Strike Pro Kit – The New “Monster” From Alesis

by | Jun 9, 2016

Strike Pro Kit From Alesis, A Professional Electronic Drum Set In The Mid-Range Price Class.

They’ve Added Traditionally Sized Drums and Cymbals. Prepped All Pads with Mesh Heads. Alesis Have Stepped Up Their Game, Put Effort Into Acheiving That “Realistic Drum Feel” On Strike Pro Kit.

Strike Pro Kit Drum Set

Revealed by Alesis First at the NAMM Festival back in january this year. The Strike Pro Kit shatters all your pre-conceived notions about electronic drums.

The Electronic Drum Set Strike Pro Kit combines the feel and familiarity of acoustic drums, with the versatility and capability of the best electronic drums.

Strike Pro Kit are perfect drums to move beyond the limitations of a conventional acoustic set, without giving anything up.

Featuring large dual-hoop pads, mesh heads and Patent-Pending sensitivity adjustment knobs. The Strike Pro Kit’s Premium Wood Shell Drums comes in Standard Acoustic Drum Sizes. Which Includes a 14” Snare Pad, 8-10-12-14” Drum Pads and a 14” Bass Drum Pad. All This In order For You To Feel “At Home” Once You Take A Seat Behind The Kit for The First Time.

The New Standard in Electronic Cymbals

The Strike Pro Kit Cymbals: A 16” 3-zone Ride Cymbal. Three 14” Crash Cymbals w. Choke Capability.  The 12” Movable Hi-Hat are An Exciting Step Forward.

All Cymbals Feel Spectacularly Realistic: A Perfect Blend Of Feel, Control and Bounce. The New Cymbals Has A Larger Bell Area for Enhanced Playability And Comes With a Cool “Hammered Look.”

Customize Strike Pro Kit Drum Module “For Your Sound Only”

The Strike Performance Module includes a sound library with no less than 200 Drum Kits Made From 1000+ Multi-Sampled Instruments.

Strike Kit Pro‘s Drum Module incorporates a On-board Sampling Capability. It allows you to store all saves on a SD Card. A USB/MIDI Connectivity can Easily Be Used in Conjunction with your Favorite Music Production Software. As this wasn’t enough, Strike Perfomance Module also includes the Built-in, Powerful Strike Software Editor.

Strike Pro Kit Module

Strike Performance Module offers a 4.3″ Color LED Screen Display where you can find All Your Settings, Do Your Choices Easilly.

Strike Pro Kit Features

  • Large Dual-Hoop Drum Pads with Wood Shells, and Adjustable Mesh Heads.
  • 14″ Bass Drum Pad. 14″ Dual-Zone Snare Pad (The 14″ Snare Drum Pad Exclusively for the Pro Kit). 8″,10″,12″, and a 14″ Dual-Zone Drum Pad. Notice: The 14″ Drum Pad Exclusively for the Pro Kit.
  • 16″ Triple-Zone Ride Cymbal. Three 14″ Crash Cymbals, the “Strike Zone Kit” only includes one and 12″ Moveable Hi-Hat.
  • Premium 4-Post Chrome Rack.

Strike Pro Kit Drum Module Features

  • Strike Performance Module with 4.3 Full-Color LCD Screen and Individual Outputs.
  • All New Sounds, 200 Kit Locations and Over 1000 Multisampled Instruments.
  • Software Editor for Creating Custom Kits/Instruments, and Importing .wav Files.
  • 50 Play-Along Songs (Download).
  • On Board Sampling Capability.
  • USB/MIDI Output for Use With Virtual Instrument and Recording
    Software.

Strike Pro Kit Video Overview / Presentation

The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) for Strike Pro Kit is currently set to August, 2016.

Many people have been waiting Anxiously for this Release. It wouldn’t be surprising if Alesis decides to Release the Electronic Drum set a bit. As a release at the NAMM Show in June would not only give it a boost, but maximize the media exposure.

Upon Release, DrumPerium Will Do A Thorough review of the Strike Pro Kit. If all Things Goes according to Plans, We’ll  Take Lots Of Close-Up Photos. We would Like you to See Every little details Of This Set. Hopefully we’ll be Able To Record Some Videoclips To Show You The Drum Kit “Live In Action”. Keep Your Eyes (and Ears for that matter) Wide Spread Open…

Mikkey Dee (Ex Motorhead Drummer) Joins Scorpions

by | Apr 28, 2016

Mikkey Dee, Former Motorhead Drummer joins Scorpions

Former Motorhead Drummer Mikkey Dee will play drums for Scorpions when the veteran band performs in the U.S. next month. The group’s regular drummer, James Kottak, has had some issues over the past couple of years. Including an arrest in Dubai that led to rehab, that have sidelined him from playing.

Former Motorhead Drummer Mikkey Dee

The King Diamond Years

Mikkey Dee, who apart from being the Motorhead Drummer in over 2(!) decades, perhaps most known for his work with King Diamond. With King Diamond, Mikkey Dee recorded the classic albums “Fatal Portrait” (1986), “Abigail” (1987) and “Them” (1988). After the supporting tour for “Them“, Mikkey Dee decided to leave the band. But was later rehired to play session drums for the recording of the band’s follow-up album “Conspiracy” (1989).

Thin Lizzy vs Scorpions

In January 2016 Mikkey Dee joined Thin Lizzy to play on their upcoming anniversary shows. On april 19th, it was announced that Dee would not be participating. Today, Scorpions announced the news on their website, saying that Mikkey Dee will play 12 dates with them as “Kottak is currently on break while he seeks medical attention.” Mikkey Dee‘s shows with the group start on May 6 in Charlotte, N.C., and wrap up three weeks later on May 29 in San Antonio.

“We would like to continue our Return to Forever tour with James, but we have to realize that his health is priority,” vocalist Klaus Meine said. “We wish James a speedy recovery and he will be back to rock with us very soon!

We look forward to seeing all our fans this month.”

Mikkey Dee Motorhead Drummer

Mikkey Dee played with Motorhead from 1992 until last year, when frontman Lemmy Kilmister died after a short battle with cancer on Dec. 28. Days after his death, Dee said that “Motorhead is over, of course. Lemmy was Motorhead. But the band will live on in the memories of many.”

Scorpions recently released a tour edition of last year’s Return to Forever album. Since then they’ve been on the road promoting the record, as well as their 50th anniversary. After the dozen U.S. dates next month, the band will head back overseas for shows in Switzerland, Spain and Finland. There’s no word on whether the Former Motorhead Drummer will remain with them for these shows or if Kottak may be back by then.

Mikkey Dee’s Drum Kit

Mikkey Dee Drum Kit

Drums: Sonor SQ2 Vintage Maple (Custom Finish)
22″ x 18″ Bass Drum (x2), 14″ x 7.25″ Mikkey Dee Signature Snare Drum, 10″ x 10″ Tom, 13″ x 11″ Tom, 14″ x 12″ Tom, 16″ x 16″ Floor Tom and a 18″ x 16″ Floor Tom.

Cymbals: Paiste Signature
20″ Power Crash, 19″ Power Crash, 18″ Heavy China, 14″ Sound Edge Hi-Hat, 18″ Power Crash, 10″ Splash, 22″ Precision Heavy Ride, 14″ Thin China, 20″ Heavy China, 20″ Power Crash, 16″ Thin China and a 19″ Power Crash.

Mikkey Dee Signature Snare Drum (Video Presentation)