DENNIS CHANG
Been playing drums: 11 years off and on (mostly off!), as of 2003
Been at the shop: longtime customer, first time staffer
Top three (four) albums (in order):
- "The Soul Cages," Sting; Manu Katche, drums.
- "For You," Kirk Whalum; Li'l John Roberts, et al,
drums.
- "Ten Summoner's Tales," Sting; Vinnie Colaiuta, drums.
- "Face the Music," George Duke; Li'l John Roberts,
drums.
Top three drummers (in order):
- Manu Katche
- Li'l John Roberts
- Vinnie Colaiuta
Three most memorable experiences at the shop (in order):
- "Having Kelly Brady (Artist Relations, Brady Drum Company)
help me pick out my dream snare drum--a 5.5"x13" London
plane block shell that cuts like a twelve inch soprano but has
the projection of a 8"x14."
- "Stumbling across the drum shop while driving around bored
to death on a business trip, and then moving down to the O.C.
and becoming a shop regular with a seat behind the counter."
- "Meeting Akira Jimbo AND Yamaha's very own Hagi and getting
both to autograph my limited edition Akira Jimbo snare. It was
the shit to have Akira himself say that he hadn't seen one in
such good condition and in so long. Damn thing's over ten years
old, I found out."
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