DGL Percussion

05/06/2026

Had another great weekend playing with the Southern Stars Brass Band.
Mostly timpani, but I did get to journey over to play some a chime and g***k part.

04/26/2026

Custom slapstick for Burchfield Elementary.
Also, should thank the great folks at for the amazing wood iron.

04/06/2026

Holy Week 2026 done.

03/29/2026

Had a great time playing Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living with the Oak Ridge Symphony and the Oak Ridge Chorus.
A big thanks to Aaron at for the custom triangle beaters. Best “scraping” tool EVER.

03/08/2026

Spent Friday filling in with my friends, the Knoxville Transfer Band.

02/18/2026

An area school needed two tongue/log drums for a tune. So, I made two.
Also, on the pic - check my little logo guy out! My sister, , designed him.

02/02/2026

Big band/sound gig from before Christmas. Really diggin these Pearl’s President Series drums, they’re quickly becoming my favorite drums to play. Also finally gave the Moonlight sticks a chance (I’ve always favored big sticks.)
Great feel and balance, great cymbal sound.
Definitely worth checking out.

01/05/2026

Worked on an old set of Pearl Timps - sanded down some jagged rivets on the hoops, replaced the chain pull for the spider mech on one, new heads tuned and cleared, and a set of custom covers.

11/13/2025

11/06/2025

Finishing up this LP Mark tree mod and restring. LP uses those really small crown staples and a single string - which is great till several staples from the middle are torn out.
Decided to rout a channel similar to Meinl’s newer Luis Conte set and string each bar separately.
So far, so good!