In the next episode of the ‘Backstage with…’ series, Mike talks to Steve Barney, drummer with Anastacia (since 2009) and currently out with Mike and The Mechanics. In this episode, Mike travelled to the BIC in Bournemouth to catch up with Steve when he was recently touring with Anastacia on date 13 of the 14
To celebrate the A Custom’s 25th anniversary, and in association with Zildjian, mikedolbear.com and Headstock, visitors to The UK Drum Show can be in with a chance to win a 20” ride. All you need to do is find your way to the Zildjian stand at The UK Drum Show on the 23rd/24th September and
The Avedis Zildjian Company has announced that it will celebrate its 25th Anniversary of its “A Custom” cymbals, beginning in September of 2017. In 1992, the A Custom Series broke new ground in Zildjian's cymbal manufacturing techniques and is now considered one of the most iconic and popular cymbals in the world. A Custom is
As part of the 2017 Absolute Music Superstore Anniversary celebrations, the music retailer (based near Poole and Bournemouth in Dorset) has teamed up with iconic UK drum brand Premier, to give you the chance to win a Premier Modern Classic Snare while showing off what you can do around a drum kit. All you have
Giovanni Evening of Performances from UK’s Top Percussionists and Online Fundraising Auction Sponsored by Latin Percussion and GEWA Music A benefit event for Grammy™ Award-winning conga player, Giovanni Hidalgo is scheduled for Wednesday, October 4th at London’s Jazz Café. Hosted by Jamiroquai percussionist, Sola Akingbola, the evening will feature some of the UK’s
In the fourth and last lesson of this series of special lessons for MikeDolbear.com DIME ONLINE Head Of Drums Gabor Dornyei looks at the Mozambique as played by Steve Gadd. He breaks it down into it's constituent parts – the Mozambique right hand rhythm itself and the ghost notes - and shows you how you
Does this leave you cold...? Welcome to the first 'Seriously Wired' Blog for mikedolbear.com. In this series I want to look at electronics, how they can be used, and most importantly how they can help you! For most drummers, electronics are a bit of a (as we say in the UK) 'Marmite' situation
Mike sits down with Matt Helders to catch up on whats been happening since the Sheffield born drummer moved to Los Angeles. They catch up on Matt's Post Pop Depression project and of course, Arctic Monkeys. Plus Mike asks Matt for his feelings about five iconic drummers. Keep checking the site for more Up Close
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Yamaha UK are really pleased to announce that Andrew Small will be opening Yamaha’s Drumfest events in September and October with a Masterclass on Hybrid Drumming and Triggering. Yamaha’s 3-day festival devoted entirely to drumming, being held in Cardiff, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow and London. Without doubt Andrew Small is one of the most respected drummers pioneering
