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Hellfire™ Electronic Drum Systems sat on a shelf for a few years. Instead I started Prizmatic Media with my long time friend and cousin Chris Boland (He also runs Guitar for Life). Obviously I didn’t go into that business. So I made the HellFire™ Electronic Drum Systems name and logo. I knew of eBay for some time but I didn’t think of selling stuff there until I needed money. It was at this time I considered trying to start a business making edrums and selling them on eBay. During my seven year tenure with this company I made several edrum kits and started documenting my progress. While there, I got much more proficient with AutoCad and learned of a great resource of parts call McMaster Carr. After college (1997) I got a job in an engineering department of a local company. While in college I honed my CAD skills (I started learning cad as a senior in high school). After high school I went to college and received a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. In 1991 I started tinkering with electronic drums and made my first complete kit by the summer of 1992. I started playing drums in the summer of 1988 (I was 14). My name is Phil Boland and as far back as I can remember, I have always liked taking things apart and finding out how they work. Before I get to my first edrum kit story I will give you a little background of myself. I know it’s a tall order, but if I set my goals high, hopefully, I will end up somewhere in the middle. You might be asking yourself, “What the heck is HellFire™ Electronic Drum Systems”? Well, I am hoping that it will become the number one resource for all things eDrums (DIY of course).