Dow Drum Studios

Power Droid plays again

2011-10-02T06:59:00.000-07:00

Matt Dow and James Dean Conklin, aka Power Droid, will be performing a hip blend of acoustic pop and world music sounds at the Pomona Cultural Center tonight! 6:30 - 8 pm.

The Center is located at 584 Rte 306, Pomona NY

Rockland County Concert Band at Rockland Executive Arts Awards Ceremony

2011-10-01T07:03:00.000-07:00

In case you missed it! The RCCB performs Festive Overture by Shostakovich.

Rockland County Concert Band at RCC-5/15/2011 @ 3 PM

2011-05-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

POWER DROID AT ANTOINETTE'S 4/10 FROM 2-4 PM

2011-04-05T19:18:00.000-07:00

We will once again be playing a couple sets here at our favorite neighborhood coffee shop/patisserie. I highly recommend the lasagne! And of course great hot chocolate and coffee drinks.

POWER DROID AT BEEFSTOCK 4/8/2011

2011-04-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

I am very happy to be returning to Beefstock this year with James Dean & Power Droid. We're playing Friday night April 8th at 8 PM, so come on out if you're upstate near Woodstock. Its at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY and there will be many bands playing over the course of the weekend. This is a beautiful lodge in the Catskills and a great opportunity to be computer free, as there's no cell phone service. Cheers!

POWER DROID at the Black Cat Cafe-Irvington-4/1/2011-6 PM

2011-03-20T08:21:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all--this is our first time playing this cool caffeine hangout at 45 Main St. in Irvington, NY. Come on down and say hello and try the food--I know I'm going to. 6 - 8 PM Friday April 1st, 2011.

Rockland County Concert Band at RCC-3/24/2011

2011-03-20T08:17:00.000-07:00

The RCCB will play Shostakovich's Festive Overture for the Arts Council of Rockland Awards ceremony. The festivities begin at 7:30 and we're scheduled for 8:45. I don't know about ticket availability but contact the Cultural Arts Theatre box office for information (or me) if you'd like to attend.

3/12/2011--Rockland County Concert Band @ Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Theater-8 PM

2011-03-04T17:46:00.000-08:00

Power Droid at Dorry's Diner Saturday 3/5/2011--7-10 PM

2011-02-27T16:47:00.000-08:00

Hey y'all--if you're free come check us out at this diner in White Plains- Saturday 3/5/2011 from 7 - 10 PM. You can have dinner whilst checking out some live music!

POWER DROID @
DORRY'S DINER
468 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY
914 682-0005

POWER DROID AT ANTOINETTE'S 2/6/2011-2-4 PM

2011-01-24T18:13:00.000-08:00

Cool place, good food, nice folks-Power Droid served warm with new tunes for your listening pleasure!

POWER DROID AT ANTOINETTE'S 11/27-12 PM

2010-11-22T04:43:00.001-08:00

Cozy atmosphere, yummy food and new tunes by everybody's favorite local duo. Come on by! We'd love to see you!

Rockland County Concert Band at RCC-10/30--7 PM

2010-10-07T05:42:00.001-07:00

POWER DROID AT ANTOINETTE'S 10/24-2 PM

2010-10-07T05:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome back returning students!

2010-09-16T16:32:00.000-07:00

Well it turned out to be an excellent and busy summer. Welcome back to all my returning percussion pupils. You know who you are! We're gearing up for a busy fall season and have acquired some new instruments over the summer. I'll be with the Orange county band in Newburgh on 9/25 at 2 PM (Algonquin Park). Rehearsals are under way for The Rockland County Concert Band's annual Halloween concert at Rockland Community College. Check back for the details as we get closer to halloween. Until then--keep practicing!!

