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PERSONAL BROADCASTING AND RECORDING STUDIO (big) KITS:

This is temporary page build. Correct information should be ready and up by the end of May.

The Kits are: 

1)Personal Broadcasting/Recording Kits X2
2)Practice Kit in Studio
3)Dream Theater Main Rigs Distant Memories Version
4)Dream Theater 2021 Studio Broadcasting/Recording Kit & 2022 Top of the World Touring Version

Mike’s non-drum gear is Pro Tools, Brainworx Plug-Ins, Heavyocity Plug-ins, Video switcher, ZOOM Q2N4K Video Cameras, Samson: Mic Stands, Accessories, Cords, Computer Trays.

The silver kit is not set up anymore, but is one of two large Studio Kits. The Drum Shells are Masterworks Maple/Mahogany Reference Pure mix.

The rest of the gear is: Pearl ICON Rack, Demon Drive Pedals, Zildjian Cymbals, REMO Drum Heads, Vater: Drum Sticks, Polybeaters, Drink Holders and Stick Holders, Shure Microphones, Roland KT-10 Pedals & TM2 Modules and Samson Audio Accessories.

The studio kit that IS set up is the Masterworks Birch/Mahogany drum Shell mix. You can see and hear it here:

Here is the smaller kit. It is 100% Mahogany. [Cannon “Tubes” are Aluminum.] The differences in this and live version are with the lower drums as this kit has a 12” & 14” standard tom, 16” floor tom and tympani style 20” gong drum as opppose to the live version. You can see the 2022 Live Touring Kit further below on this page.

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The PRACTICE PAD KIT

The practice pad kit consists of Pearl Cut Down Drum Shells. 
The rest of the gear is: Pearl Icon Rack, Demon Drive Pedals, Zildjian Low Volume Cymbals, Vater: Drum Sticks, Stick Holders and Drink Holders.

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DREAM THEATER MAIN RIGS ending as of Feb 2020

GENERAL: The green kit consists of Pearl Masterworks Maple & Mahogany Drum Shells.

The rest of the gear is: Pearl ICON Rack, Demon Drive Pedals, Zildjian Cymbals, REMO Drum Heads, Vater: Drum Sticks, Polybeaters, Drink Holders and Stick Holders, Shure Microphones, Roland KT-10 Pedals & TM2 Modules and Samson Audio Accessories. 

Mike’s non-drum gear is Pro Tools, Brainworx Plug-Ins, Heavyocity Plug-ins ATEM video switcher, ZOOM Q2N4K Video Cameras, Samson: Mic Stands, Accessories, Cords, Computer Trays.

See Video of it: Dream Theater “Distance Over Time” DVD

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DREAM THEATER 2021 KIT

That’s a joke. Mike put that there before he could reveal the kit used to record “A View from the Top of the World” in 2020/2021.

The kits pictured consist of Pearl Masterworks Maple, Birch, Mahogany or a mix of woods in the Drum Shells.

The rest of the gear is: Pearl ICON Rack, Demon Drive Pedals, Zildjian Cymbals, REMO Drum Heads, Vater: Drum Sticks, Polybeaters, Drink Holders and Stick Holders, Shure Microphones, Roland KT-10 Pedals & TM2 Modules and Samson Audio Accessories.

Mike’s non-drum gear is Pro Tools, Brainworx Plug-Ins, Heavyocity Plug-ins ATEM video switcher, ZOOM Q2N4K Video Cameras, Samson: Mic Stands, Accessories, Cords, Computer Trays.

This kit is a Masterworks Maple, Birch, Mahogany mix with acrylic Cannon “tube” Toms and Mike’s Gong Floor Tom design.