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| MEGA DRUM CLINIC DAY! On Saturday, May 31st 2003 we co-sponsored a mega drum clinic day featuring four great drumset artists. The "Peeler Drum Center Drum Day 2003" was held in a local High School Gym (as a fund raiser for the schools' music department) and we had a wildly appreciative crowd focused intensely on the amazing talents and entertaining, motivational presentations given by each of the artists. Below are some pictures and descriptions of the days' events. We hope to do another big clinic day like this next year. See you then! |
| The first drumset clinician of the day was Zoro, this being his third time back to Peeler Drum Center in the past 3 yrs. Aside from having the tightest, in-the-pocket funk/soul/R&B grooves in the business, Zoro puts on a great clinic presentation with lots of playing to background tracks which take the listener through the evolution of contemporary drumset beats, from early gospel to Motown, Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco, Go-Go, Hip-Hop and others. Zoro always gives his all, and on this day he was busting loose at 110% even though he had a hectic travel schedule (he got off his plane only 1 1/2 hrs before his clinic, arrived in time to sit down at the set to dial things in for a few minutes, did the clinic, and then had to fly right out shortly after his performance to his next gig). Zoro's appearance was made possible by support from Sabian cymbals, Evans drumheads, Audix microphones and Vic Firth Drumsticks. Thanks Z-man! It's always great to have you back here at Peeler Drum Center! |
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| As a special treat to our audience, we were privileged to feature some of the good friends of Peeler Drum Center in segue performances between the drumset clinicians. Jesus, Steve, Rico and Miguel were gracious enough to bring in their drums and lay down some exciting Afro-Cuban rhythms for our audience. Thanks so much guys! |
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| Our second clinician for the day was Russ Miller. Russ was voted one of the top five touring and recording session drummers in the world! His outstanding presentation featured lots of great technical information on meter, timekeeping, subdivision and how a flawless sense of pulse is so essential to the drummers' role in any setting. Especially interesting was his demonstrations of various drumming styles including his impressive command of Afro-Cuban, Latin and Brazilian styles. Russ' appearance was made possible by support from Yamaha drums. Thanks for an outstanding informative and motivational clinic Russ! |
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| Our audience got a special treat when our friends the "congeros" came back to the stage to lay down some impromptu Afro Cuban grooves with Russ Miller after he completed his clinic presentation. The room was filled with dazzling rhythms and everybody was having fun with the spontaneous nature of the little concert (especially the artists!). |
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| Our third clinician of the day was Billy Ashbaugh, known mostly for his work as the touring drummer for NSYNC, he has recorded and toured with many famous artists. He is currently with Pat Benatar. Billy's presentation was energetic and exciting as he busted out solid grooves and solos along with funky backing tracks. His easy going demeanor and charisma had the audience captivated from the start. Don't let this guys' background as a drummer for "pop" bands fool you, he's got control and technical chops that just don't end. Billy's appearance was made possible with company support from Drum Workshop and Paiste cymbals. Thanks Billy! |
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| Our final clinician was Mike Mangini. Mike is most known for his recording and touring with Steve Vai and a long list of other highly progressive rock artists. Mike has developed a unique "symmetrical" approach to the way he sets up his drumset with toms and cymbals radiating from the "center out" rather than in the traditional "left to right" set up most drummers are accustomed to. After playing a 40 minute drum solo which featured stunning use of double bass drum pedals and twin cable hi-hats in an amazing demonstration of four limb ambidexterity the crowd jumped to their feet to give Mike a standing ovation! Probably few in our audience were prepared for the awe inspiring nature of Mike's clinic, as most of them appeared to be mesmerized by his amazing coordination, speed, control and musicality. Thanks for an AMAZING performance Mike! |  |
| What's better than a drummer's day featuring clinics by four of the best drumset artists in the world? Three of them onstage playing at the same time! (Zoro had to catch his flight earlier). What a treat it was to see the distinctly unique styles of Russ Miller, Mike Mangini and Billy Ashbaugh come together and blend in an exciting "jam session". The room was full of sound as these three masters brought our drum day to an exciting close! Thanks guys! |
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Mark Schulman - He came, he rocked, he amazed us! Wednesday, March 27th, 2002 was the night, Peeler Drum Center the place, and Mark Schulman the center of attention! In a super drum clinic sponsored in part by MAPEX drums, highly acclaimed concert and studio drummer Mark Schulman played and spoke to an appreciative audience right in our store. Mark is an amazingly versatile drummer, having played with such rock legends as Billy Idol, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks and Simple Minds all the way to jazz/fusion greats like David Benoit. Some of Mark's commentaries during the clinic focused on preparedness as a drummer to handle various styles and musical genres, as well as advice on getting that elusive "big break" by making sure that people in the business actually know you exist and are available for work. Mark stressed that having close-mindedness towards different kinds of music is a self-imposed handicap that many frustrated musicians have placed on themselves, and that the only way to "beat the odds" and be employable as a musician is to be prepared to play as many different styles of music as possible. We cleared our sales floor and made room for a really great audience of about 80 people for this clinic and everyone had a great time! MAN CAN THIS GUY EVER BUST IT OUT! |
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| Zoro
Returns! June 15th, 2002, about a year after his first clinic performance for our store, Zoro returned to give us his best in an afternoon clinic right in our store showroom. His presentation features lots of great discussion about classic Soul, Funk and Rhythm & Blues drumming with lots of great playing along with background tracks of classic funky tunes. Zoro has toured and recorded with many artists including Lenny Kravitz, Bobby Brown, The New Edition, Philip Bailey, Jody Watley and Franki Valli. Zoro is not only an amazing drummer, he is a supreme educator and his clinics are informative, fun and entertaining for everybody, not just drummers! Zoro also did a master class for a smaller group on the Friday night previous to the clinic. Zoro is the author of a great book entitled "The Commandments of Rhythm and Blues Drumming" and three videos about Funk, Soul and Hip-Hop drumming. Once again Zoro had our audience captivated and everybody had lots of fun! Zoro's clinic was sponsored in part by Sabian cymbals, Evans drumheads and Vic Firth drumsticks. *A little footnote: For this clinic Zoro got to play one of the new Drum Workshop limited edition 9000 series titanium bass drum pedals for the first time. Even though he had a couple of them on order for himself, we had gotten ours in stock already and offered one for him to play for the clinic. He was thrilled! |
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