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These artists represent drummers who stand out as thought provoking, creative individuals who amaze us with their style, precision and the individuality of their performances. In this section we will be featuring a diverse range of artists from the world famous to emerging talent.
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Flo Mounier
Drummer for the Technical Death Metal band Crytopsy, Flo has toured Canada,Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States as a headlining act over the last 12 years and combined record sales have reached over 300,000 to date.
He is also an accomplished clinician and has performed extensively across North America.
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Jimmy DeGrasso
With a resume boasting Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Suicidal Tendencies, Lita Ford and Y&T, Jimmy DeGrasso was also the mega-powered, driving force behind one of hard rock's most revered outfits of all time, the multi-platinum, Megadeth.
Since the demise of Megadeth, Jimmy has performed at the prestigious Modern Drummer Festival in 2002, Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Australia, Drummer Live in the UK and toured with Stonesour [Slipknot Vocalist Corey Taylors side project], Marty Friedman, guitar legend Ronnie Montrose, David Lee Roth of Van Halen and Alice Cooper.
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Roxy Petrucci
Affectionately known as Rox 'n' Roll, Roxie Petrucci (who is also a classically trained clarinetist), beats the skins for her current rock band, Roktopuss.
Prior to Roktopuss, Roxy was a member of Vixen, one of the most successful female rock bands in the world. Vixen released two huge albums and toured everywhere supporting heavyweights like Ozzy, The Scorpions, Deep Purple and Kiss.
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Horacio Hernandez
"El Negro" Hernandez plays on the cutting edge of today's music with technical prowess and versatility. His drumming also reflects a proud musical heritage rooted in folklore tradition.
Since leaving Cuba in 1990, Hernandez has made a name for himself in the U.S. with his live performances with many different pop, rock, jazz and Latin jazz acts. He owns a Grammy award for the 2001 Latin Jazz album "Live at the Blue Note", with Michel Camilo (piano) and Charles Flores (bass). Since 2004 he records and tours with his own band, Italuba.
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Tiger Bill Meligari
Tiger Bill Meligari is a professional drummer, teacher-clinician, author-publisher, freelance writer, webmaster, and producer with more than 30 years experience in the drumming field.
A highly regarded specialist in drumset technique, Bill has spent the last three decades perfecting a system that allows drummers to play with extraordinary speed, power, endurance, and precision but without the muscle tension that can cause carpal tunnel syndrome and similar physical problems.
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Tiger Bill's Speed Lesson #80: Speeding Up the Five Stroke Roll - Part 2
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Aaron Edgar
Aaron Edgar is one of the hardest working and most in-demand drummers around. He's played, toured and recorded with many artists all over Canada such as: The Waking Eyes, Imaginary Cities, Ridley Bent, Willie Mack, Grand Analog , WSO & Jack Semple.
He is also a drum teacher of all styles, from beginner to professional. In addition, Aaron created his own advanced program titled "Aaron Edgar's Brain Exchange at the Grain Exchange" that focuses on more unique drumming styles like technique to breakbeat, drum n' bass, extreme metal, double bass, time signatures, metric modulation, displacement, advanced poly-rhythmic and multi-poly-rhythmic theory.
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Coady Clutch Vs. Massive HiHats
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Pj Clevenger
P.J. Clevenger, is originally from Great Falls, Montana but currently living in Phoenix, AZ. He began playing the drums at age 10. Although a versatile drummer, PJ plays primarily rock, hard rock and metal. Influences include Igor Cavalera, Mike Portnoy, Stet Howland, Vinnie Paul, Tommy Lee, Eric Carr, and Randy Castillo. PJ is currently available for session work, touring, teching etc.
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Bo Swanger
Bo knows drums! He studied drums and percussion under Mike Marlier (Bela Fleck, Dotsero) at the Denver University Lamont School of Music. Bo has performed with several national acts with genres ranging from jazz to punk rock. He has played with artists including Reese Roper and other members of Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn & Roper, Jessica Sonner, Dan Craig, Darren Hochstelder, gospel legend Bryan Duncan and country gospel recording artist, Milton Carroll. Several churches in Denver have also had Bo as their in house drummer.
Bo is also in the process of developing Mile High Drum Institute, a school that will offer a variety of instructional techniques in various percussive styles.
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Craig Smilowski
Craig is best known for his efforts as the drummer for the band Immolation on their debut classic Dawn of Possession in 1991 & currently as the drummer for Rellik & Masada.
Prior to Immolation, Craig was drumming for Goreaphobia. He participated in the bands original members reunion, including recording with the band for the Necroharmonic release in mid 2006.
Craig also served as a session drummer for Rise To Offend, founded by guitar and songwriting master John Plumley. Also Craig served as a live session drummer for Incantation throughout September, October and November 2007 and for the band Funerus during their European / Japanese tour.
