Located in Bangkok, Thailand Tycoon Percussion was established in 1985 and originally began manufacturing hand percussion products on an OEM basis for other well-known percussion brands. It was not until the early 1990’s when the growth of Tycoon Percussion branded products began to accelerate quickly and established a significant presence in markets throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.

In February Martin will be flying over to Thailand for the first promo pictures and prepare for the Musik Messe in Frankfurt, Germany. The International Trade Fair for music takes place from April 1 to 4, and Martin will be at the Tycoon booth the whole period, as well as performing as giving interviews and talk about his new brand. Obvioulsly he will be giving clinics all over Europe after his introduction with Tycoon at the Messe. Drummerszone.com will be attending the Musikmesse and covering Martin\'s change in brands fully and providing you with the first pictures and videos of him playing his new brand.

About Martin Verdonk
Drummerszone.com endorser Martin Verdonk was born in Curaçao and moved to the Netherlands with his parents in 1971. He studied latin percussion at the Rotterdam conservatory from 1982-1984 and studied at the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba in \'86, \'87 and \'88. As his his main influences/teachers Martin names: Giovanni Hidalgo, Lenny Castro, Luis Conte, Richie Flores, Mario Jaurequi, Roberto Vizcaino, Paulinho da Costa and Ralph MacDonald.

Martin played, recorded or performed as guest with international artists like Richard Bona, Steve Winwood, Incognito, Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, George Benson, George Duke, Donna Summer, En Vogue, Santana, James Taylor, Toots Thielemans, Prince and many, many others.

Martin solo
Martin has recorded two solo cd\'s: \'Old School New Sound\' (2004) and he rereleased \'Tribal Fusion\' from 1995 in 2004 with Horacio \'El Negro\' Hernandez on drums. Both albums are available in his Drummerszone.com store for ordering. In 2009 his third solo album will probably find its release. Read more about it in our coverage with video\'s of \'El Negro\' in the article:

\'El Negro\' videos in the studio
Horacio Hernandez recording for Martin Verdonk\'s third solo album