Setup & Concert footage | Nas & The National Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating the 30 Year Anniversary of Nas’s 1st Album & now Billboard’s Greatest Rap Album of all Time “illmatic” here is the preparation for a show we did with the National Symphony Orchestra. Here’s another clip of setup, soundcheck, and show. This one has a couple quick tips and some discussion that you can learn a thing or 2 from so tune in. And to end the video, we have a clip from he live show (Drummer’s POV). Below is the spec list for what I use on this orchestra shows. (All gear can be found in Sweetwater link below as well)

Kit: DW Performance Kit
Shells: MAPLE
Sizes: Snares - 14x6.5 & 14x5.5 | Toms: 10” & 16”
Heads: Main Snares & Toms: Remo Coated Emperor | Snares 2: Remo Cooated P77 | Bass Drum: Remo Coated P3
Cymbals: Sabian 18” HHX Xtreme | Sabian 19” HHX Evolution | Sabian 18” HHX Evolution Ozone/Sabian 16” HHX Evolution Chinese (STACK)
Hardware: DW Airlift Drum Throne | DW 9000 Hi Hat Stand | DW 5000 Series Cymbals Stands | DW 9000 Foot Pedal | Roland SPD-SX Pro Drum Pad
Sticks: Vater Hotrod | Vater SD9 for Outro

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