Mushroomhead’s Aydin "Alien" Kerr - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 599 - video Dailymotion

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Become a member (it's FREE) at https://digtb.us/signup Buy official DTB merch at http://digtb.us/merch  On this episode of DTB’s “Gear Masters”, Aydin "Alien" Kerr, drummer of the alternative metal band, Mushroomhead, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on tour with Psychostick, Black Satellite, and Mind Incision. Mushroomhead is currently supporting their newest album, Call the Devil.  PLAY THE SAME GEAR: Tama Starclassic Maple Drum Kit - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/19XkXg Tama Starclassic Maple 14″×7″ Snare Drum - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Z6ozoR Evans Heavyweight Snare Drumhead - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zxAvAm Evans Heavyweight Dry Snare Drumhead - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zN17xr Evans EC2 Clear Tom Drumheads - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EELPLX Evans Black Chrome Resonant Tom Drumheads - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/bO6K6B Zildjian 18″ K Special Dry Crash - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6y010N Zildjian 10″ K Special Dry Splash - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2aoeoD Zildjian 15″ K Sweet Hi-Hats - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dO2v2Q Zildjian 18″ A Custom Crash - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/N95J5O Zildjian Oriental Mini China - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRXYXO Zildjian 19″ K Custom Hybrid Crash - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MAPVPP Zildjian 18″ K Cluster Crash - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7aEVE3 Zildjian K Dark Ride - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKj1Aa Zildjian 13″ Special Recording Hi-Hats - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DyYm9y Zildjian K Custom Hybrid China - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LmZ4e Tama Iron Cobra Double Bass Drum Pedals - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/POegJ6 Tama Speed Cobra Hi-Hat Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55WG2n DW Heavy Bass Drum Beaters - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aObzvj Roland RT-Series Kick Drum Triggers - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APdQxR Roland RT-Series Snare Drum Trigger - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKxkPE Roland TM-2 Trigger Module - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WyYro3 Shure SM57 Dynamic Microphones - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VxJKzR Shure SE215 In-Ear Monitors - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JK9AeQ Tama Drum Rack System - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XmgR05 Tama Drum Throne - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/BnN9m9 ProMark FireGrain 2B Hickory Drumsticks - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/09g5E3  VIDEO INFO: Film Date - October 28, 2025 Location - The Vixen in McHenry, IL  KEEP UP WITH MUSHROOMHEAD: Facebook - https://facebook.com/mushroomheadofficial Instagram - https://instagram.com/mushroomheadofficial Twitter - https://twitter.com/mushroomhead  FOLLOW US: Website/Email List - https://www.digitaltourbus.com/#/portal/signup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/digitaltourbus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/digitaltourbus/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltourbus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltourbus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitaltourbus Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/digitaltourbus/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-tour-bus-llc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/digitaltourbus  VIDEO SUMMARY: 00

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00:00Sometimes it's a bit of a nightmare. I break probably three of these a tour.

00:04I put DW beaters on my pedals just because they got a lot more weight to them.

00:08This thing is comfy as hell. I love the time I've thrown.

00:30Hi guys, this is Aiden Kerr. I play drums for Mushroom Head.

00:42Today we are at the Vixen in McHenry, Illinois.

00:47Today we're going to go through the kit. Give a good rundown.

00:52Starting off, it's a Thomas Starr Classic.

00:56These are all maple shells. The sizes are 22 inch kick drums.

01:03First rag tom is a 10 inch, then a 12 and 16 and 18.

01:11The snare is a 14 by 7.

01:15That is my backup. Unfortunately I broke my main, but I'll be repairing that later today.

01:21So hopefully we'll get that back on there.

01:23The snare is also a Thomas Starr Classic. It's a maple.

01:26Now it's already set up like that.

01:27Yep, it's just like the kit. It matches everything.

01:30So the matte black finish and everything.

01:32Let's save this as it is so that...

01:33Super sick.

01:34So for the rag toms, I like to keep them a bit tighter just so they cut through.

01:38I've heard they added that.

01:39Some people might say they're a little too high, but I like them to cut.

01:43And then my floor toms, I tune a little bit on the lower end just to get that FUD.

01:48So the snare is cranked on the top and then the bottom is pretty loose.

01:54So I got a lot of crack, but also still the low end of it cuts through.

01:59The snare, I've been going through a couple different snare heads.

02:02This one I'm on right now is the heavyweight.

02:05I've been messing around with the heavyweight dry.

02:08That's also a really nice one.

02:10The toms, we got EC2s all across.

02:15So those heads are sick.

02:17And then on the bottom we got the, I believe it's black chrome, I think they are, the reso heads.

02:24So I've been experimenting with all kinds of cymbals for this tour.

02:27Just kind of trying something new every night just to really find what sounds I like.

02:32It's completely changed from the last tour.

02:34We were using the A heavies, but they were a little too clunky for me.

02:38So I've been starting to break out some of the K series.

02:41A lot of these are really nice.

02:43This is the K special dry crash, 18 inch.

02:47This thing is awesome.

02:48It's got a lot of bite to it.

02:49So it's really just for accents and stuff.

02:52I'm not playing it too much, but it cuts through really nice.

02:55And then I got the matching splash down there.

02:57It's a 10 inch.

02:58It's got the same bite.

03:00I really love the dry cymbals.

03:02The hats, usually I use 14 master sounds, but I'm switching to the case suites.

03:0915 inch.

03:10These things are awesome.

03:11I keep biting my knuckles on them, but they're sick.

03:14They sound awesome.

