The Drum & Perc Lab, Las Vegas

07/17/2013

After a good bit of interest from current students and people all over, I will now open up my private lesson studio to Skype lessons while on tour. Message me if you are also interested. Thanks, Kit

07/12/2013

Hey everyone!!!
I wanted to invite you guys to a FREE... yes, FREE!... Drum workshop being held tomorrow from 11am - 2pm at the Enterprise Library on the very musical, fluid, yet very choppy style of rudimental drumming, Scottish Drumming.
You don't have to be a drummer to attend and this will be for all levels (from true beginners to professionals)
I'll be teaching the workshop and this will be my last teaching event here in Vegas before I go back on tour with Cirque.
Feel free to also invite any of your friends who might dig it. All you need to do is bring a pad and sticks (we'll have some extras for those who don't have these items).
Hope all is well with you guys and that you're enjoying your summer... esp. by spending all that free time practicing ;)
Peace,
-Kit

04/27/2013

Oh yeah! The monkey is back and new videos are coming up soon!

10/29/2012

TAKING A POLL... (and no, this is not about the election)

What would you all like a drum lesson on next?
Hand drums? Drum set? Mallets? Ethnic Percussion? Classical Percussion? More rudiments? BBQing?

You tell the LAB!

10/13/2012

COMING SOON! I will start posting a video lesson every week on various drumming techniques, ethnic instruments, musical concepts, and general drumming tips.

Also, I want to make this an educational site to help everyone in the drumming/percussion community. So, I will be answering questions on drumming here, and if I can't answer your question, I will call on my personal resource of master drummers/percussionists to do so. If you have any questions, please send it in a message to this page (don't post on the Timeline). I will choose at least one question per week (hopefully more) and post it on this page along with a video response.

So spread the word and let's all educate the world about drumming!

10/12/2012

New Drum Set-Up in the Studio Room... Added a few more drums (8" & 10" toms) and trying out some new cymbals (AAX 18" X-plosion, 11" AAX Splash Crash, and 13" Fierce Hats).

Big Thanks to my endorsers - Yamaha Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Vic Firth Sticks, Alternate Mode, and fxpansion.

09/19/2012

GET READY FOLKS!!! Due to a lot of interest, I'm now setting up African Drumming Classes and Group Lessons! Stay tuned for more details. Email me if you interested in learning the energetic, exciting, and meditative art Hand Drumming - [email protected]

09/07/2012

Editing tracks for SmartMusic (by MakeMusic, the people who make Finale Music Notation Software). Thanks to WAVES my snare drum sounds ridiculous.

08/28/2012

Get your daily drum on... even if you are not a drummer!
I recommend pressing these while recording: A, [ , and Z!
http://vimeo.com/47875656

Watch me jam solo, then use the special interactive player to record your own remix. Go ahead, show me what you got!

08/17/2012

Here's a little practice break for today after lessons:
The One Man Samba - with continuous Caixa (snare drum), a modified 16" floor tom I converted to kick Surdo, stok hihat, Tambourim, and Pandiero.

http://youtu.be/eaBHTCDMAgE

Here's one of my little practice sessions. One Man Samba - modified 16" floor tom Surdo, non-stop Caixa (snare drum) with Pandiero and Tambourim conversation.

07/02/2012

Check out Kit Chatham in the Cirque du Soleil casting video with him in a pastel clown costume and a pointy hat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95xigKXQtFw&feature=youtu.be

Every Cirque Du Soleil show features incredible singers and musicians. They are an integral part of each performance. When you see a Cirque Du Soleil show, y...

06/07/2012

Good day of recording drum set tracks for a film today!