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NEWS ARCHIVES
11.05.07 LIVE!
Long-time endorser Nick Amoroso will appear on The Jimmy Kimmel Show TONITE with Matt
Nathanson. The band is currently on a US tour in support of the record "Some Mad Hope".
Make sure you tune in and check them out!
10.16.07
New SilverFox endorser London and his band City Sleeps have a new album on
Trustkill Records (Not an Angel), a new video for their single
"Prototype" (above), and are gearing up for a winter tour with Bedlight
For Blue Eyes, Sullivan, and Kenotia!
There's also a new tour hitting the road and both drummers are SilverFox
endorsers. Will Chapman is playing for his father (Steven Curtis Chapman) and Bethany Dillon. Long-time endorser Mark Graalman is also on the bill with Sanctus Real. Check out Will and Mark when they come to your town.
Artist Relations Manager Jeff Harrington had a chance to meet up with Nick
Amoroso (Matthew Nathanson) at one of
his sold out shows in Boston!
Joe Halberstadt and Foxy Shazam just signed with Ferret Music/New Weatherman
Records. They are currently on tour with Kenotia and Karate High School.
10.01.07 One Eclectic Fox..
Sheel Dave is the drummer with The Eclectic Collective, a unique combo
that's really starting to make waves! Check out their video
"Ocean Of Tears".
The EC was recently asked to open for and back up Slick Rick The Ruler.
Everyone in
"Foxland" is giving Sheel two thumbs up! Glad you're diggin' the
sticks, dude!
9.16.07 Foxes of Disaster
SilverFox artist Lee Turner (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster) ventures
out on one of the biggest heavy music tours of the year with hardcore
heroes Underoath, Every Time I Die, and Poison the Well. Do not miss
this incredible tour.
SilverFox welcomes...
Joe Halberstadt of Foxy Shazam
Maurice Watson of Mercury Switch
Kristopher Kleinschmidt of Dreey-C
Ken Kobayashi of Falling Season
9.04.07 Gettin' foxed..
Joe Manzione of Hopesfall (Trustkill) is currently on a US tour with bands
The Receiving End of Sirens, Emanuel and Damiera. After their US tour, they head over for a European tour with Oceansize!
Derek Kerswill of Seemless will be touring with Unearth. They
are currently on a US tour that heads north for select dates in
Canada with Darkest Hour, August Burns Red, and Suicide Silence!
SilverFox Endorser Erik Truelove is the World's Most Accurate Drummer!
A three day competition, sponsored by Beatnik Rhythm Analyzers, was
held in Pasadena, California this past weekend. Click here to read the
full article!
8.02.07 SilverFox at Summer NAMM!
This past weekend, Rob Wu (Webmaster, A/R Rep, SilverFox Production) and
Dave Share (Inside Sales Manager) took to Austin, Texas, for the '07 Summer
NAMM Convention. Using a grassroots style of promotion with backpacks
filled with
sample sticks, endorser contracts, and dealer kits, they met
with many great drummers, dealers, and distributors. (Above L-R: Rob Wu, Pat Anderson of Switchpin, and Dave Share)
Rob and Dave found that the general consensus is that a lot of people are
growing tired of the major manufacturers' product quality going downhill
while prices rise and availability gets worse. Rob and Dave traveled to Austin JUST to get the
sticks in people's hands, and everybody they met loved the exclusive
DuracrylxTM finish and the great balance/feel of SilverFox drumsticks. They
signed new endorsers, re-established relations with old dealers, and made
connections with some new ones. SilverFox is gaining momentum...
Chris Depew from Single File is causing a stir. Signed to Warner Bros.,
Single File is now on tour with The Fray and playing sold-out stadiums
across the country.
SilverFox would like to welcome Alex Priess of Psychostick and Dennis Gast
of Bell Bros.
7.16.07
Derek Kerswill is currently wrapping up Unearth's US/European tour.
He will play select New England dates with his band, Seemless, before
rejoining Unearth for their highly anticipated Fall '07 tour. Stay
tuned to Derek's MySpace for tour dates.
Pat Sayers of Young Galaxy recently played on MTV Canada! Visit Young
Galaxy's MySpace page for a listen, and check out some videos!
