fidockdrums.com

when I was a kid I wanted to play the drums…..from 1969  until  2011  I played   yamaha. Ludwig. Rogers. Gretsch.  Plus several home made kits….. Then one night in melbourne   I sat behind a set of drums that played me…. Fidock drums…i realised I had been kidding around…here was a kit that hummed when you sat near it…. These are drums that beg you to sing them…… Bloody scary is how I would define fidock drums…..
John boy bliss 2012
(Australian legendary drummer: The Reels, Dog Trumpet, Sessions).

In June 2011, Stephan Fidock had the enormous pleasure of recording a unique performance by one of the greatest drummers of all time: the remarkable Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler. Read more about him here.

“The Fatboy is a real work of art. It has so much low undertone to it when striking it and the sensitivity is so impressive considering it’s depth. The cross stick is very warm and solid. It really shined when I played it on a 2nd line/New Orleans groove. I loosed up the strainer to make it a bit sloppier and it turned out really nice.”
Andrew Shreve (National Marketing Manager)
Paiste Cymbals

RocKwiz Road Stories are all bout the art and craft of music. Join Brian Nankervis as he talks with ex Reels drummer and raconteur Stephan Fidock about hand-making wooden drum kits from Australian blackwood timber. Watch Stephan now on Youtube – www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVNmF51HAa4