William Calhoun is a prolific songwriter, producer, has scored several films and has performed and recorded with a diverse array of notable artists such as B.B King, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Run-DMC and Public Enemy. He has released six solo albums including his latest, celebrating the great Elvin Jones.

One of his recent releases is with multi-instrumentalist David Sancious latest solo album 'Eyes Wide Open,' right next to Michael Bland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Adriano Molinari and Joe Bonadio. He is also currently working on a new Living Colour record as a follow-up of their 2017 album 'Shade.'

Watch Will unbox and demo his new USA Custom kit
The drum solo starts at 2:35.


Will Calhoun's Gretsch USA Custom Kit in a Custom Grain Yellow Gloss

• 16"x 22" and 16"x 20" bass drums
  
• 8"x 8", 9"x 10", 10"x 12" and 11"x 13" toms
  
• 14"x 16" and 16"x 18" floor toms
  
• 6.5" x 14" Bell Brass and 6"x 13" Chrome over Brass snares

"It's an honor and a pleasure to join the Gretsch drum Family and its legacy of great drummers including Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Charlie Watts, Mitch Mitchell, Vinnie Colaiuta and Bronx legend and architect of Hip Hop Erroll 'Pumpkin' Bedward. I'm looking forward to exploring and expanding many musical frontiers in my partnership with Gretsch, starting with my Gretsch USA custom drum set!"
- Will Calhoun

Other Gretsch artists include Phil Collins, Cindy Blackman-Santana and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins among others.

Will Calhoun uses

• Ddrum
  
• Duallist
  
• Gretsch
  
• Hammerax
  
• Korg
  
• Mandala
  
• Porter & Davies
  
• Protechtor Cases
  
• Remo drumheads
  
• Sabian
  
• The Grombal
  
• Vic Firth

Gretsch Drums @gretschdrums welcomes Will Calhoun! https://t.co/ymXODlZr80

— Will Calhoun (@WillCalhounDrum) September 30, 2020