7.05.07 In the press..
Jordan Marchini is out on tour with Bella Morte. He is also featured on the latest cover
of Rimfrost, Norway's #1 Gothic/Industrial magazine, for six pages of banter with Andy,
Tony L., and Jordan. Rimfrost can be purchased at newsstands all over Europe, and in the
US wherever import mags are sold!
John Moen of the Decemberists will be playing select dates with symphony orchestras! Definitely catch one of these shows. Click here for the tour listing.
Derek Kerswill (Seemless) is going on tour with hardcore/metal
monsters Unearth (MetalBlade Records). He will be in Europe for
several dates and will return to the States later this summer.
Seemless is also gearing up for tours, so keep an eye out for future
dates!
Jeremiah Green and Joe Plummer
of Modest Mouse are also on the road,
headlining select dates of the Download Festival in the US. They are
playing a lot of festivals with some great acts, so be sure to see them
at Lollapolooza, Summer Sonic (Japan), Accelerator Festival (Germany),
and a string of other dates worldwide.
SilverFox would like to welcome Derek Smith of Four Letter Lie
(Victory Records) and Mark Rhoads of The Fold (Universal Records).
6.01.07 SilverFox is a hit overseas!
SilverFox was recently reviewed by popular drum & music magazines Drumheads (Germany), Soundcheck (Germany), and Percussioni (Italy). Below are a few translated quotes from those publications!
Drumheads, Germany (03/07)
Download Review | Download Cover
"In fact, the coating can take a lot of punches before cracks form or the notorious rasping-effect occurs, which by frequently hitting cymbal edges or excessive rimshots mellows the fattest club in the long run."
"[The Delrin tips] achieve a clear and concise sound that lends itself wherever distinct articulation is desired, may it be loud or low."
Soundcheck, Germany (02/07)
Download Review | Download Cover
"Delrin tips are basically comparable to usual nylon tips but the material is denser, lighter, lasts longer, responds faster and is less vulnerable to moisture, therefore the tips keep a consistent hardness."
"The ultra-tips fly over drumheads and especially ride cymbals, where they produce an outstandingly clean ping."
Percussioni, Italy (04/07)
Download Review
"Obviously the most important factor, beyond the excellent construction quality of these sticks, is the refinement of the finishing which contributes especially to the butt/grip. A must try."
5.02.07 SilverFox on Tour/TV!
Drumming duo Joe Plummer and Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse (shown) were on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. Make sure you catch a copy of the video online!
Nick Price (Meg and Dia) is currently on tour with Saves The Day,
Say Anything, and The Dear Hunter. Hayden Lamb of Red is supporting the 3 Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin tour. We would like to welcome Janet Weiss (Bright Eyes, ex-Sleater Kinney), who is also on the road!
4.08.07 December in April!
While on tour (which sold out back-to-back nights at Avalon in Boston, MA!), John Moen of the Decemberists swung by the SilverFox factory to see our stick crafting process. John also got a chance to see the inner workings of Grover Custom Drums.
3.19.07 Welcome...
SilverFox proudly welcomes these great artists to the roster: Nick Price (shown) of Meg and Dia (Doghouse Records), Alex Shelnutt of A Day To Remember (Victory Records), Mike Kaabe of Endwell (Victory Records), and Pete Alexander Jr of Edwin McCain.
3.02.07 Foxed out!
Chris Guglielmo (Bayside) was on Conan O'Brien February 27, 2007. Check out the video clip above! John Moen and The Decemberists are back from Europe and starting their US tour. Go to Decemberists.com for dates. Also look for Chris and John featured in the next SilverFox ad in Drum! and Modern Drummer.
Derek Kerswill (Seemless) is going on tour with Fu Manchu later this month. Tour dates are on Derek's MySpace.com site. Both Modest Mouse (Jeremiah Green & Joe Plummer) and Ted Leo + Pharmacists (Chris Wilson) have new albums releasing March 20. You’ll definitely want to grab these records! Tony Peck (The Forecast) is going out on tour with Hot Rod Circuit.
