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Alternate Mode 2009 trapKAT/drumKAT Video Contest

We had nothing short of an amazing response from many talented players for our first video contest.

When you see how many different traditional and non-traditional uses there are for the KAT, you will see how difficult it was to pick the winner. All of the entries were nothing short of inspiring.

We tried to classify the video entries as best as we could, but you will find many overlapping qualities...

Trad Traditional Use - KAT used as replacement for acoustic drums or percussion

Cont Contemporary Use - KAT used as controller/trigger for non-percussion sounds, sampled sounds or loops

Both Both Traditional and Contemporary - KAT used as a combiantion instrument/controller

MusComp Music Composition - KAT used to create a standalone musical composition

MusInst Musical Instrument - KAT used as a musical intrument

Ens Ensemble - KAT used in ensemble performance

Solo Solo - KAT used in solo performance

Licorice and Cigarettes (drumKAT, trapKAT and malletKAT)

BothMusInstEns

All electronic percussion performance

*** WINNER *** Great Large Ensemble Performance

Norman Weinberg - Bejing (drumKAT)

BothMusCompSolo

Percussion solo/Groove controller

Honorable Mention Cool Dance Arrangement

HighRollerCrystalMethodOrbVroomer (live version)

BothMusCompSolo

drumKAT drum solo/Groove controller

Honorable Mention Great solo performance/dance groove

Berklee Electronic Trio

BothMusInstEns

All electronic percussion performance

Honorable Mention Great Small Ensemble Performance

McKay Garner (drumKAT)

BothMusCompSolo

drumKAT drum solo/Groove controller

Honorable Mention Self-Accompanied drum solo

Kent Arnsbarger (trapKAT and malletKAT)

TradMusInstSoloEns

Rock and Roll drumset.. and a Marching Percussion Arrangement.

Honorable Mention Great playing, and check out the marching arrangement at the end.

Fadz Enlightenment on the trapKAT XL

BothMusCompSolo

trapKAT drum solo with self-accompaniment

Honorable Mention Self-Accompanied drum solo

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 6

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Honorable Mention For over an hour of video -- The "biggest effort" award

Ritchie DeCarlo - SweetPea is Leaving

ContMusCompSolo

trapKAT appears as part of an electronic music composition.

Honorable Mention Great groove. Cool Video.

Joey T and the KATS (trapKAT and malletKAT)

TradMusInstSoloEns

Includes an ensemble clip at end

E-RACER drum solo 2009 (trapKAT)

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Ultimate View of Fire and Flames on Drums (drumKAT)

ContMusInstSolo

Guitar Hero Controller

William Tell Overture on the malletKAT

TradMusInstEns

malletKAT as a replacement for traditional instruments in a large ensemble

ECPE (trapKAT and malletKAT)

TradMusInstEns

Electronic percussion as part of an ensemble performance

Five Sheets to the Wind (trapKAT)

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

MAD MAX (trapKAT)

BothMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Gene Fambrough: Wires and Connections (drumKAT)

BothMusCompSolo

drumKAT controller

Gene Fambrough: Latest Dire Situation (drumKAT)

ContMusCompSolo

Percussion solo with drumKAT and acoustic instruments

Vince Schaefer (drumKAT)

BothMusCompSolo

drumKAT drum solo with self accompaniment

R DeCarlo Compilation (trapKAT)

BothMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Mark Mahoney (malletKAT)

TradMusInstSolo

malletKAT solo, with self-accompaniment

Adam Pliss: A Dream in the Works

ContMusCompSolo

Drumset solo with drumKAT trigger controller

Adam Pliss: Vapor Rhythms

ContMusCompSolo

Drumset solo with drumKAT trigger controller

Adam J Pliss: Playing Piano With Me Sticks!

ContMusCompSolo

Drumset solo with drumKAT trigger controller/self-accompaniment

Tari GembiMIDIra (malletKAT)

BothMusCompSolo

"Gamelan" style solo arrangement

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 1

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 2

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 3

BothMusCompSolo

trapKAT/drumKAT drum solo/Groove controller

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 4

BothMusCompSolo

trapKAT drum solo with non-traditional sounds

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 5

TradMusInstSolo

trapKAT drum solo

Ray Frigon Drum Solo: Part 7

While taking a break from his film session, he slips in a KAT endorsement. Thanks, Ray!