Mandala Drum Blog

Ever wonder what it sounds and feels like to hit a Mandala Drum?  Well, LA’s ‘Massive New Music Compound’ called Bedrock, located in Echo Park, has a room of Mandalas set up for you to try, rent and buy.

The site, a former jewelry manufacturer at 1623 Alessandro Street, is called Bedrock Rehearsal Studios (bedrockla.com).  It’s a multipurpose complex offering professional rehearsal spaces, recording studios, equipment rental and repair.  Future plans call for an onsite brewpub featuring live acoustic performances, a walk-up café and three guest suites.  The Bedrock slogan is “rehearse, record, and relax” and that is exactly what they will help you do.

Bedrock is now the exclusive showroom dealer of Mandala Drums.  There is a room devoted to percussion with Mandala Drum hardware and software set up all the time.  The Mandala rig can be moved to your rehearsal room for rental, and Bedrock has Mandalas in stock for purchase at $349.

“Bedrock is a great fit for us,” says Vince De Franco of Synesthesia Corporation. “ It is a tough time to be a small business in California.  Capital is hard to come by and customers are tough to win.  This space attracts the music talent LA is known for.  These are the musicians we want exposed to our equipment.”

Rehearse – Fully equipped rooms acoustically treated with the proper mix of hard and soft surfaces to get a great sound.  Repairs and rentals from a dizzying array of classic and cutting edge equipment, including Mandala Drums and software.

Record – Let our team of producers and engineers create a world-class recording for a reasonable budget.

Relax – (coming soon) a coffee shop, a brewery, a rooftop garden and hotel suites.

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Links:  http://bedrockla.com

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John Emrich helps define state-of-the-art drumming using both acoustic and electronic instruments.

More info on John at http://www.johnemrich.com

Thanks John!

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