Why California?

March 9th, 2017 by Michael Dooley

Did you hear about the grand opening of our new store in California last weekend? Exciting times, but probably surprising for many of you. There were other more obvious locations; maybe on the other side of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, maybe another large Texas city like Austin, Houston, or San Antonio. In a perfect world, whatever large city is closest to you.

So why did we choose to go way out to Southern California? That's a pretty expensive place for a new building, right? True, but here's the thing: California needed us the most.

Indoor Hotspot

We didn't come for the weather, but it's a nice bonus.

If you're at all tuned in to the indoor drumline scene, you know that its popularity has exploded, and nowhere on the planet has it had more of an effect than California. There are at least nine CA-specific circuits that participate in WGI (Winter Guard International, the "major league" of the activity). That's hundreds of schools and independent units competing against each other every spring. It's what those kids live and breathe for. It's actually similar in many ways to the great things happening in Texas music education, and supporting that has always been a priority for our business.

You Want It, We Got It

Mallets and cymbals for days.

Sometimes drummers and percussionists just want to try something out in person before making a purchase. Depending on what you like to play, finding a large selection of options is tough - let's face it, most of percussion is a niche market. Come in to our shop and you'll be able to sample a huge range of gear across the entire percussion spectrum.

Pull a pair of marimba mallets off the wall and test them on the marimba underneath. Go to town on a practice pad to see which of our huge selection of sticks are your favorite. Do an A/B test on high-end orchestral gear from brands like Black Swamp and Grover. Drool over all the Latin and world percussion instruments in our world section. Discover the perfect cymbals for your drum set, no matter what style(s) you play, or get yourself a new boutique drum set!

Happy To Be Here

The grand opening team! Those retro shirts are an employee exclusive...for now.

We’re incredibly excited to be a great resource for the SoCal percussion community. They called, and we answered!

What do you think of our newest location? Leave a comment down below!

Michael is our resident copywriter and editor. As luck would have it, he's also a professional percussionist with a wide range of musical experience.

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