SilverFox welcomes Brett Romnes of I Am The Avalanche (Drive-Thru), Tim Reece from the Autumn Leaf (Sub Pop), and Dan "Duckie" Garrido from The Toasters (Megalith). Chris Guglielmo & Bayside (Victory)
has a brand new album coming out 2/06/07.
Bayside is currently now supporting the record on a US tour with Anberline and Meg & Dia. After their US stint, they head over to the UK for a string of dates in April. Be sure to catch them!
1.14.07 Brand New Artists!
SilverFox would like to welcome these great artists to the roster: Lee Turner (shown) of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Anthony Michael of Architect (Metal Blade), Chris Murk of Last Tuesday, and last but certainly not least...Joe Moen of The Decemberists!
In other news, Theo McKibbon (The Black Maria) is currently on tour with Evanescence and Stone Sour in Canada! Make sure you catch that great rock tour!
12.27.06 TWO NEW MODELS!
SilverFox personally wants to thank all of you for using and helping promote SilverFox Drumsticks. This has been a productive year and we are looking forward to even stronger and more exciting times ahead.
I would like to welcome to the SilverFox team
all the endorsers who joined the ranks this year, including Joe and Jeremiah from Modest Mouse, and Chris
from Bayside. Stay tuned for some more great drummers joining the ranks this
coming year.
The SilverFox Research and Development Team has done it again. They have gone through extensive testing and are ready to introduce to you... TWO new models in early 2007!
11.28.06 Feelest modest?
If you had a chance to make one of the five sold out Modest Mouse shows in NYC, you are lucky. Joe and Jeremiah are the drumming duo behind the band and it's great/rare to see a band have two great live drummers. If you ever get a chance to see Modest Mouse,
you'll be pleased with the weaved drum work and creative sounds. They have an incredible chemistry and lock into grooves effortlessly. The new Modest Mouse record drops in early 2007! Joe Plummer uses SF-MR and Jeremiah Green uses SF-JX!
One of our long time endorsers Joe Seiders played a couple of shows with Blue while he was in town promoting his new record L.E.O. The new L.E.O. record sports special appearances from Steve Steve Gorman of the Black Crowes and Mike Viola of the Candy Butchers.Joe Sieders uses SF-MR!
10.25.06 Round the world...
Emiliano Benevides (Bat Makumba) has been nominated, for the 3rd time, as Best World Music Band around the San Fransisco Bay Area by SF Weekly. Emiliano is working on Bat Makumba's second CD and directing music for a short cartoon movie for California
University. He will also spend half a year in Europe and half a year in the US, playing, spreading the SilverFox Revolution!
10.09.06 Tours and Records...
David Lynam has been a long time endorser and has a great tour going. His group, appropriately named Lynam, will be going on tour with Hinder. They will be venturing out together for 41 club dates around the nation. Do not miss this! Good tour, great drummer.
We have a new face in our family! Chris Chachi of Bayside (Victory Records) is now part of the revolution. Seen on Warped Tours, club tours, and known as indie-alternative rock heroes, we are really excited to have Chris and Bayside aboard!
And how could we forget our own? Jeff Harrington (SilverFox A&R) and his band the Snow Leopards, won the Boston Music Award for best Local Single of the Year.
9.18.06 A darker side...
Endorser Jordan Marchini (Bella Morte) will be releasing the much anticipated record "Bleed the Grey Sky Black" on Metropolis Records on October 10th, 2006. Bella Morte promises that this will be the greatest effort to date. The CD contains their MySpace hit
"On the Edge" as well as the much sought after cover of "Earth Angel". They are currently on a US tour with Hanzel Und Gretyl. Be sure to catch their incredible live stage show!
9.05.06 New Faces! New Tours!
We have some new faces in the SilverFox family. Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse and Black Heart Procession has joined the revolution. Watch for a new Modest Mouse record out in the fall. Randy Miller (left) from The Myriad has also come aboard. They are currently touring so be sure to check them when they come to your city.
Who's on the road? Darrin Costin is gearing up for a brand new tour with international star, Bjork. Look for out for dates.
Derek Kerswill (Seemless) has just wrapped up the tour with NonPoint, but now plan to hit the road with The Sword and Trivium in support of their new Equal Vision Records release What Have We Become.
