Cheap and Simple

Here is a cheap and simple idea we came up with to pull off a drum element in a service.  We were trying to focus on ways to bring the energy off the stage and out into the room, so we placed these drums out in the middle of the aisle at all of our campuses.  The energy was great!  The total cost of this for materials was $130 (not including lights and mic's- which we already had).  You can see these drums in use on a previous post called, "New Creation."  They actually sounded pretty decent.

• 55 gallon barrel from www.uline.com
• 22 inch drum head (local music store)
• Color Command Light inside (or you can use LED pars)
• Mic attached to Color Command inside barrel
• Heavy Glitter and Water (Hobby Lobby)
• Paint Suit (Home Depot)

 

Comments

[Jamey]

I sent you and email, but you never emailed me back, so I thought I would post a comment here. We are looking at doing something like this and I was wondering how you attached the drum head to the barrel. If you could let me know or give me any information on this, that would be great.

Thanks.

Jamey- sorry for not emailing you today. Life is a bit crazy. We attached the drum heads with the seal for the barrel. We weren't real concerned with how well the drum sounded, but it actually turned out ok. Hope that helps!

[dorothy (vicar of vibe)]

I LOVED this element when I saw it on "New Creation" what an innovative idea.
I must say I found the drum element particularly engaging.
Thanks for the details. I love details.
Would you consider posting a pic of this element at flickr creative elements design WAREHOUSE lab @ http://www.flickr.com/groups/924150@N22/
And link back to your blog with the details.
We are trying to create a community where we share all types of creative worship elements for the worship space.

[Dave Stagl]

What kind of mic did you guys stick in it?

We used a Sennheiser MD421