HandShake snare — Art Deco Lowrider finish in gold and purple with real crushed glass — Art Deco Lowrider · Maple Stave · Real crushed glass

Selected work

Marcus King

Three commissions. Studio kit, tour kit, and two Nashville home-studio guitars. Pieces from this commission appeared on The Tonight Show and on the Mood Swings world tour.

Tinker Hatfield

A Ludwig snare for the designer of the Air Jordan III through XV. Finish drawn from the Air Jordan 7 sole; colors painted to an exact Oregon Ducks pantone match. Delivered in person to Bend, Oregon.

Jordan Rose

A 1920s Ludwig snare, stripped and refinished in a vintage yellow-and-blue duco burst. On record with Laufey on A Matter of Time and the Big Bold Beautiful Journey soundtrack.

Mario Calire

A Gretsch kit for the original Wallflowers drummer. The design was drawn by his daughter and executed exactly to her specification. Father-daughter project. No creative liberties taken.

Art Cruz

A full Ludwig kit honoring Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake. Red, teal, and black, gradient-blended on every shell. Color samples developed and matched against the album art before final coats.

G7 Entertainment

A custom drum-shell light installation. Hand-perforated and painted in a five-color palette. Suspended over the stage of G7's flagship Nashville office.

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Finishes

Orange and gold lowrider fade snare finish

Matt Siemer sanding a drum shell by hand in the Cincinnati shop

The shop

One set of hands. Every piece built, painted, and inspected by me in Cincinnati.

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