Music City Drum Show 2024

It was great to be back in Nashville for the Music City Drum Show!

We displayed 4 kits in our booth, a Flextuned Maple 14x24, 16x16, 9x13 in a beautiful Whitewash finish, a 20/12/15 WaFarer kit, an Nesting kit with in 18/14/10 sizes with a 3.75x13 Kalamazoo Series snare (all drums nest in the bass drum!), and a Kalamazoo Series Kit, 12x20, 13x15, 8x12 featuring Welch Tuning Systems.

There was a very strong showing from the independent drum builders this year! Welch Tuning Systems, Kings Custom Drums, Craviotto, Canopus, Sonique, Woods, Lucky, Rogers, WFLIII and more!

Some great Vintage drums too! Rogers, Ludwig, Camco, Premier, Slingerland all represented!

Tons of accessories and cymbals too! The Bovid drumheads were awesome, cool new stuff from Tackle, a bit of everything from Drum Supply House, and a number of pedals, cymbals, and microphones as well!

Chicago Drum Show 2024

Photos from the 2024 Chicago Drum Show! An awesome hang as always, always great to catch up with drummers and builders from all over the world!

Our home for the weekend, the INDe booth! Featuring a monster Kalamazoo Series/WTS collaboration kit, a couple of our Nesting drum kits, a WaFerer, and lots of snares and hardware.

I thought 2023 was the year of the independent cymbal maker, but I think there were even more this year! Great to see all of the new sounds available. It’s a good time to be a drummer!

Drums and Accessories!

And then there was this . . .



PASIC 2023 Show Photos and Review

The PASIC show was amazing as usual this year! It’s always a great time to meet up with INDe family and industry friends. My general impression is that there were fewer vendors this year, but strong attendance. It seems like there were more small independent businesses this year, which is awesome!

Photos of our booth, then highlights from the rest of the show!


This snare was incredible- This is Aaron Latos who worked on the Engineering and Manufacturing of these limited 400th anniversary Zildjian drums. There are some very cool details and manufacturing processes involved in making these cast-bronze snare drums, and they sounded fantastic! The $4k price tag keeps it out of my reach, but very cool regardless! https://zildjian.com/

New Custom options from Ludwig https://www.ludwig-drums.com/

Love the WTS system- stay tuned for some potential collabs! https://www.welchtuningsystems.com/

Amazing stuff from Royal Cymbals! https://royalcymbals.com/

I definitely should have taken more photos of Timothy Roberts Cymbals and Reverie- really great sounding cymbals!

Koide has some really unique sounds- they are pushing the limits on what cymbals can do- check them out! http://www.koidecymbals.com/

The finish on this Yamaha Oak kit looked like a Strata!

Tama Booth https://www.tama.com/usa/

Sonor

New DWe kit.

PASIC 2022 Show Photos!

We had a great time at the PASIC show in Indianapolis this year! Always great to see the inspiring artists and performances at PASIC. I was busy in our booth, but still had a chance to take a few photos to share with those who couldn’t make it! Hope to see you there next year!

Tamburo Drums from Italy

Tama Drums Booth

Pearl Drums Booth

DW drums booth

Chicago Drum Show 2022 Photos

We had such an amazing experience at the Chicago Drum Show 2022! For those who couldn’t make it out to the show, here are some pictures we took so you can experience what we experienced. This year’s Chicago Drum Show was another really a great showcase for smaller, independent builders like us and was attended by people who are truly passionate about drums and hardware. We always love being able to meet our fans and inform new-comers to INDe about our product line. We not only had a ton of hype over our latest INDe product releases but also over the large variety of Turkish Cymbals we brought to the show. We couldn’t have asked for a better time. With that being said, here are the photos we took throughout the weekend:

And now some pictures of the INDe & Turkish booth:

PASIC 2021 Photos!

We had such an amazing experience at PASIC 2021! The world wide drum family was finally able to get back together for this year’s PASIC and it was quite successful. We always love being able to meet our fans as well as inform new-comers to INDe about our product line. We not only had a ton of hype over our INDe drums and hardware but also over the large variety of Turkish Cymbals we brought to the show. We couldn’t have asked for a better year at PASIC!

Below are some pictures of the Expo Hall as well as some great clinics we were able to attend from some of the most talented and well known drummers around.

Let’s start with some pictures of our INDe/Turkish Booth in the Expo Hall

Next, lets see some of the other booths around the Expo Hall

A very quick walkthrough of the ‘loud’ side of the PASIC 2021 Expo Hall

PASIC 2021 INDe Booth Time Lapse

A very quick walkthrough of the ‘quiet’ side of the PASIC 2021 Expo Hall

Finally, Here’s pictures of some of the great performers who have very educational clinics

We hope to see you at future events!

Music City Drum Show 2021 Photos!

We just got back from the first annual Music City Drum Show this weekend! For those who couldn’t make it out to the show, here are some pictures we took so you can experience what we experienced. It was a great first year for this drum show and it was fantastic to see all of the drum-world fam back together for a great hang! Because a lot of the larger companies didn’t make it out for this first year, it was another really a great showcase for smaller, independent builders like us and was attended by people who are truly passionate about drums and hardware. With that being said, here are the photos we took before the show started on Saturday:

And finally, some photos of our INDe booth!

