Thanks so much - yes this was the original US Tour. It was such an incredible song to play!!

❤❤ Daww thanks Steph! :)

Thanks so much Jon! :)

Oh thank you so much!! That cruise ship contracts was my first and favorite. I got to play some wonderful tunes with some wonderful people on that ship. I miss those times. Thanks so much again for the kind words :)

Haha it’s happened to me on some shows but thankfully not this one

Hey thanks so much - this was a fun book to play. We used a tour orchestration but on broadway it was two books. Dan Haskins was on percussion and Dave Ratajczak on drums. Watching both of them play this show in New York was unforgettable. Two of the nicest and funniest guys and unbelievable players!

You must’ve drove a Uhaul to that gig smh , but that’s dope!!

Not entirely. Looks like MPAC went with the reduced orchestration that has one trumpet, one trombone. (Original Broadway and West End productions had a 16 piece orchestra or larger with 2 trumpets and trombones.)

Well done Kevin, Ryan, orchestra, and company!

Hi Joey - that is an 18” Zildjian K and 16” Zildjian K. They were both part of a pack I believe. Really Great cymbals! I’ve been using the HHX Cymbals from Sabian more recently and I would definitely recommend checking them out too but the Zildjian Ks were my favorites for a long time! :)

Hey Mikko - It’s been awhile but I think best case scenario is that the md on the ship will send out the charts along with a studio recording for you to look over before you join the ship. Worst case scenario is you have to sight read and just do you best to watch for drastic tempo and style changes. usually there is a sound check on embarkation day for you to get comfortable in the space but aside from that I don’t believe there is really any rehearsal period. As you look play through more and more production shows with a certain cruise line you might start to see that some numbers are reused and you become more familiar and comfortable playing them. Hope this helps!

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Hey Sam-I just quickly transcribed what the drummer was playing on the track. The track is off an obscure CD called NBC: A Soundtrack of Must See TV. I don’t know if it’s available anymore so if you want it I’d be happy to email it to you if you can’t find it online. Thanks for checking out the video!!

Not to mention the tuning between sections.

I sincerely doubt you did it without having extra noise from changing the pitch on the drum and glissandoing into multiple notes

Jeremy Wisler Hey Jeremy! Thanks so much! Sure thing- I’m certainly not an expert at all in terms of recording and mixing but I’d be more than happy to share the the settings and equipment I’ve been using here at home. I’ll post a video soon! In the meantime there’s a drummer by the name of Austin Burcham who is an awesome resource for this kind of stuff. (I think his youtube account is ABBDrums) I learned a lot of stuff by watching his videos as well. I’ll put some stuff together and send it your way! Hope you’re doing well!

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@@rmpercussion Thank you Thank you Thank you!! Now if only I could figure out how to make my snare not sound like sh*t... 😂

Thanks so much!!

Ron Spagnola Thanks Ron!! :)