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By Jeff T. Patterson

Welcome to The BIG BEAT.

This site is for drummers the world over. Wherever musicians join to play music in every continent and country in the world, the International Music Scene is alive and well. As a melting pot for every nationality and race, the International Music communities, and American Music communities in particular remain the most alive, vital, and expressive of music communities on earth.

Be it Rock, Soul, Funk, Rap, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Folk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, SKA, Symphonic, Classical, Choral, Eastern, or Far Eastern music, Music Theatre, and Show Tunes, or any music used simply as an aid to meditation, dance, worship, or the calmness of your inner soul and spirit, Music is a celebration of Life, and Love, and Joy, and its highest expression lives in the highest dimensions of true spirituality and art.

My personal expression of music is in the form of Praise and Worship to the Almighty God, who inhabits the praises of his people. Please enjoy my small contribution to the music and drumming communities.

Thanks for coming,

JTP Communications

Jeff's Drum Kit Layout
Music History
A Drummer's Corner
Green Flash Records
How to Handle a Hot Musician . . .
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Here are a few of my most favorite and useful links for drum equipment and information, may they serve you well.
Modern Drummer www.moderndrummer.com
TAMA Drums www.tama.com
Drum Workshop (DW) www.dwdrums.com
Drumset Connect -- Drums Percussion www.drumsetconnect.com
MAPEX Drums www.mapexdrums.com
Pearl Drums www.pearldrum.com
Latin Percussion (LP) www.lpmusic.com
Evan's Drumheads www.evansdrumheads.com
Vic Firth www.vicfirth.com
Remo www.remo.com
Sabian www.sabian.com
Paiste www.paiste.com
Zildjian www.zildjian.com
Toca Percussion www.tocapercussion.com
Musician's Friend www.musiciansfriend.com
Interstate Music www.interstatemusic.com
Midwest Percussion www.midwestpercussion.com
Sam Ash www.samash.com
American Musical Supply www.americanmusical.com
Guitar Center www.guitarcenter.com
Warner Bros. Publications www.warnerbrospublications.com
     
My current drum kit  
Ah One - ah Two - ah you know what to do . . !



By Jeff T. Patterson


I love to play the drums.

I love being a drummer, a musician, and an artist more than just about anything I've ever done in life.

I believe that the gift of music, what music gives me, and what I can give through music is more important than just about anything else I am involved in. It's not the thrill of getting up on stage and being in front of people that does it for me. Yes, that part of it is fun, but that is not what it is all about for me. What really does it for me is participating in the musical experience, the creation of music is a thing of beauty that only musicians of longDrums experience and dedication can appreciate in all of its complexity and simplicity. Not that anyone can't appreciate beautiful music, but the beauty of music only becomes greater with the knowledge of the long hours of work, and sweat, and suffering, and sacrifice that goes into the creation of a true work of musical art. Music is art, it is joyous, it is a worship of the Holy, the Divine and all that is good in life.

   --  Let new psalms be written . . .

Thinking of building your own Recording Studio? -- See below for a great set of links to get you started.


 


 Recording Technologies
   
AKG Acoustics www.akg-acoustics.com
Argosy Console www.argosyconsole.com
Audio-Technica US., Inc. www.audio-technica.com
BEHRINGER www.behringer.com
Cello Studios www.cellostudios.com
Crown International www.crownaudio.com
C-Tech / California Technology www.c-techsys.com
EVI Audio www.electrovoice.com
Emtec Pro Media., Inc. www.emtec-usa.com
Fairlight www.fairlight.com
Fostex America www.fostex.com
Glyph Technologies, Inc. www.glyphtech.com
Groove Tubes www.groovetubes.com
Hosa Technology Inc. www.hosatech.com
Mackie Designs Inc. www.mackie.com
McCauley Sound Inc. http://www.mccauleysound.com/
M-Audio http://www.m-audio.com
Music Industries Corp. www.musicindustries.com
Panasonic Pro Audio Group www.panasonic.com
Royaltone Studios www.royaltonestudios.com
SADiE / Studio Audio Digital www.sadie.com
Sennheiser Electronics Corp. www.sennheiserusa.com
Sound Devices www.sounddevices.com
Sweetwater Sound Inc. www.sweetwater.com
Wave Digital www.empiricallabs.com
Yorkville Sound www.yorkville.com

 And the Beat Goes On . . .

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