DRUMMER CAFE

“I woke up one morning from a dream, yelled to my wife, I got it! I jumped up, ran into the office and started folding a piece of paper like origami. I said to her, ‘This is what drummers have been waiting for.’ I called a friend who has a metal shop in Oregon, faxed him the dimensions and two days later I held in my hand the first PHAT FOOT drum harness.”

Drayton is a noted songwriter and musician with a well-earned reputation for creativity. He earned five gold records while at Motown Records and 20th Century Fox Music in the ‘70s, writing and arranging for the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Lenny Williams and others.

In October, 2003, Drayton put the harness to the real test, allowing professional drummers to try it out for themselves. He called drummers who play for Journey, Lou Rawls, India Arie, Chaka Khan, Ozzie Osborne, Natalie Cole, B.B. King, Kirk Franklin, Aretha Franklin, Destiny’s Child and others. The response was phenomenal, and Drayton launched Drayton Productions, Inc. as a business, with PHAT FOOT as its first music accessory.

To make it affordable for everyone, there are two models, the PHAT FOOT “Pro” made of stainless steel for $49.99 and the PHAT FOOT “Basic” made of durable nylon for $29.99. PHAT FOOT is available online at www.PHATFOOT.com, and it can be requested at local music stores. PHAT FOOT’s formal debut was at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif. in January, 2005.  NAMM 2006 introduced the PhatFoot Keyboard  harnesses the “Straight Up” and “Sidekick” which like the models for the drums, stabilize the keyboard pedals.