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Franklin Vanderbilt toured with Lenny Kravitz, promoting Lenny’s latest CD, It’s Time For A Love Revolution.

Jeremy Stacey is on Sheryl’s Crow’s latest CD, Detours. He’s currently touring with her.

Josh Dion is on Lady Clown’s debut, First Lady Clown.

Jose Medeles is on new records by The Breeders (Mountain Battles), Joey Santiago (The Pixies), and Holloys, a group featuring three drummers, Medeles, Jon Theodore (ex-mars Volta), and Brian Brown (Bluebird). He also has a new solo album coming out soon, Junkyard Cadences.

The Fab Faux (with Rich Pagano on drums) went into the studio with legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick for a “Master Class” series to be shown at universities around the world, teaching recording techniques and showing how the Beatles achieved their sound. You can watch it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Kyf9wjZc4.
 
Actress Scarlett Johansson will release her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, on May 20. The album features ten Tom Waits songs and one original track. Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zimmer, along with Tall Firs drummer Ryan Sawyer, appear on the disc.

R&B drummer Jeffery B. Suttles’ new CD, Time To Suttledown, also features Rafael Padilla on percussion, among others.

Michael Sankari is touring and recording with Diablo Royale.

Johnny Dee has been in the studio with Doro, with a tour to follow. Plans are in the works for a 2009 world tour celebrating the band’s twenty-fifth anniversary.

Sonny Emory is working with Bette Midler on her new Las Vegas production, The Showgirl Must Go On.

Otis Brown III is doing the VH1 Jazz Masters tour, which features Earl Klugh, Bob James, and Patti Austin.

Flo Mounier will be on tour with Crytopsy to promote their newest release.

Keith Carlock will tour with Steely Dan this summer.

Steve Gadd is working on James Taylor’s new CD.

Chaun Horton is now doing the Natasha Bedingfield gig.

Mike Bordin is on tour with Ozzy Osbourne.

Stacy Jones is on the Hannah Montana tour.

Jimmy Chamberlin is on tour with Smashing Pumpkins.

Kris Myers has been touring with Umphrey’s McGee. The Dub Trio, featuring Joe Tomino, will join them on select dates.

Tim DiDuro is now with Slaughter.

Dennis Chambers recently toured with Stanley Clarke, in support of his latest release, Toys Of Men.

Congratulations to Broadway drummer Gary Seligson and his wife, Lucy, on the birth of their second son, Andrew.










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