Pacific Drums and Percussion (PDP) is launching a brand new live stream show called ‘Get It Started’ with Grammy Award-winning drummer, Daru Jones. PDP’s ‘Get It Started’ is the place for drummers looking to take their music career to the next level. The live stream will include a wide range of topics, and offer viewers an
As we currently cannot go to clinics or masterclasses, I wanted to use this online platform to present some great sounding, great looking events, with top educational content from some of the best drummers around today. And all from the comfort of your own home. I know I am not the first or only one
Sabian Remakes Cymbal History It's been one of the most discussed topics in drummer circles since being recorded: What was the ride cymbal that Roy Haynes so masterfully played on Chick Corea’s 1968 album "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs”. With the gracious permission of Jazz great Chick Corea, SABIAN was given the rare opportunity
Cindy Blackman Santana has been a powerhouse figure in the music industry for decades. Cindy has been creating magnificent musical time and space since the beginning of her career as a busking street performer in New York City in the ’80s through the present day, touring the globe and making her own albums. In addition to
Pacific Drums and Percussion (PDP) announces exciting 2020 updates to the compact, portable and versatile line. Created especially for the on-the-go drummer, New Yorker Series drums are a recommended choice for students, working drummers and players looking for a simplified set-up that won’t sacrifice sound. The lightweight PDP New Yorker four piece kit has been re-designed to have
One of the major players in the game of electronic drumming, Ben Barter, is officially joining the GEWA G9 Family. Ben was born in New Zealand and based in Los-Angeles, CA. He is touring with one of the hottest electronic music acts of the last years, LORDE and has performed with such acts as Broods,
We are all so used to using loops now in music that we don't really think about where they actually come from. By that, I don't mean who records them and stuff like that (generally musicians like you and me), more like why we have got used to using short repeating sections of music to
Like many thousands of us drummers, Dave Weckl had a big impact on me, and I'm proud to have been able to get to know Dave personally over the years. In this Instagram Live show Dave tells us about the five drummers who had a big impact on him, in one of the most honest
Here, in no particular order, are the videos of the finalists in the Young Drummer Of The Year 2020 competition. Like all years, there were 10 finalists and videos are being added fortnightly;
Montreal, Canada July 13, 2020: KoSA’s Co-Founders and Directors, Aldo Mazza and his musician wife Dr. Jolán Kovács had excitedly been planning a big celebration for their 25th anniversary. After all, it is not every drum camp that can say that they have successfully educated thousands of participants all around the world for now a
