CUSTOMSKINS HQ

4th Feb 2009

Roadshow? Eh?

If, like me, you’re a jobbing drummer (just waiting for that big gig to come in) then with any luck you may have had a few gigs around Christmas! Even with the current financial gloom (I’m avoiding using the vile term credit crunch….bo****ks, I just did) you still need a top quality band knocking out […]

3rd Feb 2009

No need to play the drums naked anymore…

Good news for drummers, even better news for audiences! Naked drumming is a thing of the past, thanks to customskins.co.uk. We’ve teamed up with Vistaprint to offer a free T-Shirt with every custom drum head ordered. Of course, nothing in life is actually free, so you have to pay Vistaprint around £3 for shipping, but […]

3rd Feb 2009

NAMM 2009 Report

When you’re told you’re being sent to The NAMM Show you have 2 choices…do you tell people that you’re ‘off to NAMM’ or do you say ‘I’m off to Hollywood baby!’? Personally I tend to choose the second as it makes my friends jealous and generally makes me sound cool! However…I know from experience working […]

30th Jan 2009

J’aime la musique + drumming

Once in a while, us musicians get a nice gig come in that (almost!) makes up for some of the crappy ones. You know, the ones where no-one shows up, the PA breaks down, the van breaks down and the bass players girlfriend breaks down when she hears how much you did (or didn’t) make! […]

30th Jan 2009

About time?

Welcome to the customskins.co.uk blog! After 4 years we've decided it's about time we started writing about general goings on at Customskins HQ, along with other drumming/music related stuff, and probably a fair bit of unrelated nonsense as well. To ensure balanced and comprehensive coverage we've enlisted the help of a Richmond, our 'gigging drummer', […]