Canadian Music Trade - August/September 2017 | Page 46

ENDORSER UPDATE

STONE SOUR ’ S ROY MAYORGA
Porter & Davies has added Stone Sour ’ s Roy Mayorga to its artist roster . Mayorga is currently using the company ’ s tactile monitor seats .
“ The seat is definitely making me groove even more ,” says Mayorga , who will be using his BC2 on the band ’ s summer American tour . The BC2 combines the throne top with the Tactile Generator mounted internally , coupled to a flight-cased electronics engine pack in order to allow drummers to better feel their playing .
Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess is the first artist to officially endorse the Radial Key-Largo , a combination keyboard mixer , digital-to-analog interface , and performance pedal .
“ The Radial Key-Largo is my new best friend . It ’ s hard to believe all the audio connectivity goodness inside this compact unit ,” says Rudess . “ After I plugged in two stereo keyboards , my stereo iPad , and my [ Roli ] Seaboard , as well as a standard MIDI keyboard through the DIN port , all I could do was smile !”
PHOTO : THE COME UP SHOW / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Grammy nominated drummer , singer , songwriter , rapper , and producer Anderson . Paak is now playing Sabian cymbals exclusively . On stage and in the studio , . Paak alternates between drumming , playing the piano , and singing and rapping .
. Paak says , “ I need my cymbals to sound like the war cry from a group of guerrilla soldiers and Sabian gets that done for me !” His current set-up includes 18-in . AA Sick Hats , a 19-in . Artisan Crash , 12-in . AAX O-Zone Splash over a 10-in . AA Mini Holy China stack , 22-in . HH Liquid Ride Brilliant or Artisan Light Ride , 20-in . AAX Aero Crash , and a 20-in . HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash .
TOMMY DETAMORE ( LEFT ) & JIM LAUDERDALE
Multi-Grammy-winning American country , bluegrass , and Americana singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale recorded his latest album , This Changes Everything , with the MA-300 and MA-101fet from Mojave Audio .
“ The MA-300 was the first mic I put up for Jim ,” says engineer and producer Tommy Detamore . “ Jim has such a wonderfully distinctive quality to his singing . It ’ s what I would call a ‘ mercurial ’ voice , both in terms of phrasing and tone . It ’ s pure genius , so whatever mic you choose , it has to be up to the task of capturing all of the nuances , and this is where the MA-300 shines .”
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