Chances are good that even if you have never heard of the Mandala Drum, you have heard it played. The Mandala's presence across the media production industries is so vast that film composers, recording engineers, game developers, sound designers and other content creators are changing the world with it. The position sensor in the Mandala Drum has empowered the imaginations and creativity of artists in every media at every level.

It is well documented on our site mandaladrum.com that the Mandala was invented by Vince De Franco for Danny Carey of the rock band TOOL. Carey needed an electronic drum pad that could be durable and accurate in live and studio settings. It would have to translate each strike of his sticks into high definition sound and effects within milliseconds. For more than six years now Carey has incorporated 7 Mandala Drums into his kit on stage and in the studio. The Mandala played prominently in many songs on TOOL's recent multi platinum CD 10,000 Days, and Mandalas performed flawlessly on the road during TOOL's two year world tour to promote 10,000 Days.

Synesthesia Corporation is lucky to have another important endorsee in friend Ryeland Allison. Allison is a composer at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions. "My musical roots are in percussion. Before the Mandala I needed more than the limited resolution electronic drums were offering, and when it came to drum programming, keyboards could only take me so far. The Mandala represents a progressive instrument that has broadened my creative reach," says Allison. Allison's music credits include such mega hits as The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Madagascar to name only a few. Even Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard jumped on the Mandala bandwagon performing with the Mandala on stage at the Dark Knight movie premiere in New York. Here's a great picture from that event. See more in our Forward Thinking section to the right.

Those are just a couple of examples of the pros at work. What about you? You are the content creator of your world. Are you creating? The latest think tank research on content creators holds that 62% of content viewed online is created by someone the viewer knows. More and more videos are constantly showing up on sites like YouTube and MySpace. We call the Mandala the "smartest thing you'll ever hit with a stick" but its turning out that the smartest thing about Mandalas is the people who use them. In the coming days and weeks we will tell you about where else you can hear the Mandala and who is playing it. For now think about how the Mandala can change your life and the way you create.

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