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Blackjack
Marc's first nagado-style drum. It was a restoration project--the head had dried and split and staves were separating. The process was: Realign and stabilize the staves Reinforce the rims with…
Totoro and Chibi
Totoro and Chibi were the products of the TCA grant that Marc secured for Simpson Taiko. The grant provided funding to produce a video showing Marc's procedures for building two…
Taiko lessons
Marc teaches beginning and advanced taiko drumming with Toni Yagami (Taiko with Toni) at SUMC 6001 Wolff St., Arvada, CO on Saturday mornings. Toni and Marc's beginning classes focus on…
Taiko article for Eye-ai Magazine
Marc's article published in Eye-Ai Japanese entertainment and culture magazine, October, 2012.
TCA grant drum making video
Marc secured a grant from the Taiko Community Alliance to produce a video on his unique process for creating two taiko (a hiradaiko and a nagago or Odaiko) from one…