Adam Tan

Introducing my upcoming USA tour in November 🇺🇸

I am super excited to finally present SELF-MADE - a tour representing the journey of making your own percussion path! I'll be doing the following:

✔️Presenting new career, performance and composition masterclasses designed for this tour, as well as workshopping with the amazing students of the Houston area
✔️Presenting "JOY", a new solo recital program with Chin-Ping Tammy Chen's amazing students at the VCS Conservatory of the Arts (we're playing Song From The Heart together!)
✔️Attending PASIC as a Artist - presenting my session "The Self-Made Percussionist" and also guest panelling for "Challenging Expectations" alongside Aiyun Huang, Beibei Wang and Taku Hirano moderated by Matthew Lau!

Here's the tour schedule:
📍 NOV 03 - Shadow Creek High School (Pearland, TX)
📍 NOV 04 - Foster High School (Fort Bend, TX)
📍 NOV 05 - Ridge Point High School (Fort Bend, TX)
📍 NOV 06 - West Fork High School (Houston, TX)
📍 NOV 07 - Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)
📍 NOV 09 - "JOY" Recital - VCS Conservatory of the Arts (San Jose, CA)
📍 NOV 14 - "The Self-Made Percussionist" (Indianapolis, IN)
📍 NOV 15 - "Challenging Expectations: Panel with PAS Diversity" (Indianapolis, IN)

This is the biggest tour I've ever organised and wouldn't be possible without the help and support of these amazing people - thank you so much:
Bruce Salyers, Jenny Cullum Salyers, Cody Holmes, Joshua Vonderheide, Christopher Baños, Timothy Turnley, Jeremiah Salisbury, Reese Maultsby, Chin-Ping Tammy Chen and Karen Yu

And of course a big thank you to my sponsors for this tour:
Encore Mallets / Salyers Percussion (Principal Sponsor)
The Percussion Conservatory
Marimba One
Black Swamp Percussion
Edition Svitzer
豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd.
Soundbrenner
Australian Music Centre

I look forward to representing and our home city of Boorloo/Perth on the other side of the world - let's go 😌

I'm instructing at a marching event here in Boorloo/Perth 🥁

The National Drumline Camp 2024 presented by D2Drumline is happening here at Scotch College in September, and I'm excited to be the instructor for the NDC's first ever Front Ensemble (keyboard percussion ensemble!) 🎹

If you'd like to register, there's two weeks left to go - head here for more information and registration - there will be options to participate in either my front ensemble or in the battery line! https://nationaldrumlinecamp.com/per/

I went to check out NDC last year as an audience member, and it was awesome seeing our local students performing after being mentored for three days by international superstars like RALPH NADER and Chelsea Levine, and this year you'll also have Campbell Phillips from D2 in Melbourne and our own James Chong from D2 here 👐

Thank you to Campbell and James for having me onboard - I've created a new set of exercises and an ensemble piece based on the front ensemble features and warmups I've seen and it's going to be fun 😆

Thank you to my sponsors:
Marimba One
Encore Mallets
Salyers Percussion
Edition Svitzer
Black Swamp Percussion
豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd.
Soundbrenner
Australian Music Centre

I'm featured in the world's leading percussion magazine 📰

In anticipation of presenting my session at in Indianapolis this year, that's me in Percussive Notes' October 2024 issue with my article 'I Got Stuck as a Self-Made Percussionist - And Then Realized Why' 🥁

I've been mentioned in PN a few times now (13 reviews of my compositions to date), but having a whole article about my journey with my face in PN feels different - representation matters and it feels like we're maybe one small step closer 😊

Thank you Percussive Arts Society and I'll see you in Indy for my session below:

The Self-Made Percussionist: 10 Tips To Build Your Career Opportunities
⏰ Thursday November 14th, 3:00PM
📍 Room 201, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis

Register for : pasic.org/registration
Artist lineup for (still being updated!): https://pas.org/pasic/artists/

Marimba One
Encore Mallets
Salyers Percussion
Black Swamp Percussion
豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd.
Soundbrenner
Australian Music Centre
The Studio By Adam Tan

I'M PRESENTING AT PASIC 2024 🔥

I'm very excited to announce that I will be presenting on the official schedule of the world's largest percussion convention, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) 🥳

I've attended 4 PASICs already (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023) and done every other possible kind of presentation (booth presentation/meet and greet/product demo) but never got to have a session all to myself before - thank you Percussive Arts Society!

My session is called 'The Self-Made Percussionist: 10 Tips To Build Your Career Opportunities' - a brand new clinic about simple methods to help create and maintain a career path for yourself in today's digital age as a percussionist :)

I'm also going to be doing a small tour in Houston + San Francisco area just before PASIC, so this US trip is going to be big! I look forward to seeing you all there soon!

Thank you to Rebecca Lloyd-Jones and the wonderful students of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University for hosting me this morning with my exclusive masterclass "Building Your Percussion Story: Simple Tips For Performing, Composing and Sharing To The World"!

I remember visiting QCGU in 2016 for the Australian Percussion Gathering and it's an honour to come back 8 years later presenting about topics that can hopefully help these bright percussionists with their own percussion journeys, no matter where it takes them ☺

Rebecca is gonna be coming to Boorloo/Perth for a few shows and a masterclass and that's what I love about our Australian community - collaborating and connecting no matter where we are!

Marimba One
Encore Mallets
Salyers Percussion
Edition Svitzer
Black Swamp Percussion
豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd.
Soundbrenner
Australian Music Centre

Took my Marimba One One Vibe that I bought last year on its first external gig today - wheeling it 3 city blocks from CPP His Majesty's to the convention centre in the hot sun ☀️

Today's gig came courtesy of StudyPerth, Western Australia for the APAIE 2024 Conference and Exhibition, solo performing as entrance music for the Presidents' Lunch involving five top university VCs from around WA. Thank you Fionna and team for having me ✌🏻

And can confirm that this gen of One Vibe is even easier to set up and pack down (

MARIMBAFEST 2024 EARLY BIRD SALE ENDS TOMORROW - get in before it's too late to receive a huge discount at marimbafest.com/register !

We're all so excited to see you and celebrate our amazing instrument together for a week here in Perth/Boorloo, Australia (and yes that is me standing on the beach in WINTER TIME - that's how good it is here 😆)

Marimba One
Encore Mallets
Salyers Percussion
Black Swamp Percussion
豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd.
Edition Svitzer
The Studio By Adam Tan

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My new backpack THE TRAVELLER by Adam Tan is LIVE on the world's largest percussion shop, Steve Weiss Music! This bag sold out in 24 hours at PASIC and was the result of 5 months of speedy designing + manufacturing with my friends at 豪聲樂器 Haosen - Hau Sheng Wooden Instrument Co., Ltd. 🇹🇼🇺🇲

Get ready for 2024 by copping it here:

Adam Tan - The Traveler Backpack Mallet Bag The Traveler Backpack Mallet Bag by Adam Tan is a backpack for percussionists who like to travel - whether it's performing around the world, travelling to your work or simply bringing it to school. This backpack design keeps things simple and easy while a spacious interior and accessory...