Good evening people, It’s been a while since I wrote on here, but I thought I would talk about the new show I am doing and my cymbal choice!  I am happy to announce that I am now drumming for The Phil Collins Experience which boasts a 10 piece live band starring ‘DEANO’ the UK's no1 Phil Collins tribute artiste and impersonator. The show is a two hour production covering Phil Collins & Genesis greatest hits…‘Sussudio’ ‘In The Air Tonight’ ‘Against All Odds’ ‘Invisible Touch' 'I Can't Dance' to name a few.  It also features songs from Phil’s Oscar winning movie soundtrack ‘Tarzan’. With playing such a back catalogue of songs, I was after bright sounding cymbals for the show, so I tried my Radiants cymbals, but for some reason, they did not seem to be working for me. I then tried my Session series cymbals,which provided me with the sound I was after. I knew from playing the first song that using this model was the right decision.  They really are a versatile all - around cymbal! they have a mixture of the Radiants and the Traditional in there! Playing with a 10 piece band, I needed a  pair of hi hats that would cut through the band and these do! If you have not seen the hi hats, please check them out, they are impressive, they have a  heavy bottom which gives a very crisp sound! Now for my ride cymbal, I have a number of different ride cymbals, and I always find myself using the same one, my 21” 50’s Nostalgia, however this time I have gone for a 21” Session Ride, whats good about this is that it has a power bell on it, this is little bigger than the usual bells! With a lot of songs we are playing, I find myself doing a lot of bell work, so this cymbal is just right! My set up on this show consists off: 14” Hi Hats & 13” Hi Hats 8” 10” & 12” Splash, I am using this as a stack cymbal, it sounds killer in songs like Sussudio. 18” 19” & 20” Crash 15” Holy Crash 18” & 20” China 21” Ride My next couple of shows with The Phil Collins Experience are: Friday 16th September -Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield Saturday 17th September-Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn Until next time .... Rick