What drums – snares and cymbals in particular – were used and why?
TM: I used my main Drum Workshop [DW] kit that I use here in town for sessions. Steve [Marcantonio] and I have worked quite often together and he loves the way they sound. (Although, Steve can make a tin can sound amazing.) These drums are special for me. This is the first kit I got from DW as an endorser. So there’s sentimental value, but damn, these things sound awesome! They’re very versatile. We didn’t retune the toms at all. If I needed the fills to be big and fat, I’d use my larger toms in the setup. I have four toms, 8″x10″, 9″x12″, 11″x14″, and 13″x16″. I used a 16″x 24″ kick from the kit I have in my home studio (the Downtown Batterie). It’s very big and punchy. As for snares, well, I’m a snare junkie. I think I have 38 right now. [laughs] So, we had a lot to choose from. I did use a lot of metal drums, you know, brass shells. Plus an incredible Ochiltree snare I have. On a few tracks I used DW’s Edge snare. Let’s see, what else? My grandfather’s Slingerland from 1929, and an
