The Percussive Arts Society has selected the finalists in the PAS Drumset Competition. These ten students will compete in the final round of competition at PASIC 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. All PASIC attendees are invited to watch the finalists compete and be critiqued by an all-star roster of professional drumset artists on Thursday, November 11 at 9:00am.
Jazz High School – Matt Young, Chris Euman
R&B Gospel High School – John Rogers, Danny Moore
Jazz College – Joseph Lefitz, John Sturino
R&B Gospel College – Tomohisa Suzuki, Francois Laliberte
Brazilian-Afro-Cuban College – Ryan Knudsen, Hunter …

Well time has come to play your loops, upload them in our Soundcloud Dropbox and win a Bose QuietComfort 15 headphone.
Yes, we @karmadrums love Bose and love loops & samples and want to warm up your creativity
Karmadrums contest rules
1. Upload five loops or/and samples: min 1 bar – max 8 bars, in any time signature on our Soundcloud.com Dropbox [see below]
2. Upload loops in ONE single audio file in AIFF, WAVE, FLAC, OGG, MP3 (almeno 256 di bitrate), AAC
3. Loop and samples must be released under a Creative …

Knowing how to write, record, arrange, mix, and program killer drumbeats is critical, whether you’re into hip-hop, urban, rock, alternative, dance, electronic, jazz, blues, or country. The beats in these styles of music serve as the rhythmic focus around which all of the other instruments play. Without a great drum beat, even the best song can fall short of its full potential and lack the impact, excitement, and energy necessary to make it a bona fide hit.
more info on Berkleemusic.com

Drum! magazine Drummies: top drummer of 2010
Drummer Of The Year
Neil Peart
runners up: Travis Barker, Jimmy Sullivan, Mike Portnoy, Aaron Gillespie
Country Drummer
Jim Riley
runners up: Chris McHugh, Billy Mason, Paul Leim, Ben Sesar
Live Performer
Aaron Gillespie
runners up: Neil Peart, Travis Barker, Mike Portnoy, Morgan Rose
Progressive Rock Drummer
Mike Portnoy
runners up: Gavin Harrison, Neil Peart, Chris Pennie, Thomas Pridgen
Studio Drummer
Aaron Spears
runners up: Josh Freese, Steve Gadd, Steve Jordan, Matt Chamberlain
Mainstream Pop Drummer
Travis Barker
runners up: Zac Farro, Steve Jordan, Aaron Spears, Kenny Aronoff
Funk Drummer
Stanton Moore
runners up: Dennis Chambers, ?uestlove, David Garibaldi, Steve Jordan
Metal Drummer
Joey Jordison
runners up: …

Unitil aug 31 simply register on new Yamaha Rock Tour Drum Set site and you could win a Rock tour set
Click here for all info and to apply (us residents only)

[press release]
Do you have the skills to take the crown at Rhythm’s Drummer Of The Year competition? We’re on the hunt for the best undiscovered drummers in the UK, and it could be you. If you’re over 18, think you have what it takes and like the idea of performing live at the London Music Show in October then Rhythm’s Drummer of the Year is the competition for you.
Entry is easy. Just send us a link to a video of yourself performing an original solo drum composition (of no …

[press release]
Starting at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on July 1, 2010, Yamaha will be offering a $300 mail-in rebate on the DTX900K Electronic Drum Kit and a $500 mail-in rebate on a DTX950K Electronic Drum Kit for a limited time.
* This is a customer mail-in rebate direct from Yamaha.
* Purchase your DTX900K or DTX950K between July 1, 2010 and July 31, 2010.
* Go to www.yamaha.com/dtx900rebate and register.
* Print out your registration/rebate form and mail it to the address on the rebate form.
* Include a copy of your sales …

