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In Pictures: The 2010 Jobeky UK Custom Drum Festival

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By Chris Barnes published 4 May 2010

Drum builders gather for second UK Custom Drum show

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iGrooves

iGrooves

The second Jobeky UK Custom Drum Festival took place last Sunday (2 May) at the Staffordshire County Showground. Rhythm was there in force to check out the latest work from a crop of talented UK custom drum builders.

As well as sumptuous gear the Festival also included a separate live hall featuring an array of performances. South African superstar Travis Marc and his iGrooves project opened the show in style. Their set included a track called 'Chair Song' performed on miked up wooden chairs! Expect to see a lot of more from Travis this year.

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Premier

Premier

They're a British institution and they're back in force. Premier were displaying a selection of updated Genistas and Elites, plus a tasty looking 100 percent bubinga set.

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More from Premier

More from Premier

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PimpCo

PimpCo

TV funny man and self-confessed drum nut Al Murray spent the day at the show filling punters in on details of the new company he has set up with Chris Newell, PimpCo.

The company specialises in custom drum wraps, custom drum head decals and chromatic hardware coatings. Their stand highlighted the extent to which you can pimp your kit, including a salvaged old CB kit that had been granted a new lease of life.

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Custom tattoo wraps

Custom tattoo wraps

Just one example of what PimpCo can achieve. Choose from a variety of designs, including custom tattoo art from Phil Kyle (London Ink), or drop the PimpCo guys a line with your own ideas. The world is literally your oyster.

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Busker kit

Busker kit

Marcus De Mowbray is a bit of an inventor, and a bit of a drummer, too. You may well have seen pictures of his Busker kits on the web, but to see them in the flesh is a different thing altogether. The concept was to build a portable kit that was still functional in a gigging environment. He has certainly achieved that, and his latest invention incorporates a cajon for the bass drum, with an intricate splay of pedals allowing the player to strike cowbells, wood blocks and control a hi-hat. Absolutely bonkers!

We caught this cheeky snap of Al Murray having a go.

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One man band?

One man band?

Another one of Marcus' inventions is this contraption that allows the player to keep a beat with the feet, whilst strumming, tooting or parping on any instrument that requires two hands.

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Spacer drums

Spacer drums

Another amazing invention from Marcus De Mowbray. This time it's a snare drum without a shell...

The initial idea was to create a quieter drum, but the result is the exact opposite. These things are surprisingly loud.

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Jobeky

Jobeky

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jobeky

jobeky

As well as the excellent Prestige drum series Jobeky were also showing what they can achieve with unique finishes.

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AD Drums

AD Drums

AD Drums haven't been around for too long, but we like what we saw. The company offers custom shells in anything from maple and birch through to acrylic and steel, as well as cool custom finishes.

Are they set to become the UK equivalent of SJC?

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Highwood

Highwood

Now in its sixth year, Highwood has been going from strength to strength and receiving much praise in the pages of Rhythm. We particularly liked this custom birch kit.

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Page 12 of 24
Highwood

Highwood

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Jalapeno

Jalapeno

Dave Nuttal's Jalapeno Drums were displaying some great new gear including both kits and snares.

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Jalapeno

Jalapeno

The Jalapeno pack-away kit is a revelation and puts paid to complaints about lack of car space! Check out this review we did a few years back.

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The giant hand

The giant hand

Who wouldn't want one of these as part of their set-up? It looks incredible, and sounds just as good. Matt Nolan of custom cymbals fame is the creator, and he has plenty of other marvels up his sleeve, including some cool new triangles.

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Matt Nolan

Matt Nolan

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Johnny Jenkins

Johnny Jenkins

Lily Allen's drummer Johnny Jenkins performed his first ever drum clinic to a receptive crowd. With economical interaction with the crowd Johnny instead chose to storm through classic hits by The Streets (he was drummer for Mike Skinner's crew for seven years) including 'Same Old Thing' and 'Blinded By The Lights' with an excellent house ending, plus a handful of Lily Allen tracks, proving just why he has the gig.

An excellent clinic debut. Surely we'll be seeing a lot more of him in the future.

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Guru Drumworks

Guru Drumworks

Another new company with stunning products. We fell in love with this steam bent walnut kit from Guru Drumworks.

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Guru Drumworks

Guru Drumworks

We couldn't keep our eyes off this snare, either. With exceptional attention to detail, these guys are going to be in demand.

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Gatton

Gatton

Hopefully you managed to check out our review of Gatton's corian snare drums in the February issue of Rhythm. They are now branching out into the world of kits, and this prototype was an impressive indication of things to come. We wanted to take the bass drum home with us...

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Carrera Drums

Carrera Drums

Having reviewed a couple of Carrera snare drums recently, when we heard whispers of a full kit we couldn't wait to check it out. This is the first kit, built for Simon Mellish.

The kit includes 18"x18" bass drum, 8"x8" and 10"x8" toms and a 12"x10" floor tom. It may be diminutive in size, but when Simon unleashed it in the live hall the sound was anything but.

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Carrera Drums

Carrera Drums

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Animal Custom Drums

Animal Custom Drums

Animal Custom Drums are really establishing themselves in the UK Custom market, and with endorsees including Rick McMurray from Ash and Rich Battersby from The Wildhearts they also have some great British names among the ranks.

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Chris Barnes
Chris Barnes
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I'm MusicRadar's eCommerce Editor. In addition to testing the latest music gear, with a particular focus on electronic drums, it's my job to manage the 300+ buyer's guides on MusicRadar and help musicians find the right gear for them at the best prices. I dabble with guitar, but my main instrument is the drums, which I have been playing for 24 years. I've been a part of the music gear industry for 20 years, including 7 years as Editor of the UK's best-selling drum magazine Rhythm, and 5 years as a freelance music writer, during which time I worked with the world's biggest instrument brands including Roland, Boss, Laney and Natal.

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