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Charles Streeter Modern Drummer Ad - Behind the Scenes Footage! Tuesday, May 15, 2012 First off, we are proud to announce that Taye Artist, Charles Streeter, will be drumming for pop superstar, Jennifer Lopez, on her upcoming tours! Charles will be playing his all new Taye ParaSonic kit in a custom chrome wrap. Secondly, we recently had a photoshoot with Charles Streeter at SIR Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood, California where the Jennifer Lopez rehearsals are being held to photograph Charles and his Goldtop finished ParaSonic for an upcoming Modern Drummer advertisement. You can view the raw photography at our facebook page here. Here is some behind the scenes video footage...

Sam Ruttenberg on HoneyRock's percussionradio.com! Friday, February 17, 2012 Taye Drums endorser Sam Ruttenberg introduces his new weekly radio segment on HoneyRock's percussionradio.com The show features drum set lessons by Sam (hand technique and drum set coordination) regarding the years he spent studying with Joe Morello, and the gift of having helped him with his Master Studies II book. It also showcases a variety of the drum set pioneers and artists of the day of different styles. The show airs daily at 4:30 pm (and 4:30 am) and 11 pm (and 11am) EST. There are also iphone apps as well as android on LIVE365.

Taye Signs Brian St. Clair of Local H! Thursday, December 22, 2011 We are proud to welcome Local H's drummer, Brian St. Clair to our expanding artist roster. Look out for Taye Drums on their new album and tour coming up next year. Glad to have you Brian and thank you for choosing and supporting Taye Drums!

Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz on TMW - New Video at TayeDrumsHD! Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsfN2p7u1Oo to check out what Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, of "Weird Al" Yankovic, has to say about his new Taye MetalWorks Pedal! We are delighted to have Jon as our new MetalWorks Bass Drum Pedal endorser. Check it out now!

Snare Center Day at Jeff Ryder Drum Shop Thursday, November 10, 2011 Jeff Ryder Drum Shop and Taye present another Snare Center Day to be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at Jeff Ryder Drum Shop in Austin, TX! Limited Edition, One-of-a-kind, and Production models will be available for demo and purchase at a discount of 50% off! Taye's own, Todd Trent will be on hand to answer any questions. For more information, please visit www.jeffryderdrumshop.com

Taye Signs Charles Streeter of Chaka Khan and The Jacksons Reunion Tour! Thursday, October 20, 2011 Taye is proud to announce the addition of Charles Streeter to their expanding artist roster. Streeter brings a wealth of industry experience having shared the stage with Chaka Khan, Prince, Patti LaBelle, El Debarge, Candy Dulfer, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Al Green, Denise Williams, Wynnona Judd, Musiq Soulchild, Bobby Brown, Ali Woodson (Temptations), George Johnson (The Brother's Johnson), The Free Chapel Band, and many others. Recent announcement, Streeter has been chosen to drum on the Jackson's Reunion Tour!

Jules Radino on the 14"x6.5" MetalWorks Stainless Steel Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Jules Radino of Blue Oyster Cult is currently playing the new 14"x6.5" Taye MetalWorks Stainless Steel snare drum with vintage tube lugs. Click on this news story and click here to see what he has to say about it!

Join Us For Snare Center Day at Fork's Drum Closet Monday, September 26, 2011 Fork's Drum Closet and Taye present the 2nd Snare Center Day to be held on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at Fork's Drum Closet in Nashville, TN! Limited Edition, One-of-a-kind, and Production models will be available for demo and purchase at a discount of 50% off! Taye's own, Todd Trent will be on hand to answer any questions. For more information, please visit www.forksdrumcloset.com

Join Us for Snare Center Day at Donn Bennett Drum Studio! Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Donn Bennett Drum Studio and Taye present the first ever Snare Center Day to be held on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue, WA! Limited Edition, One-of-a-kind, and Production models will be available for demo and purchase at a discount of 50% off! Taye's own, Todd Trent will be on hand to answer any questions. For more information, please visit www.bennettdrums.com

Taye MetalWorks Snare Series: 2nd Release! Monday, August 22, 2011 Taye Drums announces the next installment in their new Taye MetalWorks Snare Drum Series. This latest offering is a limited run snare designed specifically for their Snare Centers and it continues the legacy of exhilarating sonic quality and response, coupled with the superior craftsmanship for which Taye is known. This snare drum features a 14"x6.5" heavy gauge stainless steel beaded shell, coupled with long vintage style tube lugs. The shell construction provides for sharp attack, full body and sensitive snare response. In addition this drum incorporates a road proven industry throw-off and cast butt plate. Retail is $459.99

Open House a Sign of More to Come! Wednesday, July 27, 2011 On July 20th, 2011 Taye Drums hosted their first Open House Event. The event was open to the public and was attended by many of Southern California's local drummers, drum instructors, students and retail music stores. The purpose of the event was to open the doors to allow the testing of their various lines of drum products. The attendance was full to capacity at times and impromptu jam sessions broke out between attendees and Taye Drum Artists. Josh Collazo (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) Gary Stanionis (Elements) and Pat Ready (Independent) were among the Taye artists on hand for the event. The future plans are to incorporate this as a traveling show to be hosted by Taye Drum dealers nationwide.

Taye MetalWorks Snares: Brushed Black Nickel Brass Snare! Thursday, June 9, 2011 Taye Drums has announced the first installment in the new Taye MetalWorks Snare Drum Series scheduled to be released to Taye Snare Centers throughout North America in early summer 2011 (For a complete list of Taye Snare Centers go to: www.tayedrums.com/snarecenters or click on Snare Center under the "Buy Taye" tab above). The first offering is a 14"x5" Brushed Black Nickel Brass snare, continuing the legacy of exhilarating sonic quality and response coupled with the superior craftsmanship for which Taye is known. This snare drum features a brushed black nickel finished brass shell with matching 2.3mm counterhoops. A unique brushed finish not only sets this drum apart, the shell construction provides for sharp attack, rich body, and mellow, yet subtle overtones. If not enough, this snare also employs Taye's patented SideLatch™ Snare Release. Simple in design for optimum performance, the SideLatch™ snare release system employs a minimum of moving parts, a large knurled tension knob for easy snare adjustments, and Taye's unique SlipLock feature that prevents unwanted loosening of snare tension, providing strength, smooth action, and flawless reliability.

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