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Guitar Center Music Foundation Relief 4 Musicians Online Fundraiser to Feature Russ Kunkel
As part of its ongoing effort to provide needed funding relief to musicians and music programs suffering loss of resources as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guitar Center Music Foundation has announced that legendary session/touring drummer Russ Kunkel…
Guitar Center Spotlights Nation’s Best Drummers in Drum-Off Competition
Guitar Center’s Drum-Off launches its twenty-eighth annual search for the top undiscovered drummer. Developed to inspire and support drummers in the pursuit of their musical aspirations, the program provides drummers with an incentive to work on their craft, connect with…
News: Vic Firth Inducted Into Guitar Center RockWalk
The Guitar Center RockWalk recently welcomed Everett “Vic” Firth, world famous timpanist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and founder of the Vic Firth Company, to its ranks of music pioneers and performing legends. Awarded posthumously at the 27th annual Guitar…
Little Kids Rock Will Honor Joan Jett At Annual Star-Studded Benefit
Alice Cooper, Tommy James, Billie Joe Armstrong, Darlene Love and other special guests will join Jett at the sixth annual ‘Little Kids Rock Benefit’ presented by Guitar Center and hosted by Hammerstein Ballroom at The Manhattan Center to raise funds…
Guitar Center Given Top Honors At 2014 Content Marketing Awards
L-R: Joe Pulizzi, founder, Content Marketing Institute; Dustin Hinz, VP of Brand Experience & Entertainment Marketing, Guitar Center; Lee Diskin, manager of video production, Guitar Center; Matt Petersen, CEO, McMurry/TMG. Guitar Center is proud to announce that it was presented…
Guitar Center’s 26th Annual Drum-Off Searches for the Nation’s Best Drummers
Guitar Center recently launched its 26th annual search for the next great drummer. Developed to inspire and support on-the-rise musicians, the Drum-Off has proven to be a launching pad for a flourishing professional career as a drummer. Past Drum-Off winners…
Guitar Center Celebrates New Times Square Store With The Roots Live In Concert
Guitar Center has announced the grand opening of the retailer’s brand new store location in world-renowned Times Square. The new store is located at 218 W. 44th St. and opens its doors at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014. This opening coincides…
Guitar Center Sessions Season 8 Debuts May 4th Exclusively On DirectTV
New episodes of the award-winning music television series Guitar Center Sessions presented by JBL will begin airing Sunday, May 4, 2014. Now in its 8th season, Guitar Center Sessions has been tuned into more than 15 million times since December,…
VIDEO - Korn’s Ray Luzier and Special Guests Play “Sluggo’s Revenge??? at Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals
Watch Korn drummer Ray Luzier’s exclusive performance of “Sluggo’s Revenge” from Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals, held this past January 18. Ray’s band featured Jeff Kollman on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass, and DJ/producer Sluggo. Other performers on the night…
VIDEO - Dawud Aasiya-Bey Wins Guitar Center’s Twenty-Fifth Annual Drum-Off
Starting last August, more than 5,000 drummers from across the country signed up to compete in Guitar Center’s twenty-fifth annual Drum-Off. On Saturday, January 18, five finalists battled it out for the title of Drum-Off champion and a prize…
VIDEO - Steve Ferrone and Questlove Play “Pick Up the Pieces??? at Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals
Check out this video of longtime Tom Petty drummer Steve Ferrone and the Roots’ Questlove playing “Pick Up the Pieces,” from Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals, which were held this past January 18. The song was the biggest hit…
Guitar Center's Drum-Off Celebrates 25 Years With An All-Star Line-Up
Chad Smith, Steve Ferrone, Chris Dave, Ray Luzier and more perform live as the top 5 undiscovered drummers in the country compete for the title of Guitar Center’s Drum-Off Champion Tickets for the January 18 finals are available now. Starting…
Guitar Center Launches Its 25th Annual Drum-Off Competition
The nationwide competition in search of the next great undiscovered drummer offers the chance to a win career-launching prize package Guitar Center’s Drum-Off launches its 25th annual search for the next great undiscovered drummer. Developed to spotlight the drumming community, Guitar Center’s…
Gerald Heyward at Guitar Center’s 2012 Drum-Off Grand Finals
Watch Gerald Heyward’s performance at the 2012 Guitar Center Drum-Off Grand Finals, which were held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 19, 2013. And check out this recent post featuring Gerald talking about one of his favorite…
