FOR TOURS AND SHOWS: Davey has flight case for overseas, soft road cases for smaller vans or bus. He has a current Canadian passport, U.S. greencard and International drivers and motorcycles license.

FOR STUDIO AND RECORDING SESSIONS: Davey is great with a click track, pre-recorded takes without drums and can read charts. He can also track and edit from his own studio. Please see www.canadianrecordings.ca for list of gear and location.

THE FOLLOWING ARE POINTS ADDRESSED IN DAVEY'S DRUM LESSONS, CLINICS AND MASTER CLASSES:

• How to read rhythm and keep solid time
• Learn the appropriate sitting posture and the right way to hold drumsticks
• Cover the basic drum rudiments
• Introduce drumming to different styles of music
• Work on developing control and strength
• Build three, four and five way coordination
• Understand many types of drumset beats and rhythms
• Study the historical perspective of the style of music you like
• Learn good practice techniques through repetition
• Read syncopation, triplets and compound meters
• How to play in a performance setting
• Rolls, fills and soloing concepts
• Creativity and how to express yourself making art

HERE ARE SOME CONCEPTS STUDENTS LEAVE WITH AFTER THEIR PERCUSSION LESSONS:

• Learn how to build your own instrument
• A solid foundation in percussion techniques
• Perform in percussion ensembles
• Understand how to perform with a drumkit player
• Discover world rhythms
• How to play a rhythm on anything
• Keep solid time
• Explore different cultures of music
• Learn the oral tradition of non-western performance and practice
• Achieving space and how not to over play
• Learn to create and free yourself in rhythm

DRUMKITS

1960 Ludwig natural cherry wood finish (Maple)

• 14 x 18 kick
• 9 x 12 tom
• 14 x 14 floor
• 9 x 14 Tama wood snare

1964 Slingerland white pearl finish (Maple)

• 14 x 20 kick
• 8 x 13 tom
• 14 x 16 floor tom
• 5 x 14 chrome and 6 1/2 Ludwig chrome snare

2000 Mapex M series sliver finish (Birch)

• 16 x 24 kick
• 8 x 13 tom
• 10 x 14 tom
• 16 x 16 floor tom
• 6 x 14 chrome snare

2002 Sonor Jungle Kit natural yellow finish (Maple)

• 14 x 16 kick
• 6 x 10 tom
• 10 x 13 floor tom
• 2 x 8 wood snare with jungles

CYMBALS

Sabian

• 2" Chimes Light
• 16" Hi-hat Hand Hammered Light
• 14" Hi-hat HHX with Rivets Medium
• 18" Ride Crash AAX Medium
• 17" Crash Hand Hammered Medium

Zildjian

• 3" Chimes Heavy
• 14" Hi-hat New Beat
• 15" Crash K Series
• 16" Crash K Series
• 20" Crash Orchestral Heavy
• 20" Ride K Constantinople Light
• 20" Ride K Series Dark
• 22" Ride K Series Custom

HAND DRUMS

• 1 Atsimewu (Lead Drum) with Wudestsi (Stand)
• 1 Agboba (Lead Drum)
• 1 Kaganu (Small)
• 1 Kidi (Medium)
• 2 Sogos (Large)
• 6 Frame drums: 8", 10" tunable fiberskin, 10" with snare, 12", 13" with snare, 20" fiberskin
• 2 Doumbeks: 10", 12" plastic
• 2 Darbuka: 6", 8" chrome
• 3 Sets of Tabla: in the keys of B, C and D
• 1 Djembe: 16"
• 1 Ghana Dondo (Talking Drum): 11"
• 1 Bodhran: wood 18"
• 1 Sioux Hand Drum: 10"
• 1 Set of LP Congos: 11" conga and 12 1/2" tumba

WOOD PERCUSSION

• 3 Sets of Claves
• 1 Nigerian Slit Log Drum
• 1 Bali Bamboo Melodic Drum
• 1 Wood Block Guiro
• 1 Aspire Castanets

CHIMES AND CYMBALS

• 4 Ghungroo bells: 30, XL 50, XL 100, XL 200
• 1 Set of Solid Brass Bali Gamelan Cymbals
• 1 Manjira chimes: Medium
• 1 Set of Tibetan Brass Chrome Bells
• 1 Set Finger Chime Cymbals
• 2 Jingles Bells: Small and Large

BELLS

• 2 Gankogui Bells
• 2 Atoke Bells
• 2 Cowbell: Large and small

SHAKERS AND RATTLES

• 15 Shakers: All different sounds and styles
• 1 Shekere: 12"
• 4 Caxixi Rattles: from small to large
• 3 Axatsewo Rattles
• 1 Jungle Seed Shaker
• 4 Goat Hoof Rattles: Ankle
• 2 Ekpiri Seed Shaker
• 2 Ideh Arm Rattle: Small and Large
• 3 Idi Rattle: 2 Small and 1 Large
• 1 Palm Erond Rattle
• 1 Kosika: Small

TAMBOURINES

• 2 with skin and brass jingles
• 1 small tin with chrome jungles
• 2 medium wood with brass jungles
• 3 large plastic with two rows of chrome jungles
• 1 Jungle Stick: Brass Jingles

HAND PERCUSSION

• 1 Panderio: 10"
• 1 Riq: 8"
• 2 Kanjira: 6", 8" fish and goat skins
• 1 Tar: 14" Tunable

MELODIC PERCUSSION

• 1 Berimbau
• 4 Didgeridoos: 2 wood keys C# and E#, 2 Plastic Keys of D, C
• 6 Jaw Harps: Keys of A, C, D, E, F and G
• 2 Harps: Keys D, C
• 2 Kazoo: 1 metal and plastic
• 1 Nose Whistle
• 2 Tin Whistles: keys of D and C
• 1 Washboard and brushes