Pat Petrillo here!

[percusmann]

Originally Posted by Muckster

Well the end of the week has come and gone. Perhaps you should actually have a product before you spend a year hyping it.

Man, I could not agree more. Very unprofessional, and claiming that "pat goes for perfection and that takes time", as someone else said on here, insinuates that others don't and only Pat does (NOTE: pat certainly didn't say this himself, it was another poster here).

I'm sure Pat is very diligent but to stir up interest too far in advance of any product (and it seems to happen time and time again-the Pad, the dvd's, the sticks), is simply unprofessional and is disrespectful to the end user who may be saving money or planning purchases.

[Pat Petrillo]

Hi guys

All valid points guys, and sorry for your displeasure. My editor is compressing the clips to put on the site, as they are in HD, so, he assured me tomorrow I will have the clips to post...I am at their mercy.

As far as a year of "hype", many companies do hype and take pre orders for product. It helps to gauge interest and potential sales. Perhaps this was too long, and again, I apologize.

So, please be aware that I am trying to push them as much as I can..

I'm sure when you see them, you will realize what goes into something like this..

Also, the release negotiations with the distributor are also a consideration, but that hurdle was cleared.

Once again, please accept my apologies in the delay.

[Muckster]

Originally Posted by Pat Petrillo

As far as a year of "hype", many companies do hype and take pre orders for product. It helps to gauge interest and potential sales. Perhaps this was too long, and again, I apologize.

Yes it was too long!

With the success of your HGandF video and both versions of your P4 pad (very fine products), there should be little doubt that the interest is there. I understand you are at the mercy of the distributor however, you have done a poor job at communicating to your customer base (at least here on Drummerworld) about what is going on. You have taken money from these people and have not shown the simple courtesy to keep them updated. I hope this all works out for everyone.

[Tomtom123]

Lighten up, Muckster; the dude gave us an explanation and an apology, nough said. Anyway, I gave my money to I believe it was The American Music Group, who is handling the sales end...I doubt Pat has seen anything resembling money at THIS stage...lol.
Pat...I assume lesson learned...muckster makes a good point, the interest is there for your products, so less hype will be necessary for future products...just my opinion.

[Pat Petrillo]

Hi everyone

Here are a couple clips from the pre mastered editing of the "Learn to Read Rhythms" DVD, that are compressed down to view in context. We created a test site to view, because to compress it down to upload here really takes the quality down quite a bit.

We combined a couple exercises for you to get the idea of how it it is presented.

(Of course the "normal" size is larger, and the quality is HD ! )

Dotted 8th, 16th Exercise
http://www.test.riverviewstudios.com...illo/clip2.mov

Syncopation, and 8th Triplet Exercise
http://www.test.riverviewstudios.com...illo/clip3.mov

The finished HD edit/mastering is winding down!

Of course, it also includes the 100 page pdf ebook, and all examples on mp3

Will keep you updated on shipping..

Thanks to all for your patience.

All the Best.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Thanks for the update Pat

[Trip McNealy]

Originally Posted by Tomtom123

Lighten up, Muckster; the dude gave us an explanation and an apology, nough said. Anyway, I gave my money to I believe it was The American Music Group, who is handling the sales end...I doubt Pat has seen anything resembling money at THIS stage...lol.
Pat...I assume lesson learned...muckster makes a good point, the interest is there for your products, so less hype will be necessary for future products...just my opinion.

Yea guys, I wouldn't discredit Pat in any way for his latest endeavors... I mean shoot, you know the whole iPhone/AT&T thing with MMS messaging finally with 3.0 update? Well, it didn't come and we had to wait until 3.1! But it was certainly "promised" this past summer for months on end. How's that for building hype?

As someone who knows Pat and has talked with him about vendor delivery, I can guarantee he is doing everything he can to get his product available. He apologized, and I'm sure better communications will be had in the future.


Dom

[Terry B.]

Lookin' good Pat!

Glad to be a part of it.


Terry

[Muckster]

That looks good Pat! Thanks.

[Pat Petrillo]

Yep, thanks, Muckster, it's down the home stretch..Looking great in HD...Adding the pdfs and mp3 clips, mastering next.

[jasonrhcp]

Happy Birthday, Pat! Saw it was your Birthday on Facebook, so I wanted to drop you a line here, and say thanks for all the great things you provide for us drummers. Love your DVD/Book, it has helped me so much

Jason

[Chazz]

Happy Birthday Pat & Many More iii

Best Wishes for Super Day

[drumhead61]

Happy Birthday Pat! Have a great day and thanks for your contributions to the drumming world.

[Pat Petrillo]

WOW, guys, thanks so much! I am blessed to do what I do, with the support of a great family, & God.

Thanks again!
Pat

[2bsticks]

Hey Pat Happy Birthday and continued success.

[Pat Petrillo]

Hey, B! Thanks so much.