2010-08-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Well the summer is flying by us as usual. Last weekend I was with the Tappan Zee Bridgemen on Friday in Ossining and Saturday in Pawling, NY. This week we'll be playing in Long Island (Long Beach) on Saturday. Thursday-August 12th I'll be playing auxiliary percussion with the Rockland County Concert Band. It's a free concert at the Pearl River library so come on out and enjoy the band! The show is at 7:30 PM. The address is 80 Franklin Avenue in Pearl River, NY, one block south of Central Avenue.

The Clearwater sunset sail

2010-08-09T17:36:00.001-07:00

Summer is the season

2010-07-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! Sorry I have not updated this site in a while. It is turning out to be a very busy performance season. I'll be on the Clearwater Sunset Sail with Solar Punch tonight, sailing the hudson river and playing music. Tomorrow it's Port Jervis at 2 PM with The Pro Musicians of Orange County. Sunday I'll be in Wappingers Falls, NY with the Tappan Zee Bridgemen at 1:00 PM and then playing the Hamlets in Rockland with the Rockland County Concert band at 7:30 PM. I hope to see some or all of you over the weekend! Enjoy!!

Rockland County Concert Band-May 16-Spring concert

2010-04-26T09:33:00.001-07:00

Hope to see you there!

RCCB Spring concert - 3/14/2010 at Rockland Community College

2010-03-07T09:18:00.000-08:00

Well things have been busy between the studio and managing Kettles and Company. Getting ready for the Rockland County Concert Band's annual spring concert at Rockland Community College. We'll be performing at The Cultural Arts Theatre at 145 College Road in Suffern, NY. Hope to see you there!

The Mad Hands Percussion Ensemble

2009-10-21T14:34:00.001-07:00

Coming soon to a theater near you!

UPDATE 10/21/09

2009-10-21T14:27:00.000-07:00

I will be playing in a massively large marching band on 10/24/09 in Tarrytown, NY with the Tappan Zee Bridgemen for the town Halloween parade. Should be a lot of fun and I think the band is going to be in costume. And speaking of being in costume, the entire Rockland County Concert band will be in costume for our annual Halloween concert. It is this Sunday, 10/25/09, at the Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Theater. Call me if you need tickets and I hope to see you there. If I don't see you there have a great Halloween anyway!

Update 10/10/09

2009-10-10T15:13:00.000-07:00

Well I just finished 2 days with the David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble which was a lot of fun. I'm playing in Yonkers, NY tomorrow for the Peruvian Procession (2-6 in Yonkers) and recording at Mad Hands Studios in the next week or so (percussion ensemble material). Have a great rest of the weekend and happy Columbus Day!

Update 10/2/09

2009-10-02T11:39:00.000-07:00

Big parade in Nyack tomorrow(10/3 @ 2 PM). Hope we don't get too wet! I'm also playing for the Peruvian Procession in Elmhurst, NY on Sunday 10/4/09. Have a great weekend!

Tuesday night

2009-09-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

Ah another Tuesday night and it's off to concert band rehearsal for me. I'm playing with The Orange County Band in Walden, NY on Saturday(9/26 @ 2 PM) and providing the backline for a HS reunion gig on Friday and Saturday. Should make for a busy weekend. Keep practicing!!

UPDATE 9/18/09

2009-09-18T05:21:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a great summer! Back to school for all. I'm putting the finishing touches on "The Song of Quetzecoatal" and playing with The Tappan Zee Bridgemen tomorrow (9/19 @ 1:00) in Elmsford, NY.

UPDATE 9/11/09

2009-09-11T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone is having a great back to school week. Playing tomorrow in Tallman, NY with the Orange County Band and Sunday in Poughkeepsie for the Italian American festival. It has been a rough week--we lost a dear member of our extended family, Jahmair. Go to jahmair.blogspot.com to see pics and eulogies. Have somehow finished working out Quetzecoatl parts during all this. A more detailed update will be posted when I've time.