03:15So we're keeping them.

03:17Over here, we've got an A custom crash, 18 inch.

03:21Then the oriental mini china.

03:24This thing is fucking awesome.

03:26Love it.

03:27Cuts through everything.

03:29Super fun for fills.

03:30Over here, K custom hybrid, 19 inch crash.

03:36This one I've been fluctuating.

03:38I've been going back and forth between a 19A custom and the K custom hybrid.

03:42Still trying to figure out what I really, really want to do.

03:46But for now, this is what we're going with.

03:49Then we've got the 18 inch cluster crash.

03:52Also the K series.

03:54Those things are sweet.

03:55Love it.

03:56Honestly thinking about putting it all across the board, but maybe next door.

04:01And then I've got the K dark ride.

04:05That thing is awesome.

04:06I was using the mega bell for a while because that thing, it's a monster if you know the

04:12mega bell, you know.

04:13But we're switching to this just because I can crash on it a little bit more, bring more

04:18life out of it.

04:19Sometimes there's dynamic parts where I really want to bring a lot of emotion out of the

04:23cymbal and this really allows me to do it.

04:26It's got a lot of wash.

04:28Sounds great.

04:29Then for these hi-hats, these things are probably older than me.

04:35They've been around ever since I've been around.

04:38The special recording, 13 inch.

04:40Those are an auxiliary pair.

04:42Always keep them closed.

04:44A lot of it's just for like counting in between songs and stuff.

04:48Just making sure everybody's locked in.

04:51And then my china.

04:52Right now I'm using the K custom hybrid.

04:54This thing is awesome.

04:55I love it.

04:56I've been bouncing back and forth between that and the ultra hammered, the A china.

05:02That one is also just bright as hell.

05:05We've got some candy right here.

05:07The Haichu.

05:08It's grape.

05:09Can't do that.

05:10We've got Promark fire grains.

05:13These are two B's.

05:15I've switched back and forth between five and two.

05:18And I keep ending up on two B's just because it's got a little more weight.

05:22They're a little denser.

05:23You know.

05:24I hit a little hard sometimes.

05:25So those seem to last me well.

05:28We've got the Iron Cobra pedals for the kicks.

05:31And then the Speed Cobra for the hi-hat.

05:34I put DW beaters on my pedals just because they've got a lot more weight to them than

05:39the normal Iron Cobra ones.

05:41Just because I like powering through everything.

05:44You know.

05:45Just having that weight really helps just get comfortable.

05:48You know.

05:49That's what I'm used to.

05:50So just keep that as a staple.

05:52So here's my personal monitoring and everything.

05:56I don't have these powered on right now.

05:58But this is for both of my kick drums.

06:01So instead of doing a splitter I'm just doing one and one.

06:04So these go to my kicks.

06:06And then this one is for my snare.

06:08So I've got a snare trigger.

06:10And then I've got a mic on top and bottom.

06:13So there's a blend between all three for the actual sound that's coming through.

06:17And you know.

06:19Talking through it with our sound guy we just felt like that's the most comfortable.

06:23You know.

06:24It cuts through everything.

06:25It's clear as day.

06:26And with the kick triggers you know.

06:28Just having that relationship you know.

06:30Where they both cut through the whole mix.

06:32It just really sounds awesome.

06:34So I'm glad that we switched to that.

06:37This thing is comfy as hell.

06:39I love the Tama Throne.

06:41Definitely just whatever you know.

06:44You're playing a lot.

06:45Sitting up here for hours on end.

06:47You've got to be comfy.

06:48So love this thing.

06:50It's a good seat.

06:51Yeah this is also Tama.

06:53Everything on the kit pretty much is Tama.

06:56Yeah it's all Tama hardware.

06:58This rack it's a fucking monster man.

07:01It holds everything well.

07:02I don't really have any play in anything.

07:05Every day I set it up and it's just what it is.

07:07You know it's reliable as hell.

07:09So definitely happy to use.

07:12Like I said Tama.

07:13Evans.

07:14Promark.

07:15Zildjian.

07:16Roland for the triggers.

07:19Shure for in-ears.

07:20Those are the companies.

07:22So yeah I use.

07:24These are just the standard Shure 215 in-ears.

07:28If I'm going to be honest.

07:30Playing with the mask on.

07:32It traps a lot of moisture in there.

07:35So.

07:36Ugh.

07:37Sometimes it's a bit of a nightmare.

07:39I break probably three of these a tour.

07:41So I.

07:42You know I'm just flying through them unfortunately.

07:45But.

07:46They work.

07:47You know.

07:48My mix is mostly kick and click.

07:50So a lot of what I'm hearing is just.

07:52Beep boop boop boop.

07:53Beep boop boop.

07:54So I don't need like.

07:56The craziest in-ears in the world.

07:57You know.

07:58Like I said.

07:59These are just.

08:00Standard.

08:01They work.

08:02They're reliable.

08:03By.

08:04Three pairs a tour.

08:05This just seems to make sense.

08:07So.

08:08Right now.

08:09We're just out promoting.

08:10Call the Devil.

08:11The new record.

08:12We got.

08:13Whole new masks.

08:14I mean.

08:15Everything's.

08:16Pretty updated.

08:17So.

08:18Come check it out.

08:19And if you want to follow me.

08:20On Instagram.

08:21It is.

08:22IllegalAlienAids.

08:23And then.

08:24On Facebook.

08:25It's.

08:26Aiden Kerr.

08:27So.

08:28See you there.

08:33Bye.

08:34Bye.

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