DEM' Sticks

02/10/2025

I'm having trouble responding to messages here.
Please direct all questions to:
Demsticks2u@gmail.com
Thanks!!!

10/13/2024

I've gotten in the habit of posting on insta.
So, just dropping by this page to say hi, with a nice snap of some African Fans for pianist, composer Omar Sosa Music.
Thanks for looking in and I hope you're making beautiful music "out there" 😎🥁🥢🎹🎸🎺🪘🎻🪇

06/05/2022

Nice words from Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan.
Those are the O.P.S Series.
Doesn't that sound like a fill from the song "Angie"? 😎

06/17/2021

How the DEM'Sticks ™ Lang-Ying™ brooms got their name!
An excerpt from, "The Silent Traveller in San Francisco". Written and illustrated by Chiang Yee in 1964, so thoughtfully gifted to me by my son on Christmas of 2017.

03/31/2021

Check it out!!

03/19/2021

Ok, ok, ok....one more DEM'Sticks Grammy brag 🤓
Just found out my friend, the great percussionist, Rogerio Boccato was flying DEMs on Kurt Elling's winning album, Secrets are the Best Stories which features pianist Danilo Pérez. That's Four Grammys with DEM'Sticks flyin' this year!!!!
demsticks.com
rogeriobocatto.com

12/03/2020

Haa, haa. It's normally NOT a good thing when the news crew shows up at your house..but 😉
Check out yours truly ("the biggest fool to hit the big time") acting naturally for a DEM'Sticks interview.
https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2020/12/02/carpenter-makes-drumsticks?firebaseString=true?referrer=utm_source%3Dko_qkc2be9b1c6tswjm3%26utm_campaign%3D{campaign_id}%26utm_medium%3D{site_id}

They've been used by the Rolling Stones and on Broadway.

11/24/2020

Wuuu huuuu!!!
DEM'Sticks made it on to TWO Grammy nominated CDs this year....

*SNARKY PUPPY "Live at Albert Hall". (Best instrumental)

*FIONA APPLE's "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" (Best alternative, best rock performance, "Shameika", best rock song, "Shameika"!!!

demsticks.com
groundupmusic.net
fionaapplestore.com

Bundle rod drum sticks bamboo for sale

11/13/2020

Hello it's me 🎶😉
Big thanks to an excellent corespondent, Chris Marcisz!
He's a sharp 🍪

WILLIAMSTOWN — Dave Deming’s side gig making drumsticks began about six years ago after an open-mic night in North Adams went somewhat awry.

09/22/2020

Check out Master Percussionist Jamey Haddad folks!
He's amazing (and a DEM'Sticks player 😉).
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1479684528893630&id=100005562900471&sfnsn=mo&extid=ibc44eaHTpNBP7L5

09/16/2020

Wuuu-huuu! demsticks.com
The website is back up and running 🏃...You'll spot these custom, African Fan 200, 150 & 100 reeds and a ton of fun videos (Keita Ogawa, Carter McLean, Allison Miller and many more....).

06/25/2020