Being:Art

The lion’s share of the installation is complete for the new “Fun Studio” in My Big Backyard at so here’s a little sneak peak!

A set of Bourbon Barrel Drums (thanks for the barrels!), a custom version of our production diatonic marimba, & a repurposed upcycled set of conduit wall chimes. All with their own custom mounted mallets that we are now manufacturing ourselves (with some mentoring from Dinesh at )!

The instruments sound great, the space feels great, & and can’t wait for you to enjoy them! The space will officially open August 8.

A couple weeks ago we had some drummer colleagues come out and test the new barrel drums, built from whiskey barrels, and they all loved them! Here’s a little sample of Tom Lonardo giving them a go!

We installed them this week at the new (modeled on ) at that will be opening in August!

is working on a very special custom project for and we wanted to share a bit about the project.

is creating a new music area in that is featuring all Its called Fun Studio and is modeled on It’s set to officially open in August.

For this project we’ve created something completely new for us that we’ve wanted to do for a long time: DRUMS! donated a pair of barrels and over the past few weeks we’ve turned them into a set of 3 drums designed to withstand the rigors of outdoor living and general public experimentation!

This short video shows the process of creating the first full barrel bass drum! We’ve also built a giant and a truly incredible sounding instrument we’ve dubbed the ”Soul Snare”. More on those later so stay tuned!

Not sure if the socials will let the music stay but the soundtrack is Jumpin Gene Simmons “Drinkin’ Wine” recorded at Sun Studio in the 1960s. Check out the full song!

has a line of Woodblocks. This is the first run and they’re available for purchase Now!

These cost between $25-45 each. DM for pricing or to request a custom woodblock (or set of woodblocks)!