A little History on the founder of The Rhythm Section and TRS Custom Drums.
Seppo Salminen - Drummer / Drumsmith / Producer / Educator
TRS Custom Drums and The Rhythm Section were founded by Seppo Salminen in around 1985. His parents immigrated to Canada from his birth place in Helsinki, Finland in 1968, where he comes from a long line of musicians, engineers, and wood workers…. and Sauna builders!
Seppo’s career has had everything to do with drums since the early age of 12 or 13. His work has spand and touched pretty much every aspect of the drum industry… from teacher/clinician/educator, to award winning engineer and producer, to drum builder / tech / and drumsmith.
His drumming career started out as a gigging drummer at a young age of 15. He has since amassed a collection of over 30 album credits, more if you add drum tech, and is still sought after as a Session and Live drummer. He has also worked as Drum Tech for top drummers and various studio’s, and Drum Specialist for other various companies. Seppo also worked in drum retail where he’s managed various drum departments and drum shops.
Percussion - Promise Keepers - at The Hershey Centre
Percussion - Promise Keepers - at The Hershey Centre
The Penny Merchants - Elevate
His work as a Studio Engineer and Producer has won him such awards a the ‘Crystal Award’ for radio excellence for his production of radio ads, and bands he’s produced have gone on to win album of the year awards. His work has included writing musical soundscapes for Sony Canada Retail, and has co-written a percussion piece for the Canadian Synchronized Swim Team, with which they went on to win a Gold Medal at the 2000 Pam-Am Games in Winnipeg . Seppo still continues his work as a studio owner and producer in his home studio, and is always busy working as drumsmith, engineer, producer, and artist.
From his start in the eighties, through the nineties, and into the two thousands, Seppo has been busy recording, producing, doing clinics and touring with various bands… all the while managing to continue his work at his shop creating and mastering his art of drum building.
Seppo is an avid vintage drum collector and his experiences of over thirty years have made him somewhat of a drum historian. So with all this experience and drumming expertise, combined with the understanding of the ‘mechanics’ of drums, and his dedication and love of the instrument, have allowed him to acquire a massive knowledge base to draw from while restoring vintage drums and thus building his own line or TRS Custom Drums.
TPM's Rhythm Section at Noggins Corners - Nova Scotia
Seppo played and toured with The Penny Merchants for more then 10 years throughout the late nineties and two thousands. He continues to play with various acts and studio projects. He is currently working on his next solo release with Joe’s Conscience and continues to play percussion with The Promise Keepers Canada. Seppo uses SABIAN cymbals, VATER drumsticks, and EVANS drum heads
He’s played them, recorded them, fixed them, taught them, and built them… and continues to…
Joe's Conscience
