Stanton Moore is pleased to announce the release of his long awaited signature Titanium snare drum available through StantonMoore.com by June 1st.

WATCH STANTON PLAY HIS NEW SIGNATURE SNARE DRUM

"The whole idea started about 6 or 7 seven years ago when I met drumsmith Ronn Dunnett for the first time and started to become familiar with his incredible drums." said Moore. "I saw some of his titanium drums and I was intrigued. He explained the sound characteristics of titanium and I became very interested in the sonic possibilities. I asked Ronn if he could make one as a 4x14. His reply was something along the lines of 'I'll give it a shot.' A few months later Ronn presented me with the 1st prototype. Iimmediately fell in love with the drum - its sound, its tone and its feel. As I was playing to larger rooms with Galactic, I needed a drum that would be sensitive and buttery enough for the intricate buzz roll work that I do with some of the New Orleans second line grooves, but would also cut through a loud funk band when I smacked a back beat. This drum had what I was looking for." READ MORE

Hot off the presses are some fresh new Stanton Moore Drum Company T-shirts now available. Visit Stanton's Official Store for details.

Watch Stanton playing his new signature snare drum! Click here to watch the video of Stanton at the Rhythm & Drum Festival in Tokyo, Japan on January 25th 2009.

Look for  Stanton Moore's next CD, DVD, and book project  "Groove Alchemy" available in early 2010.

Stanton Moore is hitting the road this week with guitarist Will Bernard's band. Many will know Will from his work with T.J. Kirk and of course his work in the Stanton Moore Trio. Also joining the tour are John Medeski of Medeski, Martin and Wood fame, and Andy Hess of Govt. Mule. The tour is in support of Will's new album 'Blue Plate Special' which includes the killer lineup on the album. The shows are not to be missed! Check the tour dates to the right for details.

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"To kick things off with my new digital label Moore Music, I am releasing Take It To The Street (The Music), the music from my 'Take It To The Street' book and DVD project. The music was recorded with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and features George Porter Jr. and Ivan Neville on select tracks.

"I've always enjoyed listening back to the music we recorded for the project. For the book and DVDs, only a few tunes could be included on each due to space issues and the tunes needed to be faded out after a few minutes. Included here is the majority of the tunes from the project in their entirety including a couple of bonus tracks that didn't make it into the original" project. -Stanton