Welcome to
Billy Hyde Drumcraft
Billy Hyde Drumcaft is the leading drum store in Sydney, Australia. We specialise in the following products and brands:
- Drum Kits
- Snare Drums
- Cymbals
- Cymbal Stands
- Latin Percussion
- African Percussion
- Electronics
- Microphones
- Hardware
- Accessories
- Spare Parts
- Repairs
- Tuition
- Advice
- Books
- DVDs and Videos
- Bags and Cases
- Pearl
- DW Drum Workshop
- Tama
- Yamaha
- Billy Hyde
- Zildjian
- Sabian
- Paiste
- LP
- Remo
- Evans
- Vic Firth
- Vater
- Pro Mark
- Plus heaps more!
Staff at Billy Hyde Drumcraft
Our dedicated staff are all drummers themselves!
This way you can be assured the best drum and percussion advice possible.
More info coming soon...
Tony Ward
Nickname: Wardy
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Area Manager NSW
Specialties: All round specialist
Bands/Artists Played With: Critical mass – Black Feet – Clay
Instruments Played: Drums – Air Guitar
Gear Used: Pearl – Brady – Zildjian – DW
Favourite Drummers: John Adams – Benno Ellingworth – Adrian Griffin
Favourite Bands/Artists: Pearl Jam – Ozzy – Anything 80’s or Funky
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: All the friends i have made
Other Interests: My Family – Motorbikes – Brock commodores
MySpace URL: Stay tuned
Anthony Sheridan
coming soon...
Damien McCluer
Nickname: Damo
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Assistant Manager
Specialties: Drum Knowledge, Cymbal knowledge, Electronic Knowledge, Drum Tuning
Bands/Artists Played With: Mz Ann Thropik
Instruments Played: Drums
Gear Used: Pearl Masterworks drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, Vic firth drumsticks
Favourite Drummers: Stewart Copeland, Gavin Harrison, Gene Hoglan, Chris Penne, Thomas Haake, Ginger Fish, Josh Freese, Aaron spears
Favourite Bands/Artists: The Police, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, Killswitch Engage, Johnny Cash, In flames, Deftones, Billy Talent, NIN, Pantera, 311
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: Being Surrounded by drums, all day everyday and the other dudes that work here are ok ( I suppose ha ha ha )
Other Interests: Taking long walks along the beach, Dinner and maybe a movie
MySpace URL: www.myspace.com/damienlovegauge
Fab Omodei
Nickname: Fab
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Sales
Specialties: Making people laugh. Speaking with an accent.
Bands/Artists Played With: Shannon Noll/ Ricki Lee/ Doc Neeson Angels/ Deni Hines and more
Instruments Played: Drums, drums and drums
Gear Used: Pearl Masterworks drums and Zildjian cymbals
Favourite Drummers: Stewart Copeland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Grohl, Josh Freeze, Jeff Pocaro, Damien McCluer, Karen Carpenter
Favourite Bands/Artists: The Police ,AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Cold Chisel, James Taylor, 311,Van Halen
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: Keeping up to date with new equipment. There’s a really good atmosphere working here with this great bunch of guys.
Other Interests: Acting
Chris Fields
Nickname: Kramo McFields
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Sales/Events Coordinator
Specialties: World Percussion
Bands/Artists Played With: Glasgow & The Fourth Wall, Mandorico, Vecinos Del Mundo…and many others.
Instruments Played: Drums, Afro-Cuban Percussion, Indian Tabla
Gear Used: DW, Zildjian, LP
Favourite Drummers: My Dad, Ignacio Berroa, Elvin Jones, Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain
Favourite Bands/Artists: Shakti, Irakere, Jimmi Hendrix, Lynard Skynard
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: Sharing my passion for drums with people...and the guys I work with (especially Damo).
Other Interests: Unicorns, Tuxedo T-Shirts
John Adams
coming soon...
Pete Kostic
Nickname: Mate
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Sales
Specialties: Books and DVDs
Bands/Artists Played With: Front End Loader, Hard-Ons, Regurgitator, Nazxul, The Dreamytime Escorts etc….
Instruments Played: Drums / Keyboards.
Gear Used: Pearl, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Remo.
Favourite Drummers: Joey Baron, Matt Skitz, Robbie Avenaim, Tony Williams, Rat Scabies, Keith Carlock.
Favourite Bands/Artists: Bad Brains, Ramones, Cosmic Psycos, Masada, Astor Piazzola, Billy Bragg, Converge etc.
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: The drum solos and Milan’s jokes.
Other Interests: Long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, alligator wrestling.
Matt Bancroft
coming soon...
Tim Gannon
Nickname: Tim
Position at Billy Hyde Drumcraft: Sales
Specialties: Tuning, Hardware and Setup configurations
Bands/Artists Played With: Sound Casino
Instruments Played: Drums / Vocals
Gear Used: DW Collectors kits, Zildjian Cymbals
Favourite Drummers: Abe Laboriel Jr, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anthony Sheridan
Favourite Bands/Artists: Chisel, ACDC, Van Halen, Blue Oyster Cult.
Best Part Of Working at Drumcraft: Working with a great bunch of guys who share my passion for retail
Other Interests: Following Pete and Damo as they do their walks on the beach…
Milan Troha
coming soon...