Originally published in 2018 . . . It’s a warm summer day in 1947 at the Gretsch Building #4 in Brooklyn. The young up-and-coming drummer Louie Bellson starts placing wild demands on Gretsch drum production…
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A Gretsch Abroad – Behind the Brand With Director of Operations Paul Cooper
Originally published in 2018 . . . It’s a warm summer day in 1947 at the Gretsch Building #4 in Brooklyn. The young up-and-coming drummer Louie Bellson starts placing wild demands on Gretsch drum production manager Bill Hagner. You see Louie has this crazy idea to...
Tiger Army’s Mike Fasano: One of the Most Trusted “Go-To” Drum Gurus in L.A. – Part 1 of an Exclusive 2-Part Interview
Mike Fasano was born with two very good ears and something that can’t be learned from a self-help book: great musical instincts. Fasano, born and raised in Burbank, California and still residing there (although he prefers to call it the San Fernando Valley) lives in...
A Sound Like No Other
An excerpt from Georgia Southern Magazine, Summer 2021 issue: Historic Gift and Partnership Establishes the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music at Georgia Southern If you’ve listened to music in the last 138 years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard “that great...
Mike Stand of The Altar Billies: Passionate Rockabilly Musician, Student (and Teacher).
There aren’t many musicians who have established themselves in two completely different musical genres. But Gretsch endorsed artist Mike Stand is one such musician. On Stand’s resume, you’ll see him listed as the leader and creative force of both a Ramones-style punk...
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