Episode 40 Doran Cymbals

Doran Cymbals

Doran makes "Crunply" custom cymbals

📍Singapore

Doran's website: https://kupo.moe/index.html 

Thoughts and Reflections

I was honestly quite eager to meet Doran. They were quite the ideal instrument maker to have on my channel, showcasing a true passion for this very niche instrument and basically being a maverick of following this passion and getting it done. In a bid to also show diversity beyond the statistically dominated field of old white cis men, Doran was a young, Asian, queer, Aspergery instrument maker. More importantly, and consequently, their identity comes through in their instruments, making it some of the most creative things I've seen. It also seems to be hitting the right crowds because their content is very popular, especially amongst young drummers. 

In the song, you hear us play two Chick Corea songs, we didn't get to practice it much at all, but we tried our best and I had a blast playing it together. I often forget, and it becomes clear again that playing music with others is such a universally binding thing, and I really want to strive to play music with the people I meet. Normally, I only play if it's a spur of the moment, but this is the first time we tried to coordinate something pre-visit. So I'll try to do more of that. 

Thank you Doran for the visit. I hope to do more episodes like this in the future.