If you made it to our last clinic, you got to see and hear Akira's latest acoustic and electronic drumset compositions up close and in person. If you didn't, then you missed out on some of the fastest and most intricate four-limb independence to grace West Coast Drum Center. Get on the ball and make it to our next clinic! (Click on any photo to enlarge--please don't remove our logo if you reuse them.) Here's Akira's Yamaha Oak Custom kit in "universal" sizes, featuring his signature beech-shelled 7x13 snare drum and a pair of Alex Acuna signature timbales. Hanging overhead are a mix of hand-picked Zildjian cymbals, and all over the kit are Yamaha DTX electronic triggers and pads, driven by a DTXtreme brain. Akira's sticks are his signature Vic Firth model, and the hardware is all Yamaha.     Akira Jimbo Clinic     Akira really knows how to throw a clinic--the atmosphere was both fun and inspiring, and he wowed the crowd with his amazing real-time-triggering of preprogrammed phrases. Everything he did was masterfully broken down and demonstrated to the audience. He took time to answer all questions and provide tips for every level of drummer. Here he is with WCDC's owner, Darren Carr. All photos (c)2003 West Coast Drum Center.