Michael Blancaflor - Found: A New Musical
Filed in: Off-Broadway
Michael’s setup from Found: A New Musical at the Linda Gross Theater in New York City.
“I brought in my Gibraltar G-Class Pedal for the kick drum. While switching out the pedals, I put the rental pedal to the side and ended up hitting the drum with it. It created a higher pitch/resonant sound like an un-muffled marching drum which was perfect for a song called ‘Daniel's Super Toy Trading Shop’ which the composer wanted toy-like sounds. I ended up keeping both pedals in the setup. Anything to maximize sonic possibilities in a confined space!”
“This is a wonderful new musical by Lee Overtree and Hunter Bell with music and original lyrics by Eli Bolin and orchestrated by Matt Castle & Frank Galgano.
The band consists of Piano/Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Drums/Percussion, Violin and Cello. We are spread out all around the stage and communicating via Music Director video and Aviom Mixers. Drums are fully mic’d under the stage. It's a great experience to see the Musical Theater process for a new work.
Eli Bolin wrote some great songs orchestrated beautifully by Galgano/Castle with varying feels and styles. Rock, Soul, Rock Shuffles, Half-Time Shuffles, Funk, Bossa Nova, Pop Rock, Hip-Hop, Punk, Disco, Indie Pop, Pop Ballad, Gospel and quasi-Latin Pop. Some tunes are performed with background tracks and click tracks.”
Drums:
Cymbals:
Snare Drums:
Percussion:
Sticks:
“I brought in my Gibraltar G-Class Pedal for the kick drum. While switching out the pedals, I put the rental pedal to the side and ended up hitting the drum with it. It created a higher pitch/resonant sound like an un-muffled marching drum which was perfect for a song called ‘Daniel's Super Toy Trading Shop’ which the composer wanted toy-like sounds. I ended up keeping both pedals in the setup. Anything to maximize sonic possibilities in a confined space!”
“This is a wonderful new musical by Lee Overtree and Hunter Bell with music and original lyrics by Eli Bolin and orchestrated by Matt Castle & Frank Galgano.
The band consists of Piano/Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Drums/Percussion, Violin and Cello. We are spread out all around the stage and communicating via Music Director video and Aviom Mixers. Drums are fully mic’d under the stage. It's a great experience to see the Musical Theater process for a new work.
Eli Bolin wrote some great songs orchestrated beautifully by Galgano/Castle with varying feels and styles. Rock, Soul, Rock Shuffles, Half-Time Shuffles, Funk, Bossa Nova, Pop Rock, Hip-Hop, Punk, Disco, Indie Pop, Pop Ballad, Gospel and quasi-Latin Pop. Some tunes are performed with background tracks and click tracks.”
Drums:
- Yamaha Maple Custom 10”, 12”, 14” and 22”
- Yamaha Hardware
- Gibraltar G-Class BD Pedal
Cymbals:
- Sabian HHX Evolution 21" Groove Ride, 18" Crash, 16" Crash, 14" Hi-Hats
- 8" Sabian AAX Splash
- 11" Paiste Signature Thin Splash
- 18" Paiste Signature Thin China
Snare Drums:
- 14" Ludwig Supraphonic
- 10" Sonor Jungle Snare
Percussion:
- Pearl Primero Pro Bongos
- LP Mounted Cowbell
- Miller Machine with 4" Alan Able Triangle
- LP One-Handed Triangle
- RhythmTech Drum Set Tambourine with Brass Jingles
- Finger Cymbals
- Egg Shakers
- Desk Bell
- Acme Siren Whistle
Sticks:
- Vic Firth AS8D
- Vic Firth Steve Gadd Brushes
- Vic Firth SD6 Swizzle B
- Vic Firth Rute 505