Musical Innovations-The Man Behind The Drum Wallet

Boy With A Drum

Its not often that someone comes out with a product that changes the way you play an instrument but Chad Patrick has done just that.

He is the creator of The Drum Wallet, which he calls a capo for the drums. What This device does is change the actual tone of the snare drum to add depth and variety to an otherwise static sound. It is especially handy in venues that don't have a good acoustic quality. In the past, jazz musicians used to dampen the snare with their own wallets and Patrick himself had done this and thought there might be a better way to do this.

I had a recent opportunity to catch up with the Inventer of one of the most unique and clever devices of the modern drumming world, The Drum Wallet. It caused quite a stir at the 2010 NAMM convention so I decided to gain some insight as to the man behind the new device and discover what it is all about.Here's what he had to say:

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Chad Patrick can be seen at the vault, performing at random open mic nights as well as giving lessons from his home when he is not traveling to promote his invention, making orders, shipping orders or recording in his spare time in his home town of Redlands, CA

You can purchase The Drum Wallet for $24.95 http://www.thedrumwallet.com/purchase.html