Ah, the rhythm section. The members of the band that get the least amount of spotlight, yet deserve the most amount of admiration for keeping the band on track.
This is truly mind-blowing. A professor at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, who has built robotic musicians in the past, has created a piece of technology that can allow an amputee to play drums. In fact, the inventor himself claims that "the drummer essentially becomes a cyborg."
I'm pretty sure everyone and their mother has played the drums on their legs at least once in their life. I mean, what better way to pass the time in a meeting than a little leg drumming?
Well, leg drumming is about to get a whole lot more interesting. Say 'Hello' to DrumPants.
Mark Temperato's drum kit weighs two-and-a-half tons and includes 813 individually assembled pieces that the Lakeville, N.Y., resident can reach without taking a step. That's a world record, according to the folks at Guinness, who know about such things.
Imagine walking into a music store and seeing a little old lady drumming like Tommy Lee from Motley Crue. That's exactly what happened recently at Coalition Drum Shop in La Crosse, Wisconsin.