Gabriel Mark Hasselbach
Nominated for the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards for Album of the Year
and Wind Instrumentalist of the Year.
www.GabrielJazz.com

9/11/07

Mr. Eth,

Thank you for getting my order to me so quickly. I am able to give less effort to the horn, and get results that I never imagined possible.I simply use less effort (air power) and this piece lights up the room. The tone is rich and full in the entire range of the horn as well. It is difficult to back off at times, but playing this piece has made me more disciplined in that area, with a great payoff in endurance. I was never one for backing " backing off" while playing high intensity commercial gigs, but with this piece, backing off the air doesn't diminish the intensity of the tone. This is an excellent piece. I wish you much success with your business.

Steve Hyde
www.myspace.com/stevehydemusic

8/31/07

While producing a recent record session, the soloist pulled out two trumpets, and asked which sound I preferred. He played both horns while getting levels, and I without hesitation, chose the horn with the more natural brightness and clarity. It turns out I chose the XStream horn that I understand sells for under $1000.00, which was up against a custom Yamaha worth three times that much. We used that horn the whole session, open and muted to great effect. Good stuff!

Miles Black
producer, multi instrumentalist, arranger
http://www.milesblack.com/

7/30/07

Dear Xstream Music Products,

I have had the .600 X1 mpc for about two weeks now, and, even though I am just a trumpet hobbyist/enthusiast, I have played long enough (about 30 years) to make some substantive comments. There is some prevailing wisdom that "equipment cannot give you what you don't already have", especially in terms of range. Well, after playing on the Xstream mpc. for just two weeks,it has not given me any extra steps on my range, but it HAS SOLIDIFIED my range and given me extra CONFIDENCE. There is no longer any difference between my "practice room range" and my "performance in front of an audience" range. They are the SAME. Also, my sound is fuller and more resonant. I should also mention one other thing. John and I have one thing in common. John came back from catastrophic facial muscle/nerve injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident, helped in great part by the Xstream mouthpiece, which he developed. I also received severe facial muscle/ nerve injuries as a result of a knife attack. For a long time, a felt that I was running in sand and making no progress. Now, I feel that I am turning the corner with the Xstream mouthpiece. Many thanks, John.

God bless you.
Greg U.
Houston, TX