8.10.06 Fox is in town...
GSM Trading, SilverFox’s newly appointed Korean Distributor, introduced SilverFox sticks at the Korean Drum Festival (Seoul) Many of Korea’s top drummers were in attendance. Sanghoon Lee, a renowned Korean drummer, took SilverFox for a test run
and was
impressed with the enhanced durability and great feel of SilverFox sticks. Watch out Korea, the fox is in town!
7.31.06 Silverfox is Seemless
Our very own Derek Kerswill of Seemless (Victory Records) will be going out on tour with Nonpoint to support their new record "What Have We Become". Derek has been a SilverFox endorser since the release of their first self-titled record in 2005. With rigorous touring and their blistering live show, Seemless has made quite the name for themselves on the hard rock circuit.
New endorser Adam Vanderkolk of The Hourly Radio will be playing Lollapalooza
this year in Chicago! They are one of the lucky bands to play this incredible
event, so don't miss it!
Pete Metzler, proud SilverFox endorser and drummer for Down To Earth Approach
(Vagrant Records), will be heading out on this year's Warped Tour 2006! Be sure
to catch DTEA's high energy show and watch their unique brand of rock.
Tony Peck, the hard-hitting backbone of The Forecast (Victory Records), will be
on his first headlining tour in support of the new record In The Shadow of Two
Gunmen. Don't miss Tony destroying his drums with SilverFox.
Nick Amoroso, long time SilverFox artist, will now be playing with Holly Brook
(Warner Brothers). You can see them on tour this summer in support of Duncan
Sheik and KD Lang.
6.2.06 Release the Beast…
Summer arrives just in time for the highly anticipated release of “Project Clawstix”! The SilverFox R&D team has completed their quest to
design a unique rod drumstick. The SilverFox Clawstix™ feature 13 traditional wood dowels interlaced with six of our exclusive Delrin rods. Our research proved that combining these two materials creates a rod which maintains the feel and dynamic range of wood rods, with the added benefit of enriched brightness and articulation on cymbals. Pick up a pair and experience the difference for yourself!
Planning on attending the 2006 Warped Tour? Come down and hang with the SilverFox Road Crew at the East Coast Indie Stage! Our stick experts will be on hand on August 2nd at the Fitchburg Airport in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
This year SilverFox has been chosen to be an official sponsor of the East Coast Indie Stage as presented on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour. SilverFox will be supplying the East Coast Indie Stage with our premium hand-finished drumsticks to use and abuse! We’re thrilled that SilverFox endorsers Chris Snykus of Jupiter Sunrise and Peter Metzler of Down to Earth Approach will be featured in these performances!
Grover Pro Percussion, Fox’s parent company has been asked to supply the East Coast Indie Stage with a hand-crafted Grover® Custom Drum Kit. These drum kits are custom made one-at-a-time and available in very limited quantities. Check these drums out, you’ll be amazed at the fat sound, cutting projection and musical resonance that Grover® drums are capable of producing!
3.23.06 PROJECT CLAWSTIX!
The SilverFox Research & Design Team continues to make groundbreaking advancements in drumstick manufacturing technology. Our expanded manufacturing capacity will insure that we continue to meet growing demand for SilverFox products throughout the world.
Recently, the R&D team has been secretly
working on a new product dubbed “CLAWSTIX”. While we can’t divulge details right now, check back often so you don’t miss out on the upcoming product release announcement.
SilverFox would also like to welcome new endorsers: Michael Traylor, Shawn Stoyle, Trey Hill, Ryan Malone, Steve Dixon, Jeffrey McCormack.
2.04.06 THE FOX RETURNS TRIUMPHANT!
The SilverFox road crew just returned from the huge NAMM Convention held in Anaheim, California. NAMM brings together 65,000 of the worlds finest instrument manufacturers, dealers and top artists for four days of noise filled fun!
The SilverFox booth was constantly mobbed with both discriminating players
and savvy dealers. We saw many new faces and some old friends as well. We especially loved seeing (and hearing) some of our talented endorsers, many who are based on the “left” coast.
On hand were every one our hand-finished drum stick models as well as our world renowned SilverFox marching mallets. Positive feedback was flowing from all of our visitors. This year players shared some great new product concepts (keep an eye on our website for a soon-to-be-unveiled product) If you were unable to make it, here’s a sampling of the action at our booth!
