, #1 is on its way to German great, Jochen Bauer, in Germany. I will be producing 5 to 10 a month on a continual basis.

I want to Thank All Of You so much for your interest in this drum, and the countless messages I have received about it. I truly think this drum brings out the best Musical qualities of all of them, and it will be an extremely useful instrument.

Thank You Again Gregg so much! You are an amazing Musician, person. and you have been an amazing friend to me. As well, this band has always been, and still is, one of my favorites. You guys are some of the best on the road ever, and Easton Corbin is one of Nashville’s best.

There are many updates I will be issuing on the release of this drum. please do contact me with any questions you have in the meantime. As an added note, the regular line-up of Beier Drums was retired in 2021. From time to time, as I have said, there will be one available on and off. But there will be no scheduled production of them as there will be with the Anniversary Drum. When available, they will be listed on the website. Currently there is a 1.5 Steel–6.5 x 15 and 5.5 x 14 available.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN!

http://www.gregglohman.com/

https://eastoncorbin.com/

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY FROM BEIER DRUMS......!

 

PETER RESLINSKI-LIVE IN THUNDER BAY ONTARIO-JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON REVISITED-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14.....

Peter Reslinski is again out on the live circuit, he recently performed in Thunder Bay, Ontario with the award-winning Paul Anthony's tribute to Johnny Cash…. Live at Folsom Prison.

It was so great to see my friend out live again, He is a multi-talented and diverse drummer, and he has worked live as well with Bill Durst and Parallel 49. 

Thank You my friend for selecting your 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 14 for this show. I really appreciated it. Congratulations Again on a great one!

Peter's Beier Drums: 1.5 Steel--5.5 x 12, 5.5 x 14, 7.5 x 15

Maxwell Reslinski

 

NICK FORCHIONE-NEW RELEASE FROM THE BAYOU BANDITS-ARIZONA STEPSON-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--4 X 15......

The Bayou Bandits released Arizona Stepson on April 28th, and I wanted to send out a huge Thank You to Nick Forchione (Carvin Jones, The Peach Pickers, Rex Carroll)  for using his 1.5 Steel–4 x 15 on this record.

I recently posted in the Latest News on  3/31 on another release, from Carvin Jones, that Nick had used the same drum on. I absolutely love both of these records, and I am so proud to have my drum on it with a player like Nick.

Congratulations as well my friend on your gig at the Whisky this last weekend opening for Angel. I just would have given anything to be there. So happy you got to meet Billy Orrico from Angel as well!

Will be in touch, and always know how much I value our friendship, and so appreciate knowing about these releases, and the messages from sessions you are so awesome about sending…

https://thebayoubandits.com/

 

MATTHEW RHYNER-LIVE IN DE PERE, WISCONSIN-JULIO REYES TRIO-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 X 14.....

Sending a big Thank You out to Matthew Rhyner today. He recently appeared live with Julio Reyes in De Pere,Wisconsin for a show, and he had along his 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 14

That drum has been one of his mains for a number of years now, and I have had several occasions where I got to see him live with industry legend Sammy Llanas. Incredible drummer, incredibly educated Musician, and I am always just thrilled to see that he selected my drum for one of his many gigs.

Thank You Again my friend. So looking forward to seeing you soon….

https://julioreyesband.com/home

https://matthewrhyner.weebly.com/index.html

 

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE BIRTHDAY MESSAGES.....

Thank You All so much for all of the Birthday emails, texts and messages! I really appreciated them...Every single one!!

 

CANADIAN LEGEND CHAD MELCHERT-NEW RELEASES-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--6.5 X 14 & 4 X 15......

Catching up on a long list of latest releases here, and I got to touch base with Canadian legend and longtime pal, Chad Melchert (Abbigail Road Drum Studio, Gord Bamford, CCMA Hall Of Honour) the other day.

There were over 15 releases I wanted to discuss with him, and I truly loved listening to every one of these. To date he has recorded dozens and dozens of singles and albums with his drums from here, and he is among the best of any drummer I've ever dealt with on letting me know the details of each record. I've said it many times, but that is because it's true, that just means everything to me. When a drummer selects your drum for recorded or live work…That is the highest compliment that could ever be paid, and is the sole hope I had, and still have, in choosing to make drums in the first place.

Chad has toured/recorded with his 1.5 Steel–4 x 15, 6.5 x 14 & 7.5 x 15, and we have been kindred Musical Spirits since our first discussion. He is one of the most recorded drummers in Canada, and his touring experience ranks among the top as well. He is also the only drummer ever to be inducted into the CCMA Hall of Honor which was so deserved.