Steve Smith – on the road this Spring and Summer 2010 – check it out!
Saturday, May 8
Steve Smith Clinic/Performance
SOU/Oregon PAS Day of Percussion
Southern Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
For more info: longshore@sou.edu
Monday, May 17
Steve Smith and Vital Information in concert featuring
Tom Coster, Baron Browne, Vinny Valentino
Opdeschmelz
la rue de Centenaire
3475 Dudelange
Luxembourg
www.opderschmelz.lu
Wednesday, May 19
Steve Smith and Vital Information in concert featuring
Tom Coster, Baron Browne, Vinny Valentino
Venue TBA
near Kaiserslautern, Germany
Saturday, May 22
Steve Smith and Vital Information workshops with
Tom Coster, Baron Browne, Vinny Valentino
Drums and Percussion Festival Paderborn 2010
Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum
Paderborn, Germany
Also appearing: …

PAS Drumset Competition Entries Due Soon!
First Round DVD Entries Must be Postmarked by May 15, 2010
Highlights of the PAS Drumset Competition Include:
* Every competition participant will receive written comments from a judge
* Two age groups of competition (14-17 and 18-22)
* Variety of musical categories to choose from:
1. R&B / Funk / Gospel
2. Jazz
3. Brazilian / Afro-Cuban / African
* Selected finalists invited to compete at PASIC 2010 with a live …

SABIAN launch “The Most Warped Drummer” contest, an online competition at www.mostwarped.com.
The contest gives aspiring musicians the chance to upload a performance video to be voted on by fans, for a chance to win a grand prize trip and all-access pass to the Boston Warped Tour stop on July 13, 2010, as well as a collection of SABIAN gear.
Musicians are invited to visit the site and upload a video, up to three minutes long, of themselves playing drums in one of five categories; “Drum Solo,” “With Music,” …

May 22, 2010, in the Memorial Auditorium on the campus of
Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.
Performances, Clinics, Master Classes
& More
Featuring:
Shawn Pelton & House Of Diablo
(Saturday Night Live)
Stanton Moore & His Trio
(Galactic)
Benny Greb
(extraordinary European drummer/educator)
Chris Pennie
(Coheed And Cambria, Return To Earth, Fight Mannequins)
Shannon Forrest
(Faith Hill, Nashville sessions)
Adam Deitch
(John Scofield, Wyclef Jean)
Master Classes
Daniel Glass
(Royal Crown Revue)
Chris Coleman
(Prince, New Kids On The Block, Bootsy Collins)
The first master class will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the 150-seat theater adjacent to the Memorial Auditorium and conclude at 11:45 a.m. The performances in the …

Here’s Mike Sorrentino recap TIP day in New York. Next time, Mike….next Time :-)
by Mike Sorrentino
The first ever Hudson Music TIP day at Drummers Collective was a tremendous success. The event was more than sold out, and unfortunately we had to turn away several people in the days leading up to the event. What looked like a good idea on paper turned into an even better day in reality. [...]
read on. TIP Day at Drummers Collective Recap

Percussive arts society website has a video with Virgil Donati playing @ Pasic 2010 you don’t wanna miss :-)

Damien Schmitt (con Frank Gambale e Alain Caron) [Exhibitor-Events (4.0 C98), Friday, March 26 2010, 12:30
Exhibitor-Events (4.0 C98), Saturday, March 27 2010, 12:00]
Christoph Schneider (Rammstein) [Exhibitor-Events (4.0 / E08), Saturday, March 27 2010, 15:00]
Giovanni Hildago [Agora Stage (Festival Tent), Saturday, March 27 2010, 16:30] [Exhibitor-Events (4.0 / E08), Wednesday, March 24 2010, all day long
Exhibitor-Events (4.0 / E08), Thursday, March 25 2010, all day long
Exhibitor-Events (4.0 / E08), Friday, March 26 2010, all day long
Exhibitor-Events (4.0 / E08), Saturday, March 27 2010, all day long]
Pete Lockett [Agora Stage (Festival Tent), …

Hudson Music and Drummers Collective Drum Set Teachers Event: April 11th 2010
On Sunday April 11th the Drummers Collective in New York City will team up with Hudson Music’s Teacher Integration Program to present a full day of seminars, clinics and master classes tailored specifically for drumset teachers. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and running until approximately 5:00 p.m., this is a rare opportunity to learn from and interact with many of the leading teachers and players of today. Attendance is very limited.
Presentations by Tommy Igoe, Dom Famularo, Jeff Salem, …