(“Sambija” = “Universal Seed”)

The name of my studio and sanctuary, Sambija, captures the essence of my studio. My studio is intended to be a portal for music and art creation that comes from the very essence of the fabric of space; From the universal potential that lies in the emptiness of space. It seeks to manifest from the infinite potential which lies in a small seed and in fact in all points in space, a beautiful, unique, harmonious creation from our dreams and visions. We each carry this ever sprouting seed of creation at our core...

 Equipment List

Microphones:

• Shure Beta 57A Super-cardioid Dynamic Instrument Mic (1)

• Shure Beta 91A Half-Cardioid Condenser Boundary Mic (1)

• Shure Beta 52A Super-cardioid Dynamic Kickdrum Mic  (1)

• Shure Beta 98AMP Miniature Cardioid Condenser Drum Mic  (6)

• Shure Beta 58A Super-cardioid Dynamic Vocal Mic (1)

• Shure SM57 Cardioid Dynamic Instrument Mic  (5)

• Shure PG81 Cardioid Condenser Stereo Mic pair  (1 pair)

• Shure RS220 Cardioid Dynamic Instrument Mic   (1)

• Telefunken M60 FET Cardioid Stereo Mic Pair   (1 pair)

• Telefunken M60 FET Hyper-cardioid Stereo Mic Pair   (1 pair)

• Telefunken M60 FET Omni Directional Stereo Mic Pair   (1 pair)

• Sennheiser e906 Super-Cardioid Dynamic Guitar Mic  (1)

• Sennheiser e904 Cardioid Dynamic Drum/Percussion Mic   (1)

• Sennheiser e604 Cardioid Dynamic Drum/Percussion Mic   (3)

• Audio-Technica ATM350U Miniature Cardioid Condenser Instrument Mic   (1)

• OSP Large Diaphragm Switchable Condenser   (1)

• Rhode NT1 Large Diaphragm Condenser (1)

Recording Gear:

• Midas M32r Digital Mixer/Recording Interface

  ·· For Live Sound/Recording and Studio Recording

• Midas DL16 Stage Box

• Adam A8X Reference Monitors

• M-Audio SBX10 Subwoofer

PA Sound System & Monitoring:

• JBL Eon 515XT Powered Monitor   (1)

• DBX Drive Rack Venue 360 Speaker Management System   (1)

• Midas M32r Digital Mixer/Recording Interface   (1)

  ·· For Live Sound/Recording and Studio Recording

• Midas DL16 Stage Box

• Soundcraft EFX12 Analog Mixer   (1)

• Sound Isolation Headphone Monitors (Various Brands)   (5)

• Furman Power Conditioner (2)

Controllers/Synthesizers:

• Roland JD-XI 61 Key Keyboard Synthesizer

• M-Audio Keystation 61 Key es Keyboard Controller

• Akai MPD226 Pad/Knob/Fader Controller

• Akai MPK Mini

Drums/Percussion: 

• A large battery of Drumset and Percussion gear

  ·· A variety of Snare Drums, many Cymbals, Drumsets, Samba Drums, Congas, Bongos, Djembes, Dun Duns, Doumbeks, Cajons, Bells, Chimes, Shakers, Wood Blocks, washboards, tambourines, various home-made percussion instruments, Gong, Hardware to mount drums and other percussion, etc...  (Too much to list it all)

  ·· Various Customizable Mulitpercussion sets and the ability to piece together other customizable mulitpercussion sets with my flexible, hand crafted/or altered gear and hardware.

** To see a more extensive list of the percussion gear available, go to my personal gear page.  (Jacob: Make a Link out of “personal gear page” words that links to that page)

Other Studio Gear:

• Multiple Portable Music Stands, Folding Tables, and Chairs

• Keyboard Stand

• Many Mic Stands and Mic Clips

• Multiple Kalimbas with plugin jacks

• Whirlwind Imp 2 DI Box

• Fishman Platinum Pro EQ Analog Guitar/Bass/Instrument Preamp

• Furman PL-Pro DMC Power Conditioner (All gear is run through this)   (1)

** Other little doo-dad gear like adaptors and what not are available too.

** Studio/Live Sound and Drum/Percussion Gear is ever growing and evolving. All my gear is pro quality.  I don’t work with cheap gear.

** Some items may be available for rental

** Some items may not be available to “basher drummers”

My Personal Gear:

 All mics, instruments, hardware, cases, etc.  are very high studio grade, professional equipment.

I have too many items to name them all specifically, but I use a wide range of percussion instruments from around the world.  I have an extensive battery of percussion instruments.  I’ve made customizations on much of my gear.  Some of it is completely fabricated by me, and some of it is new to the world and invented by me.  I innovate my gear, usually from a need bases. 

I will list only some of the gear I use in various multi-percussion arrangements.  I mix and match gear to create a multi-percussion set that is crafted specifically for whatever project I am working on.  I’m to the point now that I have most the gear needed to set up and mic any rig however I need, and everything is easily transportable for gigs.  All gear has been customized or frabricated for maximum adjustability and versatility. If I ever need something new I fabricate as needed. 

Here is a partial list of my instruments:

• Pearl Export Poplar 5 piece Drumset

• Various Snare Drums (6)

• Many cymbals from various companies depending on the project. (~70)

• Drum Skull Djembes with custom djembe stand (30

• Professional Doumbeks (5)

• West African 3 Dun Dun set with 3 Bell Set and stands for ballet style or traditional style playing

• A ton of shakers of all types.  (Some are homemade)

• A ton of hand percussion, wood blocks, guiros, tambourines, bells, jingles, chimes, and other rack mountable and table mountable percussion

• Percussion tables (custom, homemade, portable, better than anything I’ve ever seen in function and aesthetic)

• Large Calabash with custom portable table