cowbells

Tsutomu Chiba is the president for the Barock Music Company in Japan. He is also a musical instrument designer for many products. With the distribution company named PlayWood Professional Percussion Instruments, Chiba-San has introduced his own designed products ranging from drum sticks and mallets to triangles and cowbells. One of his most noted products are the food-shaped shakers. He expanded on the idea he saw with the egg shakers in a toy shop and created shakers in the shape and colors of food such as apples, peanuts, corn and strawberries. His innovative ideas have led to newer audiences being introduced to the concept of making music!

Phillip Stanger began playing drums at an early age and took lessons from the famed percussionist, Roy Knapp. Phil remembers with great joy the first time he walked into Frank’s Drum Shop in Chicago. Years later he would teach out of the world-renowned percussion store and over the years got to know the owners, managers and fellow teachers. As a passionate musician, Phil has also become an expert of several instruments which he collects, including cowbells.