16” Byzance Extra Dry Medium Thin Hihats

19" Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash

8” Byzance Crasher Hihats

22” Byzance Foundry Reserve Ride

Mics

Overheads, Left & Right - sE Electronics VR2

Room Mics, Left & Right - sE Electronics VR2
Core Mic (near right knee) - sE Electronics X1S

Hihat - sE Electronics SE8

Rack Tom - sE Electronics V Beat
Floor Toms - sE Electronics V Kick

Kick mic in - sE Electronics V Kick
Kick mic out - sE Electronics X1R
Subkick - Solomon LowFreq

Snare top - sE Electronics V7X
Snare bottom - sE Electronics V Beat

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Monitoring Setup

I use a Yamaha EAD10 for a consistent in-ear sound no matter where I am. I use it in my studio, at clinics, festivals, and my drum camps. My in-ears (Sound & Communication custom molded SC4’s) are plugged directly into it.

If I’m playing to any tracks, I run those in Cubase on my laptop which connects to a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 audio interface. The Focusrite sends the music and click into the EAD10 via AUX cable and a 1/4” adapter, and can send the music without click out to a PA system or sound engineer via the main L and R outputs.

I also use a AKAI LPD8 MIDI-pad with my laptop, mapped to my Cubase project, to easily be able to switch between songs and adjust click/song volumes without fiddling on my laptop touchpad.

Finally, I use a Porter & Davies BC Gigster Throne, with a Gibraltar B9608 Throne Base. The P&D throne allows me to feel the vibrations of my drums via the throne, which really connects me to the kit and especially to the bass drum.

I set up a “headphone mix” for the throne using Focusrite Control, a software that comes with my audio interface, and then use a headphone jack on the audio interface and a 1/4” cable to send a full mix of my drums into the BC Gigster.

Studio Gear

Main audio interface:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 audio interface
Behringer ADA8200 Ultragain extra preamp

Video camera 1 - GoPro Hero 12 Black
Video camera 2 - GoPro Hero 7 Black

Photo camera - Huawei P30 Pro smartphone

Four 55 W, 5500 K softbox lights (no-name brand)
Four cheap IKEA lights in the corners

PC components:
ASUS PRIME Z390-A
be quiet! Dark Rock 4
be quiet! Power Zone 850W
be quiet! Silent Base 601 Black
Corsair Force MP510B 480GB
Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6 GHz 12MB
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 4GB DUAL OC
Corsair 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2666Mhz CL16

DAW - Cubase 10.5 Elements
Slate Digital Everything Bundle plugins
Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing
Guitar Pro for writing notation

AKG K-712 Pro headphones for mixing
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface for mixing
’the sssnake’ XLR cables
Fischer Amps Mini Bodypack

EQ Acoustics Foam Tiles
t.akustik Manhattan Diffusors

Stands & Accessories

TAMA Hardware:

TAMA HS800W Snare Stand
TAMA HC83BW Cymbal Boom Stands
TAMA MXA73N Closed Hi-Hat Attachments
TAMA HTC107W Combination Tom/Cymbal Stand
TAMA QHC7 Quick-Set Hi-Hat Clutches
TAMA QC8 Quick-Set Cymbal Mates
TAMA TTL10 Tension Locks

K&M Microphone Stands:

K&M 25910 Mic Stand - Bass Drum
K&M 210/9 Mic Stand - Rack Toms & Snare Top
K&M 259 Mic Stand - Floor Toms, Hihat & Snare Bottom
K&M 260/1 Mic Stand - Room Mics
K&M 21430 Mic Stand - Overheads
K&M 225 Goosenecks on both rack tom stands & hihat stand

Bass Drum Tunnel:

sE Electronics Reflexion Filter Space
K&M 25993 Mic Stand
Black blanket on top, secured with glue clamps

Other:

Millenium MC900 multi-clamp to hold the Yamaha EAD10
CRS Cymbal Resonance Systems on the stands for the crashes, ride and china.
Tama WHP2 Wood Hoop Saver bass drum hoop protection
Extra long floor tom legs
Meinl MDR-BK Black Drum Rug
K&M 12150 Laptop Stand
Big Fat Snare Drum (Original), used when applicable

Pedals

ACD Unlimited:
- Darwin Hihat Stand
- Darwin FTW Double Pedal (Longboards, Strap Drive)

Beaters

Low Boy Custom Beaters, From left to right:

- Cotton beater
- Wood beater, Standard (what I typically use, x2)
- Felt beater
- Wood beater, Lightweight
- Leather beater

Dampeners

Drumtacs Dampeners

I mostly use these on my toms, to focus the sound a bit more around the fundamental pitch.

Snareweight Dampeners

I use these to control the overtones on my snare and to dry it up a bit.