We are excited to be back in San Antonio again for the 2010 TMEA Convention. In the past few months, we’ve released tons of new percussion ensembles, all of which will be on display with listening stations, and special show pricing on everything. Ask us about our UIL listings too! As usual, we’ll have a host of new Virtual Drumline demos to show, so come on down! You’ll find us at booth #2751.
Doublebeat 9000 Now Available!
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Check out Doublebeat 9000, the latest groovy battery jam from Murray Gusseck. Based largely on ostinatos in each section, the piece is easy to learn yet challenging due to the physical demands, especially for the snares.
Doublebeat 9000 works as a cadence, stadium groove, or for any other occasions where a battery needs to play something danceable!
Tapspace at PASIC 2009
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) is here, and we’re gearing up to show all the latest Tapspace gear at our booth at the Indianapolis Convention Center from November 11-14, 2009. We just unveiled a boatload of new concert solos and ensembles, so you’ll want to be sure to check those out. Continue reading
New Concert Pieces for 2010
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
It’s been a busy year at Tapspace World Headquarters, and we’re excited to finally unveil over 20 new concert pieces for the upcoming 2010 concert season. Continue reading
GO! – New Gusseck Piece Now Available
Monday, September 21st, 2009We’ve just released a mammoth new download product from the mind of Murray Gusseck. It’s entitled GO! This is a technical sequence for battery ensemble that clocks in at nearly 16 minutes in length, and consists of over 20 individual exercises in 9 different categories.
The piece comes with a video (nearly 1 hour long) with Gusseck himself demonstrating the various technique concepts, and includes sheet music, and MP3 practice recordings at various tempi. Click the DEMOS link to see the 2009 Santa Clara Vanguard performing excerpts from this piece as well.
New Gusseck Piece – Flash Gordon Henderson
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Hot on the heels of the recently completed 2009 DCI season, Murray Gusseck has cooked up another mindbender for the parking lot drumline afficianado. Flash Gordon Henderson was heard played by the Santa Clara Vanguard drumline, and provides an entertaining way to practice mental and timing control within the drumline ensemble. This piece is now available as a downloadable product exclusively on the Tapspace website.
Violent Tenor Cream – Now Shipping
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Recently, we announced a new book, “Violent Tenor Cream,” the long-awaited follow-up to “Violent Ice Cream.” Today, the wait is over. Violent Tenor Cream is now shipping and available for purchase from the Tapspace website.
This book contains the physical outpourings of quad juice from: Matt Altmire, Michael Apodaca, Bill, Bachman, Mark Campbell, Mike Hodges, Murray Gusseck, Colin McNutt, Brian Perez, and Nick Werth. 76 pages is barely enough to contain the sheer amount of notes these guys have available to throw at you.
Next week, we will make each of the included piece available for immediate download as A La Carte items. Check back soon for those. In the meantime, go to the product page and see these masters in action!
Standardized Marching Download Pricing Now in Effect
Friday, May 22nd, 2009Since first unveiling our downloadable marching titles in 2003, we’ve seen a growing interest in easily purchasing today’s most innovative drumline music via the quick and easy access of the Tapspace webstore. We’ve now standardized the way marching downloads are being packaged to best fit the needs of our customers. This applies a fair and consistent licensing structure across all stand-alone marching titles. Continue reading
“Let it Rip” receives 4.5 out of 5 stars in Modern Drummer
Friday, March 27th, 2009We’re pleased to announce that Danny Raymond’s solo snare DVD, “Let it Rip” has received 4.5 out of 5 stars in the May 2009 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, one of the world’s leading and largest drumming publications. Found in the “Critique” section, the review reads as follows:
Tutorial: Using VDL Template in Sibelius 5.2.5 and 6
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Virtual Drumline developer, Jim Casella and sound set/template developer, Hugh Smith give a personal walk-through of the VDL Template for Sibelius, and offer some tips on how to get the best mileage from your setup.Please note, these steps are just an overview. These demonstrations were performed with Sibelius 5.2.5, however the instructions work within Sibelius 6 as well. You’ll simply replace anything version-specifically named “5.2.5” with “6.” Continue reading
