Thunder Echo Drum Company
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Kevin M. Reed, Owner |
Trash Kat Drum Patent Is Granted
to Brain Injury Survivor,
Kevin Reed, Owner of ThunderEcho Drum Company
Kevin M. Reed, a traumatic brain injury survivor, drummer, and owner
of ThunderEcho Drum Company now enjoys the title of "inventor."
His Trash Kat drum has been granted Patent Number 7547836 by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office. Top endorsements continue to
increase.
Medina, Ohio June 16, 2009 – “It’s great!” asserts
Kevin Reed, traumatic brain injury survivor and suburban inventor of
the Trash Kat Drum, reflecting upon the drum patent granted to him today
by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The Trash Kat drum is a large floor drum fashioned from a galvanized
trash can. Kevin built the first drum prototype while slowly recovering
from a 1994 catastrophic, work-related, traumatic brain injury that
left him in a coma for 75 days. His love of music helped him deal with
paralysis of the right side of his body, hearing loss, double vision,
aphasia, and numerous medical setbacks. In 2000 he composed Odyssey,
a percussion ensemble suite expressing brain injury recovery in four
movements: Injury, Coma, Rehabilitation and Celebration of Life. By
2001 the Kevin Reed Band was playing the Trash Kat to classic rock covers
on local gigs. Residual disability aside, since 2002 he and his mother,
Jane, have been building and selling Trash Kat drums to drummers across
the USA through their Brunswick Hills, Ohio enterprise, ThunderEcho
Drum Company.
The Trash Kat drum is usually added to a standard drum kit as a floor
tom, but has been compared to a surdo, gong drum, thunder drum and timpani
depending on tuning and whether it is played with sticks, mallets or
hands.
Kevin feels the drum shell's patented vertical corrugation provides
the sonic keystone in producing the unique and thunderous sound of the
Trash Kat drum.
The Kat’s ever-increasing roster of elite drummers seems to agree.
In just the past twelve months ThunderEcho added some heady endorsements.
To kick off their summer tour, Adrian Young showcased three Trash Kats
in No Doubt’s first encores at the Borgata Hotel & Casino
and while headlining the Bamboozle Festival at in New Jersey. Rock legend,
Carmine Appice, uses the Trash Kat in his theatrical percussion ensemble
SLAMM! Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Inductee, Dame Evelyn Glennie
brought one back to the UK. Will Calhoun of Living Colour recently purchased
a Trash Kat drum from New York City’s Drummer’s World. The
Kat is even heard on Keith Urban’s latest hit album, “Defying
Gravity,” thanks to Academy of Country Music Award Winner and
studio percussionist, Eric Darken adding it to some tracks.
Kevin is now developing prototypes to expand the Trash Kat line of drums,
while retaining their resonant sound and metallic appeal. Just as he
continues to hone in on the ability side of disability.
For additional information about ThunderEcho Drum Company or Kevin Reed,
please call Jane Garson Reed 330.225.1488 or visit www.ThunderEchoDrums.com
. The Trash Kat 20-inch floor tom is available for purchase in the continental
USA from ThunderEcho Drum Co. by phone, fax or as a special order from
music retailers or online merchants. “ThunderEcho” and “Trash
Kat” are trademarks of the ThunderEcho Drum Co. The Trash Kat
drum is patented.
About ThunderEcho Drum Company:
The ThunderEcho Drum Co. is located in Brunswick Hills, Ohio, with a
mailing address of Medina, Ohio.
The company was founded in 2001 by Kevin Reed and his Mother, Jane.
Kevin, a traumatic brain injury survivor, began developing the urban-looking
Trash Kat drum as a vocational rehabilitation project while recovering
from a catastrophic work injury and ensuing 75-day coma. ThunderEcho
Drum Co. has been building and selling the Trash Kat drum nationally
since 2001.
Contact:
Jane Garson Reed, Co-Owner
ThunderEcho Drum Company
2351 Pearl Rd, Unit 102
Medina, Ohio 44256
330-225-1488 office
330-225-9011 fax
http://www.ThunderEchoDrums.com
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