Brummet's Conscious Blog

Publishing the Down The Road (@  Amazon   )  family memoir, Dave and I noticed that both of us developed a renewed respect and increased gratitude for our ancestors.  While we all know in the back of our minds historical events like the Great Wars, the Great Depression, the fight for Equality, and others... we all know that these times sparked massive change across the globe - making our lives so much better today.   However actually reading in their own words how they felt, what daily life was like, I mean - it had such a huge affect on us.  We witnessed Maria (Dave’s grandmother) survive many challenges and haunting experiences before emigrating to Canada to marry Dave's Grandfather. She loved life here, adored her husband and lovingly raised her children to become wonderful people. We discovered a renewed respect for Dave’s grandmother who braved a 2-week journey all by herself. Starting with a long trip by train and passenger ship, then train...

Announcement Looking for pieces that you are missing on your drum? Perhaps all you need is just one small part and can't find it.  AngleHill Studios - a division of BrummetMedia.ca  - has a large stock of various drum hardware and parts (some  vintage) as well as  ropes, rings and rawhides for hand drums as well.  Dave, a music veteran of 35 years, has developed a percussion technician service - where he will strip down a drum set (drum, hardware, stands, etc) to each individual piece. Following inspection any repairs, re-threading, cleaning, lubrication or servicing is done prior to tuning. Your instrument will be given the chance to look, feel and sound the best the drum can be.  Do you have a stripped thread that stops you from using an stand or clamp properly - if at all? Some simple re-threading can bring back the usability of that cymbal or microphone  stand. AngleHill can also build custom hardware to your needs.  How...