L.A. Percussion & Backline Rentals

Love these cloud chamber bowls. A @partchensemble instrument, here at LAPR.

Boomwhackers and soooo much other goodness here. Get to 2:30 and definitely watch to end! That is SOME cymbal playing!

Messing around with waterphone on timp. Does it do much? Dunno... maybe some more resonance, but not super profound I think. Not done with this, though...

Some quijada (donkey jawbone) sounds are better than others for a ‘Silverado’ film play-along.

Exactly 50 years ago today I had the pleasure of helping Mr. Rogers learn about the timpani - or kettle drums. It was an honor to be there and to share a conver...sation with him off camera. He has done a fantastic job of helping people everywhere to feel good about themselves. Thank you Fred Rogers. See more

Timp = amazing resonator | superball = amazing friction maker

Has anyone ever seen a cajita rigged-up like hi hats before? And there’s lots of other cool stuff in this video!

Check out how the heads of these drums are mounted and tuned!

Get to the 16ths section

Some shots from a recent remote workshop at the warehouse. Although not as fun as being in-person, glad to have the tech to pull this off!

Posted @withregram @silas_hite Thank you to @lapercrentals for supplying the beautiful orchestral cymbals for today’s session. 20 HH Orchestral Viennese by @sabiancymbals_official and 18 Light Symphonic by @paistecymbals. Both sounded exquisite! . . .... . . . . . . . . . #sabiancymbals #paistecymbals #crash #orchestral #orchestralcymbals #recordingstudio #composerlife #composersofinstagram #perc #percussionist #percussion See more

Late 1800s Schunda cimbalom, with late 1900s glass marimba and gongs, and early 2000s tuned woodblocks.

Ok so watching this again from last year and laughing just the same. You gotta watch this little one’s face. Not. Having. It. Ben Salisbury, celesta.

Headphone alert for all that scrumptious low end and resonance! Quick LAPR owners’ moment - we accompanied opera singer extraordinaire Jardena Gertler-Jaffe on tenor, doubles, and bass steel pans. The piece is Nuit d’étoiles (Night of Stars) by Debussy. What do you think about this re-orchestration?

Filmed at LAPR. Posted @withregram @gonbopsofficial Lenny Castro Signature Tambourines! Single and Double Row versions, with Asian Oak shells and Cowskin heads....Single Row features Brass jingles...Double Row version has Stainless Steel jingles. Both with a custom Lenny Castro logo head and autograph engraved on the shell. @lennyconga #gonbopstambourines

This was homework our kid had years ago. Another normal day

LA Phil Principal Percussionist, Matt Howard is next up on our TAPS OA Masterclass Series. To audit this series (or all of them) please visit our website: www.t...edatkatzpercussionseminar.com/enroll Masterclass I 10/21/20 @ 5pm Pacific Accessories: How to Choose the Right Instrument and Basic Sound Production Masterclass II 10/28/20 @ 5pm Pacific Principal Percussion Basics: Developing an Ear for Balance, Phrasing, Placement & Sound Production

In this time, demand for cars shaving , and airplanes have plummeted. But sweatpants, internet bandwidth, and plexiglass drum shields are in their heyday!

New copper drumset from Q Drums

Missing our experimental composer workshopping for additional textural possibilities in percussion! Here’s some snippets from the last one we did (almost a year ago!) in November 2019.

Posted @withregram @chedt Incredible percussion session yesterday for a documentary I’m scoring. The remarkable Magatte Sow @magatte_fall_official (Black Panther), his father and master drummer Malik Sow and the great Aaron Mendelson. They brought it big time! Super happy and a beautiful evening. Thanks @lapercrentals for the big bad Taikos!!! @geoffbneal you rock! @sunsetsoundrecorders Enjoy the jam! #strongerforlife #composer #scoringsession #sunsetsound #music #musicforfilm

Been doing some recording here at LAPR... interesting space in a few ways!