2009-08-26T08:57:00.000-07:00

"Inferno: The new Rock Musical" closed last Monday. I'm working on an intense percussion ensemble piece called "The Song of Queztecoatl". It is written for 5 brake drums and 5 cowbells and is quite challenging. Looking forward to a short break on Cape Cod and gearing up for the busy fall teaching season. RETURNING STUDENTS: Don't forget to get in touch regarding lesson times. Remember that schedules get crazy and fill up quickly in Sept./Oct. I'll be playing in Boonton, NJ on 9/5 and NYC on 9/6 with The Middletown City Band. Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Inferno-The New Rock Musical

2009-07-23T14:24:00.000-07:00

I'm playing this cool show August 14th - August 17th. www.infernothenewrockmusical.com

And of course, the drummers!

2009-06-05T11:51:00.003-07:00

Watch African Heartbeat on YouTube

African Heartbeat Dancers-5/28/09

2009-06-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

African Heartbeat 5/28/09

2009-06-02T13:25:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Elisa Zazzera for the photographs!

African Heartbeat 5/28/09

2009-06-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

The first African Heartbeat show was amazing! I am so proud of all the drummers and dancers. Congratulations!! Looking forward to our next performance on 6/6 at The French American School @ 1:30.

UPDATE

2009-05-15T07:10:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update! Things are getting very busy with the approach of the summer season. I am very happy with the drummers in the African Heartbeat parade/performance that is happening on May 28th at The Murray Ave School and June 6 at The French-American School, both in Larchmont, NY. This workshop combines hand drumming with African dance and singing; I must say all the dancers and drummers are doing an amazing job! Way to go! The rehearsals are going great and everyone involved is having fun! Thanks to Klaudia Raab for being the main creative force behind this event. I'll be playing percussion with The Rockland County concert band on May 17th at Rockland Community College(7:30 PM) and May 31st at the Nanuet Public Library(3 PM I think). The Library show is free; contact me if you need tickets for the RCC show. There are plenty left! Thanks for reading and I hope to see you soon! MD

Rocking The College of NJ with Rench

2009-04-09T06:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to a review for TCNJ show.Rench rattles Rat with honky tonk - Entertainment

Playing berimbau at the Hopper House

2009-03-02T09:23:00.000-08:00

This was really a great group who especially liked the berimbau.

Percussion workshop at Nyack's Hopper House

2009-03-02T09:20:00.000-08:00

With my trusty assistant at the Hopper House in Nyack.

PRACTICE!! The fundamentals are important

2009-01-26T11:34:00.001-08:00

The gum rubber practice pad. Indispensible to the drummer!!

Vast selection of recorded music to learn from

2009-01-26T11:31:00.003-08:00

Access to thousands of records/CD's/Mp3 files.

Always at least 1 drum set in the studio

2009-01-26T11:28:00.000-08:00

A nice vintage Ludwig 1969 kit!

My prized Deagan Lite Wate 834

2009-01-14T17:44:00.000-08:00

Columbus Day Parade

2008-12-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

Columbus Day in Nutley NJ with the Italian American Band

At The Pomona Cultural Arts Center

2008-11-16T08:46:00.001-08:00

Marhaba in Pomona

Solar Powered show under the FDR with the CG Rock'N'Roll Revue

2008-10-19T18:20:00.000-07:00

Playing outside under the FDR drive on my Rogers blue onyx set

The Metropolitan Dixieland Band

2008-10-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

With the Metropolitan Dixieland Band-August 2008-available for your event or private party. For bookings contact Matt

2008-10-19T17:54:00.000-07:00

Rockland County Fireman's Parade-October 2008

2008-09-14T12:46:00.000-07:00

With Solar Punch at the Aquafest, Dobbs Ferry, NY spring '08.

Register now for Spring/Summer '09 Drum Lessons

2008-09-13T18:53:00.000-07:00

Well we're more than half way through the school year, so now is a perfect time to sign up for private drum lessons.
Beginner to advanced, ages 8 and up. Location: Valley Cottage, NY
email to: saydow@optonline.net