Drumming Up Support: World Record Broken on Behalf of Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem

For 25 hours straight, Aaron Katz kept the beat inside Wynott's Wands on Essex Street in Salem.

Knowing that he'd need to drum non-stop for 24 hours just to tie a world record set earlier this year in New York City, Katz started drumming away with two of Wynott's signature hand-crafted wands at 10 a.m. Saturday and didn't stop until 11 a.m. on Sunday.

The world record attempt was all part of an effort to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem's music program.

Shortly after the attempt, this message from Katz was posted to his band's official Facebook page:

"That record was broken by everyone who came out. The people there created the energy that made it possible to sit in that chair drumming for 25 hours. I honestly would have been asleep by 2 a.m. if it was just me and Callie and a big stopwatch in Wynott's. So much just happened I need to digest it but that was a WILD ride I feel very blessed to have experienced. Now, Must ice lower back and eat a 2 lb. bison burger. Thank you all! We did it..... with wands."

More photos and clips from The Magic Drum-A-Thon are available here.