Just in time for the wrap-up of the 2014 DCI season, we’re very proud to welcome Roger Carter to our family of artists with his intricate battery piece Vortex, as heard performed by the 2014 Bluecoats drumline. Vortex is an aggressive marching percussion piece rife with challenging polyrhythmic ideas through a constant 12/8 meter. Extended grooves, sectional breakdowns, and dense, rudimental rhythms that laugh in the face of silly barlines, there’s no escaping this Vortex.
Tapspace takes a trip to Lone Star Percussion, Welcome John Weisiger, 5 New Solos, Download Etiquette, VDL Tip: Attack Knob Tricks, Artist Spotlight – Murray Gusseck
The time has come – time to announce our next batch of summertime solo releases! This is a unique batch of creative, musical, and inventive solos for percussionists of all varieties! We’re also excited to welcome Gene Koshinski, Chad Floyd, Rick Dior, and Pat Jacobs to the Tapspace lineup of artists along with veteran Tapspace artist Alan Keown. See/click below for more information on each piece.
Continue readingThank you Sara!, Two New Marimba Solos, Roots of Music, Download Etiquette, VDL Tip: Using Apple’s MainStage as a VDL Performance Tool, Artist Spotlight – Jeff Queen
We’re excited to kick off the summer segment of our new release calendar with two timeless classics, both of which are available today! We’ve been hard at work licensing these two new solos, which are the first of several that will be released in the coming months, and ensuring that the engraving and layout are painstakingly detailed. We think both will be surefire hits on your upcoming recital, so grab ’em now and be one of the first to play them this fall!
Continue readingWe’re over it and making summer plans, Virtual Drumline in the wild, RIP Steve Weiss, VDL Tip: Editing Battery Velocities for Playback Realism, Artist Spotlight – Danny Raymond. Click here to read the latest!
Spring Clean Beats SALE, 2014 WGI Championships, MPA Copyright Scholarship Contest, VDL Tip: Split Parts in Sibelius, Artist Spotlight – Gifford Howarth. Click here to read the latest!
Tapspace Then & Now, Welcome tech support specialist, Justin Phillips, See us at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, VDL Tip: The Power of Templates, Artist Spotlight – Jesse Monkman. Click here to read the latest!
Mt. Hood Tapspace brain trust, We’re headed to TMEA, Festival Score 3-Packs, VDL Tip: Panning your Instruments, Artist Spotlight – Ralph Hicks & Eric Rath. Click here to read the latest!
2013 wrap-up, Midwest Chicago photos, It’s Solo Season!, Narrow Searches with Filters, VDL Tip: Enhanced Realism with Mixed Mallet Selections, Artist Spotlight – Jim Casella. Click here to read the latest!
