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Greg Garman



About the Artist

At the age of twelve, Greg Garman decided to make drumming a life long endeavor. His mother started playing drums while she was about 5 months pregnant with him. Along the musical journey, Greg won a local drum competition in his hometown, San Luis Obispo, Ca, and furthermore decided to enroll himself into the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. While attending MI, Greg received instruction from world renowned teachers such as Fred Dinkins, Rob Carson, and Chuck Silverman. Acknowledging his efforts, he was awarded a second place prize for the Stanley Clark Scholarship in 2007. Through the scholarship, his band was included in an episode of Lincon Heights on ABC Family.

After completing school with an Associates of Arts in contemporary drumming, Greg set out on a three month tour, performing 80 shows in 100 days, across 33 states, to help benefit the VHI Save the Music Foundation. Followed by another two month nationwide tour sponsored by Grockit (online test prep resource). Greg teaches at Musicians Institute, as well as teaching private lessons. He also performed with Selena Gomez and the Scene.



Recordings you’ve played on

Andy Frasco “Along for the Ride,” Matt Clark “California Soul,” Other sessions

Influences

My Mom, The Beatles, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Dave Grohl, Steve Gadd, Steve Jordan, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mars Volta, the list goes on…

Advice

Do it because you love it first, then work hard and never give up.

Gretsch USA Custom

Hand-crafted every step of the way

The epitome and legend of "That Great Gretsch Sound." The USA Custom series is hand-crafted every step of the way in our Ridgeland, SC factory by highly experienced and skilled drumsmiths. Our legendary Gretsch formula 6-ply shell is the cornerstone of our legendary sound. Shells are completed with 30-degree bearing edges, Silver Sealer, die-cast hoops and custom finishes - ingredients all combined to make a sound long recognized for its classic clear timbre, balanced tone and explosive projection. Custom design your Gretsch dream kit "a la cart" by choosing your desired drum sizes, colors and hardware options. The Gretsch legend continues.

The NEW Gretsch USA Custom Order Guide will explain the many options that are available to help you design a drum set that matches your individual voice as a drummer.

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Catalina Maple

Carefully developed to produce tones that explode a balanced amount of warm low end frequencies

The Catalina Maple series starts with the Gretsch maple formula shell. We carefully developed the maple shell specification to produce tones that explode with attack and volume and project a balanced amount of warm, low-end frequencies. All Catalina Maple shells are 7-ply, 7.2mm.

The Catalina Maples are available in two configurations - a 6-piece shell pack set and a 5-piece shell pack set. Add-on drums are also available to allow for further drum set expansion.

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