Entries Tagged ‘NAMM 2010’

KickPort at Summer NAMM 2010!

KickPort International will be in Nashville this June for Summer NAMM 2010 to present the KickPort, network, hang out, and be a part of the music manufacturers community.
If you’re attending, head on over to Booth 704 and have a chat with Scott Cameron, KickPort Sales Rep.

Last year, at Summer [...]

KickPort Quotes - Felix “D-Kat” Pollard

Felix ‘D-Kat’ Pollard wanted to share his thoughts on playing with the KickPort:

“The Kickport enhances the sound of the “Boom-clap-Boom” in my groove!”

Felix “D-Kat” Pollard is a drummer whose propulsive style and versatility have enabled him to play alongside some of the greatest musicians in the world. His roster [...]

KickPort Artist Profile: Travis Marc

KickPort friend artist Travis Marc wanted to share his thoughts on the KickPort:
For years I’ve tried to find the best bass drum sound possible, thanks to Kickport I’ve found it. I never would have thought that such a simple, yet breakthrough design would’ve made such a difference, I love it [...]

See this Show! - Espirito @Venue505 Sydney 6/24

Espirito returns for another night of fattened Latin Funk and Soul Jazz, with a dash of Hip Hop, High Energy, the roots and sounds of today’s grooves.

Featuring Vocalist Toni Alliayalis (Toni Nation, INXS) and guest Guitarist Carl Dewhurst

Venue 505 Sydney, Australia
Doors Open @ 7:30 Thursday 6/24
Tickets $15 Concession $10

Rhythm Magazine gives the KickPort 5 Stars! ☆☆☆☆☆

UK Drummers! - Get your hands on the May 2010 issue of Rhythm Magazine and check out the stellar review of the KickPort:

Rhythm - May 2010

When it was launched in 2009, the KickPort created a genuine buzz within the music industry. A simple device that is easily fitted to the [...]

KickPort Reviewed in Sick Drummer Magazine

Sick Drummer Magazine’s Dross reviews the KickPort in their May 2010 issue. Drummer and audio engineer Dross explains how the KickPort works and takes us through a drum tracking session with a KickPort installed. Lets take a look:

Sick Drummer Magazine Issue #12

The Kickport is another one of those products [...]

KickPort Quotes - “THIS KICKPORT THING KICKS ASS”

I just got this email from my buddy Paul from San Francisco:

THIS KICKPORT THING KICKS ASS………and you should hear GODZILLA (My Kick-Ported 24 inch SONOR 24 ply kick drum with an Evans Emad and a Remo Ebonoy Kick ported on the front)! People that hear it almost CROAK……It sounds that [...]

Drummer Magazine Reviews the KickPort

Check out this review of the KickPort in the
March 2010 issue of Drummer
Magazine:

Drummer Magazine March 2010

“Our bass drum is often the one drum that offers us the least amount of
tone due to the manner in which we stuff blankets, mattresses,
cupboards, even the kitchen sink inside then shell. Okay, I exaggerate
there but we do tend to [...]

KickPort - NAMM 2010 - Omar Hakim

Omar Hakim is of course a legend. He is the top shelf of first call session drummers and has played with a who’s who of talent not to mention being the house band drummer on Saturday Night Live for a couple of seasons. Some of the acts he has played with include Anita [...]

KickPort - NAMM 2010 - Korn’s Ray Luzier

Ray Luzier of Korn stopped by the KickPort International booth at NAMM to say “hi” and tell us how much he liked using the KickPort on his kit at a Musician’s Institute workshop organized by our friend Fred Dinkins. If you don’t know, Fred Dinkins is a KickPort Artist, great drummer, and a revered [...]