Thank You Again my friend.

https://abbigailroad.com/

 

BLAKE SHELTON'S BARMAGEDDON-USA NETWORK-TRACY BROUSSARD-BEIER 1.5 STEEL SERIES.........

Barmageddon, Blake Shelton's new TV series, is entering its second season on the USA Network. I wanted to send out a big Thank You to Tracy Broussard for including drums from the 1.5 Steel Series on his kit for the show again.

Tracy also included his 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 12 for the current tour with Blake (Latest News-February 27th)...Back To The Honky Tonk Tour which goes through September 2023. 

Thank You Again Tracy…..!

https://www.usanetwork.com/barmageddon

https://www.blakeshelton.com/

 

UFO-A VISUAL BIOGRAPHY BY MARTIN POPOFF-ANDY PARKER-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--8 X 14........

I have been thinking a lot about my longtime pal, childhood drum hero, and one of the most avid users of my drums for the last 15 years: The Legendary Andy Parker of UFO. Elizabeth recently picked up the new Martin Popoff book: UFO-A Visual Biography, and of course I was thrilled that some of the images contained Andy with my drums. This would be the second book on UFO from Martin Popoff that contained images of him with my drums.

Andy has used my drums as his main on all tours, the last four studio records from UFO, and The Best Of A Decade release. His main in recent years has been his 1.5 Steel–8 x 14 in the US,  but prior to that it was a 1.5 Steel–6.5 x 14 for many years. That drum was one of the first produced in that size. For his European rig, his main has always been his 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 14. He also used his 1.5 Steel–6.5 x 15 in Gloss White on a segment of their European tour, and there are some excellent clips from the UK with him and that drum.

It would be difficult to list all of the great times over the years with Andy and the band, and Elizabeth and I are so hoping to see them again. We scheduled a trip to Greece in the Fall of 2022 to attend what would have been their final show in Athens. Due to Phil's health at the time, the final run of shows was canceled. We had an absolutely wonderful time still in Greece, and we talked about how we are hoping, like fans around the world are, that they will continue and finish sometime soon. 

Andy and I have always stayed in close touch, and I spoke to him recently. No news yet from the UFO camp. But…You never know. Let’s just hope the world gets to see a string of shows from one of the most influential Rock bands of all time…UFO.

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

http://ufo-music.info/andy/

 

JARRED POPE-BROTHER CANE-DAMON JOHNSON-TOM KEIFER 2023 TOUR-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--4 X 15 & 5.5 X 14.......

Nashville great, long time pal, and one of the finest all around Musicians and people I know, Jarred Pope, has been unbelievably busy lately.

He has been doing multiple shows with Brother Cane and Damon Johnson & The Get Ready, Don Felder, and he is getting ready to set out on the 2023 Tom Keifer Tour. For the Brother Cane and Damon Johnson shows he has been using his 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 14, his main for Tom Keifer will be his 1.5 Steel–4 x 15 again.

I have seen Jarred live many, many times. We have been friends for a long time now, and of all of the drummers I know that truly and deeply care about music, he is one of them. He is an amazing Musician, supporter, and a professional from A to Z.

Jarred will also be doing a demo of the Anniversary Drum when I see him in July on this tour in Chicago, and Elizabeth and I are delighted that he will be with us for the second year in a row to celebrate her birthday! She was so happy about this, she absolutely loves Jarred, and we all have had wonderful times over the years.

Thank You Again for all your support my friend, cannot wait to see you this summer….

https://www.gretschdrums.com/artists/jarred-pope

http://www.tomkeifer.com/

https://www.damonjohnson.com/

 

HAPPY EASTER FROM BEIER DRUMS......

 

ELLIOTT PAULIN-LIVE IN WISCONSIN-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE-BEIER 1.5 STEEL--5.5 & 6.5 X 14........

I recently had an invitation from Elliott Paulin (Rebel Grace, Andy Griggs, Anthony Orio, Dustin Lynch) to attend a show here in Wisconsin, The Songwriter Showcase, that I was very excited about it. It was an incredible show, with a long list of talents. Elliott was one of my first customers many years ago, and it was so nice to see him again.

The drum he picked up initially years ago was the 1.5 Steel–5.5 x 14. That drum was used extensively for many years live, remains unchanged like all of the drums, and it continues to be a part of his kit. The second drum that he picked up from here was a 1.5 Steel–6.5 x 14 which was his main for this show, the 5.5 x 14 was his auxiliary.

We had a great conversation and it was so nice to catch up. It certainly has been quite some time. Thank You again Elliott for everything, Looking forward to seeing you very soon again….

Image by Photgraphy By Ryan