1.10.06 HITTING HARD INTO THE NEW YEAR!
NAMM 2006
SilverFox will be attending the NAMM convention in Anaheim, California from January 19th -23rd. If you are attending NAMM, please feel free to swing by and say hi to us. Our display in Hall D - Booth #2998 will feature every SilverFox drumstick model and more!
Our SilverFox production crew acquired new state-of-the-art pitch pairing hardware! This new equipment will enhance our ability to provide drummers with sticks that are impeccably matched right out of the sleeve!
We would also like to welcome our new endorser Myron Bell.
1.09.06 FOX WITHIN!
Watch Brian "Bubba" Joyce use and abuse SilverFox Drumsticks and his own Grover Custom drum kit in Hell Within's new video Bleeding Me Black! Hell Within has toured nationally with some of hardcore/metal's heaviest hitters and have caught the attention of LifeForce Records recently. Armed with coffin-tight double bass and grueling machine gun drums, Hell Within has been making a name for themselves in the underground circuit. Watch this video and check out one of today's finer undeground metal bands proudly plow your local venue with SilverFox.
12.06.05 HITTIN' THE ROAD!
New Website Features
Check out our product page for updated information about our exclusive Del tip and Ultra tip models. Learn about the advantages, which distinguish Delrin from ordinary nylon tip sticks. Next, check out our models. To view them with a del-tip or ultra-tip simply scroll over the del/ultra model noted and “poof!”
SilverFox Artists On The Move
We recently attended the Montreal Drum Festival where Michel Bernard and Rick Bourque were featured performers. Michel and his band gave a great performance on Friday night and on Saturday Rick performed with Eric Lapoint. It was a pleasure to have these two great artists representing SilverFox at this event. Thanks Guys!
Our new endorser, Scott Mcphearson (Ben Lee) was nominated for several awards at the Australian Aria awards, which is comparable to the Grammy awards in the US. The band was awarded Best Independent Release and Ben won Best Male Artist for 2005. Congratulations go out to Scott and the rest of the band!
SilverFox touring artists Matt “Cornbread” Compton (Biology) and Luke Garro (Piebald) are “hitting the road”. You might want to catch these guys when they’re in your area.
10.22.05 THE FOX IS DISCOVERED!
On October 7th, a film crew spent an exhausting day at the SilverFox
factory filming for the Discovery Channel program "How It's Made".
This program focuses on some of the world's most interesting products and
manufacturers. The Fox was contacted late in the summer by the producers.
It seems they "googled" drumstick and found our website. After
watching our factory tour video they were most impressed with our operation
and facilities. Their initial enthusiasm for SilverFox sticks went through
the roof after they arrived and actually saw how our skilled production crew
carefully blends hands-on-production with state-of-the-art technology (like
our digital pitch pairing software)!
Check your local listing. The segment on SilverFox will air on the Science
Channel (part of the Discovery Channel) sometime in the first half of 2006.
Welcome to the brand new 2006 SilverFox website! Our redesigned site has the latest company news, product info, endorser links, a factory video, and much, much more. We encourage you to sit back and explore our new home on the web.
One of our newest features – “From the Foxhole” – will feature a different SilverFox endorser each month. This is a chance for you not only to discover up-and-coming drummers, but also learn some new things about well-known favorites!
To stay completely in-the-loop, sign up below for our monthly e-newsletter. You will be updated (via e-mail) with the latest news, endorser signings, and happenings around the world of SilverFox. Who knows? You might even read something about yourself!
I personally encourage you to submit comments and feedback about our new web site, world-renowned products, or anything else on your mind. As the President of a small drumstick manufacturer that really cares, I give you my personal guarantee that we read each and every e-mail that comes in.
Check back regularly for updates. We know that this site is our direct link to drummers and percussionists on the cutting edge of music making. We value communication with musicians like you, who insist on products that reflect the ultimate in design, quality, and craftsmanship.
Neil Grover
President and proud user of SilverFox sticks!
SilverFox Percussion was the creation of percussion innovator and legendary drum corp instructor Al LeMert. Al worked with Ludwig Drum Company ... READ MORE
