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"Kindie Rock "Artists go crazy for Metropolitan Cocktail Drums. 

 

With cocktail kits going to Jeremy Cook in Australia, Recess Monkey in Oregon, drummers playing to Kids are a growing craze in the cocktail drum world!

 

 

 

Fritz Lewak goes on tour with Melissa Etheridge and Metropolitan.

 

This summer Fritz will be out with a Chubster 16" Cocktail kit we shipped him last week.  Fritz's credentials include drumming with Jackson Browne and Sugarland and we welcome his as an artist to the Metrodrum roster!

 

Gilson Lavis orders up a cocktail ! 

 

Known best for his work with Squeeze, Gilson got in 

touch with us to order up a kit to use on the BBC with 

Jools Holland. We're honored to have him as a Metropolitan artist.  His credentials read like a who's who of the UK music scene, Squeeze, Sting, George Harrison to name a few.  He's a world class drummer .  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rory Walsh Joins Metropolitan Drum as Artist / Endorsee

 

Rory's history began in Wicklow, outside Dublin.  After recording

and playing on the Irish scene, he made the move to the US and landed in NYC where he quickly became an in-demand player for his jazz chops and speed.  Moving to the Boston area recently was a stroke of luck for us, Rory played a Trickster Model with a 14" x 24" main shell, and was floored by the dynamics and responsiveness of the kit.   Rory's kit reflects his Irish heritage in a deep Emerald Green Glass Glitter.

 

His playing credits include Don Cherry,  Lester Bowie and Tim Mansky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muzzy From Farenheit and Beatle Juice sign up for a Cocktail Kit

 

Muzzy is a standard on the Boston Music scene and has rock chops to fill a stadium, so it was quite a compliment when he chose Metroploitan Drum to use for the Boston Music Awards performance with Charlie Farren. We worked with Muzzy to get a drum together on short notice and he had nothing but praise for the kits, construction, and was truly impressed by the depth and power of our bass drum side of the Cocktail Kits.

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Michael Ruggelo from "the Jump Street Band" gets a buzz from his Cocktail by Metropolitan !

 

Michael is Boston area legend, playing with the famous Jump Street Band, he's drummed with the Chiffons, Martha Reeves, Chubby Checkers and countless othergreats.  He flipped over his new White Marine Pearl Hipster Kit -  In his own words " The Metropolitan Drum Company certainly has successfully captured what I've been searching for in a cocktail kit, aesthetics, quality and most importantly, sound.  I still can't believe the projection and warmth that comes out of these little drums.  Nice job Matthew and thanks! "

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