Gretsch Drums Artist of the Month - 
Paul has forged a career which encompasses funk, fusion, jazz and latin.

Best known for his multi-platinum success with rock artist Kim Mitchell, working with such diverse artists as Tom Scott, Domenic Troiano, David Blamires, Lawrence Gowan, Carlos Del Junco, Carol Welsman, Dave Restivo, Brownman Ali, Colm Wilkinson, Doug Riley, Hilario Duran, David Clayton-Thomas, Roger Hodgson, Rik Emmett, and The Canadian Tenors to name a few. As a Juno award winner and respected session player Paul has performed at P.I.T. and the N.A.M.M. shows in L.A., twice at the Montreal Drumfest and at the Cape Breton Drumfest. He is one of SABIAN cymbals most popular and effective clinicians. Always active on the studio scene, Paul has recorded numerous jingles and worked on TV shows such as Degrassi Junior High, Top Cops, Counterstrike, E.N.G. and more recently, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?   


Current Kit Setup: 
USA Custom kit in Satin Azure Blue
10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 6.5x14 snare

B&J Music now Roli & Roli Blocks






 
As of February 2017, B&J Music, a division of JAM Group of companies, has been named the new Canadian distributor of Roli Blocks as well as all other Roli products, including the flagship Seaboard GRAND continuous touch keyboard-like instrument.
David McAllister, VP of B&J Music, tells Canadian Music Trade, "Roli have emerged at the forefront of where music creation is headed. With the invention of the Seaboard, Rise, and now Blocks, this is music products innovation at its purest. We are thrilled to represent this new, great company with its limitless potential. The future is bright indeed."
Visit Roli here

In the news
Supro voted The best new guitars of NAMM 2017 by MusicRadar.com
"Winner: Supro Island and Americana Series". The guitars cover a huge range of pickup and vibrato configurations, but what they all have in common is a sharp attention to detail.  Click here 

The Takamine LTD-2017 Magome is a testament to the artful craftsmanship of this region-the very same region in which Takamine guitars are lovingly crafted to this day.   More here


New Products 
Supro - Americana
The Sahara is a wide-body reproduction of the single-pickup electric guitar that was manufactured in Chicago during the early 1960s.  Learn more.

Peavey - RBN™ 112
RBN™ 112 speaker enclosures combine best-in-class audio quality with Peavey's legendary reliability.  Learn more. 

Takamine EF75M-TT
an OM body with an AAA Sitka Spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sidesWith production limited to only about 80 models  Learn more.

Supro - Island Series
Westbury's dual-pickup configuration lets the player switch effortlessly between warm, single-coil neck pickup sounds, throaty bridge tones, or a perfectly balanced, parallel combination of both pickups for rhythm work.
Learn more. 

Supro 1610 Comet
a high-gain, low-wattage 1 x 10 combo with reverb, tremolo and switchable power. Designed to act as a go-anywhere companion to your favorite guitars, this lightweight tube amp cranks out 6-Watts or 14-Watts of screaming hot vintage tone    Learn more.

LP Raul Rekow Top Tuning Signature Conga
In honor of his memory, LP has proudly followed through with his family and completed the project we started with him.
Learn more.
Xvive - U2 
Guitar system features digital wireless technology that delivers incredible audio quality, simple setup, and is extremely reliable for any gigging musicians. It delivers a full 20Hz-20 kHz frequency response. Learn more. 

Gretsch - Vinnie Colaiuta
Signature Snare

4" × 12" auxiliary snare is ultra-loud when laid into with a rimshot. 6-ply North American Maple Gum Shells with Silver Sealer interiors finished in Cobalt Blue.   Learn more.

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro
packs all the sonic glory and 18V headroom of the original analog Fuzz and Overdrive circuits from the large-format Disnortion pedal into a miniature version that runs on 9-volts   Learn more. 

Peavey® Collaborates with Periphery's Misha Mansoor on New invective™120 Amplifier

Guitarists with heavier tastes looking for their next upgrade will find a sturdy solution in the new Peavey® invective™.120 Head and invective™.212 Cabinet.  With design input from Periphery's Misha Mansoor, this dynamic duo is perfectly suited for each other, helping players achieve the most revered metal sounds, from woody and clean to the most extreme of high gain tones.More here

B&J Music now Distributing Daisy Rock






 
B&J Music is proud to announce the exclusive distribution of Daisy Rock Guitars in Canada. Daisy Rock  is a girl- guitar  company founded in 2000 by  Tish Ciravolo  and has instruments available in over 26 countries worldwide.

Daisy Rock has been empowering female guitarists since 2000, and is doing whatever it takes to help more girls play guitar and enjoy music. Join the Girl Rock Revolution at www.daisyrock.com! Stock available May 2017. Visit Daisy Rock here

Lee Oskar Harmonicas Explained



Lee Oskar presents the Lee Oskar Harmonica series. Lee Oskar was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1948 and received his first harmonica at the age of six. In his late teens, Oskar traveled to America, where he formed the popular funk band War. Lee's iconic hook in the song "Low Rider" is arguably the most memorable harmonica part in rock history. In 1983, Lee formed Lee Oskar Harmonica, crafting harps suited to common genres of music such as blues, rock, country, reggae, pop, and jazz, as well as less common genres such as Eastern European, Gypsy, Yiddish, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian, and European/American folk music.


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