Chicago Drum Show 2021 photos!

We just got back from the Chicago Drum Show this weekend, and I figured those who couldn’t make it would want to see some photos! It was a weird year, and definitely a smaller show than usual, but it was great to be back in the drum show world, and see all of the drum-world fam that we have been isolated from for the past year! As a lot of the larger companies backed out this year, it was really a great showcase for smaller, independent builders like us, and attended by people who were truly passionate about drums. So, without further ado, here are the photos I took before the show started on Sunday:

First of all, here is our booth! We brought a lot of our compact and affordable WaFarer kits, showed off some finish options, and the all-brass Great Lakes Drum co. kit!

First of all, here is our booth! We brought a lot of our compact and affordable WaFarer kits, showed off some finish options, and the all-brass Great Lakes Drum co. kit!

Craviotto Diamond kit

Craviotto Diamond kit

Welch Tuning Systems

Welch Tuning Systems

Standard Drum

Standard Drum

Tackle Instrument Supply

Tackle Instrument Supply

Fellow Michigan Builders Virtue Drums, Also showcasing Byrne Cymbals!

Michigan-based builder and restorer Mattoon Quality Instruments

Holland Drums

Holland Drums

New and Vintage Rogers displayed by Po’s Percussion

New and Vintage Rogers displayed by Po’s Percussion

Chicago Drum

Chicago Drum

Drum Pickers

Drum Pickers

Engraving from John Christensen

Mitch Mitchell Fan Club

Mitch Mitchell Fan Club

WFLIII

WFLIII

And a few more shots from our booth for good measure! We have added a bunch of drums from the show at demo pricing- here are links for DEMO SNARE DRUMS & DEMO DRUM KITS

The future of the Music Instrument industry.

Independent businesses are the future of the music instrument industry, and small, open-to-the public shows like TCDGS are the how us independent creators should all be spreading the word. Meeting and discussing products directly with musicians is absolutely the best way to understand their needs, and discuss how we can meet them.

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Comparison Video, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Brass snare drums!

This video shows the difference in sound between the INDe Aluminum, Stainless Steel and Brass snare drums in the 6.5x14 size, across multiple tunings. Recorded with NO EQ for a clean and honest representation of our drums! Make sure to listen with good headphones or speakers!

INDe Snare shout-out on Modern Drummer Podcast!

If you aren’t subsribed already to the Modern Drummer podcast, you should be! Mike Dawson and Mike Johnston are a couple of great dudes, with lots of interesting discussions. They did a quick review of one of our RESoArmor snares on episode 191. You should listen to the whole episode, but if you want to listen to the Independent Drum Lab part repeatedly for the next few weeks, you can find it at the 40 minute mark. https://www.moderndrummer.com/2019/05/md-podcast-episode-191-marcus-gilmore-moving-around-the-kit-with-jost-nickel-inde-snare-and-more/

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Grotto Network Film on Trey Gray!

We are honored to know and work with our inspirational friend Trey Gray. Grotto Network was working on this documentary last fall and stopped by INDe Headquarters to pick up his new drums. It’s super cool to be a (small) part of this!

Myth busting- Ply shells vs. Stave & Steambent

INDe drums use a unique layup ply construction. We could have used stave or steambent, but we choose ply because it gives us greater control over the thickness and directional stiffness of the shell. Here is a demo that disproves the common narrative that solid is more resonant than ply!

Introducing RESoArmor, a revolutionary new drum finishing system!

RESoArmor is ultimate in drum finishing technology! More durable and beautiful than conventional wrap, and without the loss of resonance. It’s really the perfect material for gigging drummers, who value tone and resonance from their drums. Even cooler, every finish is hand applied, and one-of-a-kind. Nearly any color combination is possible- just contact us with your ideas, and we will make them a reality!

Introducing our new BR3 Suspension brackets!

The INDe BR3 allows drill-free accessory suspension mounting on nearly any drum!

The BR3 is the newest addition to the lineup of INDe BR series tom & accessory suspension mounting brackets.  This new, patent pending design replaces any lug on nearly any drum, using the existing mounting holes.  It allows drummers to mount toms, convert mounted toms to floor toms, or add accessories to any drum, without drilling additional holes.  The unique spring-steel construction helps isolate the base from the clamp, allowing accessories to resonate freely, without restricting the sound of the drum.  

Specifications

  • Adjusts to fit lug hole spacings from 1-2"

  • The clamp adjusts to fit mounting 9.5, 10.5, and 12.7mm mounting posts

  • Brass tension rod receiver for smooth tuning

  • Low profile (<2" tall) and low mass (265g)

  • Includes Memory Lock

  • Patent Pending 

Trey Gray checking out our Stainless Snares

If you haven’t figured it out already, INDe is all about thin shells and lightweight hardware, which is the key to versatile drums that don’t choke at any tuning. Trey Gray (drummer for Brooks & Dunn, Reba, Faith Hill, Jewel, and more) stopped by Independent Drum Lab HQ to pick up his new kit, and ended up snagging 2 of our Stainless Steel snares. Here is how it went down!