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Tandem Percussion Duo

Tandem Percussion Duo

About Me

Tandem Percussion Duo was created as a way for Jim & John to get a chance to play music together. Our plan is to play a wide variety of percussion music & styles and bring that music to school age children. We have performed for cultural festivals in Lexington and Versailles. We played the pre-concert music for the Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour in November 2005, and will hopefully be a part of the KET document about the same event. If you are interested in having us perform for your school or other event, please contact us!

John is sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America , Innovative Percussion , and Evans Drumheads . Jim is sponsored by Innovative Percussion .
We would like to thank Bob DeMattina for taking pictures of Tandem Percussion Duo at the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour show (check it out at: http://www.woodsongs.com/wotrh.html)

All photo credits go to Bob DeMattina.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2006
Band Members:

Tandem Percussion Duo is Jim Corcoran and John Willmarth



Influences:

Stomp, Blast!, Hands OnSemble, Caixa Trio, Jim Campbell, John Bergamo, Glen Velez, Emil Richards, Pete Lockett, Steve Gadd, Max Roach, Michael Spiro, Dave Samuals, David Friedman, Leigh Howard Stevens, Keiko Abe, Gordon Stout, Julie Hill, Britain/Moore Duo, Bob Becker, Luis Conté, NEXUS, and many more to be listed later.

We are influenced by Jazz, African drumming, Indian drumming (North & South), Balinese & Javanese Gamelon, Irish Music, Rock (& all associated genres), Drum & Bugle Corps, Rudimental drumming, Middle Eastern hand-drumming, Afro-Cuban drumming, Brazil, Afro-Caribbean, and probably anything else we have heard or played.



ANNOUNCEMENT!!

John Willmarth placed 2nd in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Competition with his piece "Bushido: Way of the Warrior". Congratulations John! Below are videos of the three movement piece as performed by his friend Brett Paschal.



Bushido:The Way of the Warrior

For Solo Timpani

By: John Willmarth

Performed by: Brett EE Paschal

Recorded at: East2West Studios - PDX



Movement 1: Jin (Benevolence)
Extended techniques



Movement 2: Meiyo (Honor and Glory)
Very melodic



Movement 3: Yu (Honor and Glory)
Chops, Chops, Chops ;)



In the USA, you may purchase Bushido: Way Of The Warrior at Steve Weiss Music

International purchases of Bushido: Way Of The Warrior may be made at the following Locations:

Australia:
Optimum Percussion, http://www.optimumpercussion.com.au/index.html Burwood, Australia +61 (2) 9744.1829

Belgium:
Musica Muremo, http://www.muremo.be Belgium, Holland, France +32.15242888

Japan:
Dynasty Japan Corporation, http://www.dynasty.jp Japan 81.482.55.0022

Spain:
Tot Per L'Aire, http://www.totperlaire.com Valencia, Spain 34.961860523

Germany:
Herbert Brandt Percussion, http://www.percussion-brandt.de Karlsruhe, Germany 49.721.38.0177

Holland:
Beurskens Muziekuitgeverij, http://www.percussionbeurskens.com Holland 31 [0]77 465 19 07



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