KickPort News

Bill M, Pensacola, FL in the studio with The KickPort!!

Just wanted to share this great letter we received – Thanks Bill!!!

From: Bill M
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:38 PM
To: sales@kickport.com
Subject: Kickport!

Fellas,

I purchased your Kickport a Month ago and I must tell you what you already know……..

The product is outstanding.
I employ a Pearl 22″ Vision with BOA foot pedal and Slug Jazz beater.
The batter head is a Aquarian Super Kick II (also the best I have heard)
And the resonant head is also the Aquarian black ported (I had to enlarge the existing hole a bit)
The mic is the D6 positioned just outside the port, man it SMOKES!

I channel EQ a bit, with insert of a dbx compressor and the full drum mix passes thru a BBE
sonic enhancer.

I’m getting low end breathy punch, no mid noise and a slight 2k to 5k boost, just what I always wanted!
The combination of your port with the Aquarian it excellent.

I also called Musicians Friend, who I spend plenty with and suggested they place an order with you guys.
I should buy one or two just for extras. Thanks to you guys, I hate playing any other kick!

Great Idea & product, now how about a good bass drum head dampener?

Bill M
Pensacola

Jonathan Moffett - Michael Jackson's Drummer for 30 Years!

Jonathan Moffett is an incredible talent and great friend of all of us at KickPort. He has been using the KickPorts for quite some time now and Sam flew down to set him up at the first Michael Jackson rehearsal in LA several months ago. Jonathan was using the KickPorts on his three kick drum set up. As it turned out of course, instead of a hugely successful tour, MJ tragically passed away. The new movie ‘This is It’ has footage from the rehearsals with Jonathan playing drums and MJ singing. Sam just saw the movie and said that in one scene MJ is standing in front of Jonathan’s kit and singing and the KickPorts are plainly visible in his bass drums.

We have been in a lot of TV Shows already, but this is very exciting to be in a movie. It’s even more exciting to have Michael Jackson singing right in front of amazing talent Jonathan Moffett with our KickPorts in his kick drums. At the same time… it’s so sad that MJ is not with us anymore and those were some of his last moments. Truly bittersweet…

Jonathan Moffiet, John Blackwell with KickPort crew

KickPort International Booth at NAMM 2010 drew some very serious talent! Jonathan Moffett of course played with Michael Jackson for 30 years during which time he also played with Madonna, Elton John, Cameo and many more. John Blackwell has performed with Prince, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy and many more. It was great to have John Blackwell playing drums and showing off the KickPort as well as his incredible talent at the KickPort Booth.

Very cool!

Curt Bisuqera's New DVD!!

Check out KickPort Artist Curt Bisquera’s New DVD! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqy0KlAO-c

Buy it here: http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/DVD+CURT+BISQUERA+ON+WHEELS/part_number=PR09DVDCURT/1845.0.1.1.0.0.0.0.0?s=part_number&part_number_d=ASC&part_number_c=part_number&t=1&i=all&

Here is Curt’s website – you should check it….truly impressive!! http://www.curtbisquera.com/

Curt is a great friend of KickPort International. He is an amazing drummer and his list of accomplishments and successes is incredible. And why? Well… simply because he is an incredibly talented drummer and artist!

Congratulations Curt from all of us at KickPort!!

Legend Joe Porcaro with KickPort Crew and Jotan Afanador of Aventura!

Legend Joe Parcaro came by the booth and hung out for a while. He was very impressed with KickPort artist Jotan Afanador’s performance at our booth! Joe’s three sons were all musicians in the band Toto: keyboardist Steve Porcaro, bassist Mike Porcaro and late drummer Jeff Porcaro. Joe guested on Toto’s hit album Toto IV. Along with fellow music educator and drummer, Ralph Humphrey, Joe was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) located in Pasadena, California.

Porcaro has recorded with Pink Floyd, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Freddie Hubbard, Don Ellis, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, The Monkees, Gladys Knight and Madonna. He has also done film score work, including with James Newton Howard, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Danny Elfman, John Frizzell.

Quite an honor to have met him and have him check out the KickPort. Our mutual friends say that Joe was very impressed with the KickPort!

Curt Bisquera with KickPort's Jesse Bradman & Sam Millender

Curt Bisquera stopped by the KickPort NAMM Booth to hang out last week. He of course is a KickPort Artist and has played with Seal, Elton John, Mick Jagger and many more. A wonderful talent and it was great to see him! He also has a new DVD coming out. We will keep you posted on that!

Doane Perry stopped by to see us at our booth at NAMM 2010 last week. He is a great guy and been with the KickPort Family of Artists since on or around June 2009. He plays with Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson and other great projects as well. It was great to see him!

Jotan Afanador from Aventura with Jesse and unidentified hottie

Jotan Afanador of Aventura is a great friend of KickPort International. He was there from the beginning and we love his wonderful energy and support. He drew a huge crowd when he performed last week at the KickPort booth! Even major stars/legends like Lenny White and Joe Porcaro were loving his playing! And by the way… the “unidentified hottie” is my wife Paula!

KickPort Artist Daniel Bejarano with Jesse and Sam

Daniel has been playing with Kenny G for over three years. He is a member of the KickPort Family of Artists and uses the KickPort in his main Yamaha 22″ inch kick, as well as his 18″ kick for the acoustic set. He is a wonderful talent and we were very pleased to see him at our NAMM Booth hast week!

KickPort's Sam and Jesse with KickPort Artist Bobby Rondinelli

Bobby Rondinelli is a great rock drummer and has played with Rainbow, Over the Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult and many more. Bobby has been a member of the KickPort Family of Artists for two months and we are glad to have him. He also endorses Ludwig Drums and he was at the Ludwig Booth last week jamming many times. He blew everybody away when he sat and played at the KickPort booth!