This article originally appeared in the LA times about how these two talented composers are using our taiko.
Two Steps From Hell founders-composers Nick Phoenix, left, and Thomas Bergersen play Taiko drums at East West Studio in November. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times / April 8, 2012)
In a recording studio on Sunset Boulevard, Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix are banging on two giant taiko drums built especially for their company, Two Steps From Hell. The brawny musicians exude the fierce intensity prevalent in much of their music — until they suddenly get off-beat and let out loud laughs that reveal just how much fun this is for them.