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Drum Maker Dennis Stauffer Killed In Car Accident
News and Events - January 27, 2012
Dennis Stauffer, the founder of Stauffer Percussion and the mastermind behind the extremely well-crafted Phattie Drums, Black Label Drums, Cocktail Drums, Steam Bent, and Sounds Like Art snare drums was killed in a car accident on Wednesday January 18, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was thirty-two years old. Also in the car at the time...
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Wayne Krantz Groove Lessons at the Collective NYC
News and Events - January 27, 2012
Wayne Krantz is giving lessons to drummers at the Collective NYC.
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Stanbridge Drum Corporation Todd Sucherman Empyrean Signature Snare
The Showroom - January 26, 2012
This limited edition 6 1/2×14 snare features a shell and hoops constructed from blocks of rare amboyna and afzelia burl woods...continued reading
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Sabian Announces 2012 Players’ Choice Cymbals
News and Events - January 25, 2012
Traditionally, drum companies spend a great deal of time and money on product development, and then spend even more time and money telling drummers what to like – and what to play. But what if that paradigm were turned completely on its head? What if drummers could choose which cymbal models manufacturers should make? Well...
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Percussive Arts Society / KoSA NYC 2012
News and Events - January 24, 2012
A full weekend of drums, percussion and performance! Saturday, February 11 – Sunday, February 12, 2012 New York University (Frederic Loewe Theatre) 35 W. 4th St., New York, NY 10003 Join PAS and KoSA for their 2012 NYC weekend! Here’s what’s in store: Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live band) Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock) Duncan Patton...
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Brazilian Percussion and Cultural Tour
News and Events - January 24, 2012
July 28 – August 9, 2012 – Salvador da Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo Professor Frank Oddis, Morehead State University, and Professor Jason Koontz, Eastern Kentucky University, are conducting a Brazilian Percussion and Cultural Tour in the summer of 2012. The 14 – day tour will visit three cities in Brazil, Salvador da Bahia...
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Meinl Foot Jingle Tambourine
The Showroom - January 24, 2012
Meinl Percussion’s Foot Jingle tambourine is mounted easily on the foot with an elastic band.
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A World Class Drum Camp in the Heart of Saskatchewan
News - January 23, 2012
The Stickman Drum Experience is a multi-day drum camp providing a one of a kind experience for drummers of a wide range of ages and abilities. The main objective of this camp is for players to learn, jam and hang with world class musicians in a comfortable, non-competitive and creative atmosphere. Campers will eat,...
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Jan Web Update News
News and Events - January 23, 2012
Ringo Starr’s seventeenth solo studio record, Ringo 2012, will be released on January 31 in the United States and January 30 internationally. The album, which was produced by Starr, was recorded in L.A. and mixed in England by Ringo and Bruce Sugar. For more, visit www.ringostarr.com. Kenny Aronoff is still playing with Chickenfoot, filling in...
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The Living Arts Apprenticeship Program (LAAP) Dates Announced
News and Events - January 23, 2012
10 Day Live-On-the-Land Cross-Disciplinary Arts Intensive Located in New York’s Catskill Mountains June 14-24 This summer Sound Chemistry Records is offering its seventh apprenticeship with a focus on drum-set study (Amir Ziv), Aikido (Gadi Shorr), and music composition (Jordan McLean). Participants work closely with a primary instructor, as well as acquire hands-on experience within the...
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THOMAS LANG DEBUTS FIRST ANNUAL ‘BIG DRUM BONANZA’
Drummers - January 23, 2012
JUNE 25TH – 29TH Unique 5-Day Music Education Camp Features Special Guest Instructors Including World Renowned Drummer Virgil Donati Acclaimed drummer Thomas Lang (stOrk/Asia/John Wetton), has announced the first annual Thomas Lang’s Big Drum Bonanza, scheduled for June 25th -29th at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. Drummers of all ages, levels and styles...
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Three of NYC’s Most Innovative and In-Demand Drummers Plan February 9th Concert at Rockwood Music Hall
News - January 19, 2012
On February 9th in at Rockwood Music Hall, three of New York’s most innovative and in-demand drummers will join together for one great evening of music -- Mark Guiliana, Aaron Comess and Zach Danzinger will perform with their bands, for the low ticket price of $10.
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Twin Cities Custom Drum Shells
The Showroom - January 19, 2012
Twin Cities Drum Shells and Percussion is a custom manufacturer that offers a full line of standard, stave, and made-to-order shells, plus wood hoops.
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Three Events Announced at The Collective
News - January 18, 2012
Chris Coleman, Ignacio Berroa, and Steve Smith will be performing at the NYC music school the Collective.
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Souhail Kaspar to Teach at the Mendocino Folklore Camp
News - January 18, 2012
Souhail Kaspar has been invited to teach drum and rhythm & movement with the Ziva Emtiyaz at this year's Mendocino Folklore Camp.
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Audix DP-QUAD Mic Pack
The Showroom - January 17, 2012
Designed specifically for drums and percussion, the DP-QUAD mic pack contains a combination of microphones needed to capture the depth and imaging of a full drumkit.
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Win Kenny Aronoff’s KickPort!
News and Events - January 16, 2012
KickPort’s Facebook Contest Seeks To Expand The Popular Drum Accessory’s Connection To Drummers And The Drumming Community. (2012 NAMM Show attendees can register to win Kenny’s KickPort at the KickPort booth #2871 using their tablets, notebooks and mobile devices.) KickPort International, makers of the KickPort2 bass drum accessory, has announced the details of an exciting...
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LP Bongo Cajon and Giovanni Series Prestige Timbales
The Showroom - January 12, 2012
Bongo Cajon and Giovanni Series Prestige Timbales from Latin Percussion.
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Mike Portnoy Involved in New Supergroup, Flying Colors. Debut CD due soon.
News - January 11, 2012
The Mascot Label Group has announced a March 27 release date for the debut from Flying Colors (available the day prior overseas) on their Music Theories Label.
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Haitian Drumming by Tiga Jean-Baptiste to Be Featured at Free Event in NYC on January 20
News - January 10, 2012
On Friday, January 20, from 7:30 till 9 P.M., a free performance of music and spoken word, titled Heart of Haiti, will be held at the Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, Manhattan. The event is presented in conjunction with the Historical Society’s current exhibit Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn.
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Jimi Hendrix: New CDs and DVDs
Four recent Hendrix releases demonstrate the master’s bold forays into the unknown.
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Steve Baskis
What’s up! My name is Steve, but you can just call me “blind guy” if you want, ha ha! No, really, I lost my vision during combat operations with the U.S. Army in May of 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, and was very lucky to escape with my life and all limbs. Well, my left arm…
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Manu Delago with Bjork
Hello, my name is Manu Delago, and I’m currently touring with Icelandic artist Björk. Her project Biophilia is quite different from anything else I’ve been involved in so far. Apart from Björk, a twenty-four-girl choir from Iceland (!) and a few extraordinary robotic instruments, there are only two musicians on stage, which keeps us quite…
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Nashville’s Kevin Murphy
Hello there, Modern Drummers! I’m Kevin Murphy, drummer for Tonic (rock) and Randy Houser (country), posting from the road, cramming ten songs into my head for a show tonight for an unsigned artist’s last-minute gig. Such events aren’t anomalies; in fact they are commonplace for the Nashville-based drummer these days. Even those of us who…
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Mel Lewis: A Quiet Fire
Posted on January 10, 2012For big band great Mel Lewis, the drums were his easy chair and the band his hearth. He was the fire.
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