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FA - DAVE HEIM
Dave Heim
A drummer & percussionist from Chicago, IL, Dave Heim has many years of varied experience with all styles of music. This experience has led to countless gigs at private events, country clubs, city festivals, TV and radio performances, corporate functions and public concerts.
Currently, Dave teaches drums through Quinlan & Fabish Music Stores, and frequently contributes to the online drumming communities, Drumsense and The Drummer Café.
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Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson is the drummer for Dark Star Recording Artist Bloodstream Parade; a Metal/Thrash/Hardcore band based in Chicago, IL. Shawn counts his father, Ian Paice ,Tommy Aldridge and Vinnie Appice as having a profound impact on his style of playing growing up.
As he got older, he started experimenting with Thrash band sounds and felt it was a natural progression to move into that style of playing.
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BSP - FIGHT SENSORED
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BSP - BLOOD
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Lucass Krzesiewicz
Lucass Krzesiewicz of Poland, began drumming when he was just 14. Completely self-taught, he learned to play by following along with his favorite recordings.
In 2009, he participated in a Fastest Drummer competition held in one of the biggest Polish drum stores and captured first place with a score of 1013 single hits per minute using single strokes. Currently, Lucass is an active drummer for several bands: Sammath Naur, Esqarial, Fort BS, Rebelium and Gnida.
Lucass also authored the Xtreme Drumming TechniX instructional DVD and is an active session live/studio drummer.
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Sammath Naur rehearsal (The Endless Cycle) - drumcam
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Sammath Naur - The Sinister Manifest of Power.mp3
Sammath Naur - The Sinister Manifest of Power
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Elie Bertrand
Elie Bertrand, young rising drummer, began playing at the tender age of five. Coming from a very music oriented family, she explored many different styles of music but hard rock was her first love.
After touring Canada over the past few years with different bands such as Montreal's blues band Sensitive Shoes, percussion troop Insolita and Toronto's hard rock band Scarlet Sins and sharing the stage with huge acts like DJ Champion, Kittie, Jacythe and Motley Crue, Elie now performs independently with different artists and groups.
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Marcel Blanchet
After studing at the Berklee College of Music, Marcel worked at television station WJAR in Providence RI, where he began writing jingle & news intros and recording commercial spots. This led him down the road to recording drums & percussion for others, including touring and playing drums in the Broadway shows: Ain't Misbehavin', Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and ElJohn a Tribute to Elvis.
After moving to Florida & getting involved with the Miami sound in the early 1980s, Marcel started recording and performing with CBS recording artist, Richard Williams and MCA recording artist Tony Chance. Marcel also worked with Eddie Fisher, the Ink Spots, & The Platters, which saw him playing shows, night clubs, and concert halls. He landed in Nashville where he continued recording jingles, radio and TV commercials, sound tracks and production music as well as work with SONY Tree Productions.
Marcel is in demand as a drum clinician, motivational speaker and currently plays for the band Marcel & Beyond the Sun.
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Scott Pellegrom
Since performing live at the age of 5, Scott Pellegrom has transformed from a natural born rhythmist to an international clinician and educator.
Scott finds rhythm in everything that surrounds him and currently inspires over fifty students with his world renowned talent and participates in thirty clinics a year. Scott can be seen in Modern Drummer Magazine, DRUM! magazine, and a host of many other publications worldwide.
Scott currently resides in West Michigan and tours internationally.
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Jason "Jay" McFarland
Coming from a musical background where his dad always collected and played guitars, Jay quickly adopted a similar obsession, but chose to play the drums, instead.
He has played in several notable bands like Vacancy, Brighton and local touring cover bands Firehawk and Rock Candy. He also played for The Tragedy of Mariam until March 2011, when he left on good terms in search of something different. Jay is now the drummer for Diesel Junkies. Their sound, he states, doesnt really fall into a specific genre allowing them the freedom to write whatever style of music they want.
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Guima Scartezini
Guilherme Scartezini (best known as "Guima") started playing drums at the age of 14...by age 17 he was teaching in Southern Brazil. As a professional drummer Guima has traveled throughout the USA, UK, Italy and Puerto Rico, playing for singer Debora Brum.
The founder of "Guimadrum", his own drum school, Guima also organizes the "Guimadrum Show" & "Bateristas de Curitiba", a meet-up for drummers every 2 years in Curitiba, Brazil.
Guima's latestest recordings include: "Sweet Sunrise" for The Kind Revolution and "Fome de Vida" with his current band, Nuvens.
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Corey Manske
Corey has been a member of many percussion ensembles and had several band experiences playing shows around small college towns.
Over the years, he has played almost every style of music, which further adds to his repertoire of experience. Most recently, Corey spent six years as the drummer for the pop/rock trio 7k; that experience yielded 3 CDs, 1 DVD, 2 West Coast tours, 1 SXSW performance, 3 TV appearances, various product endorsements and 2 full U.S. tours. The band has since parted ways to pursue other ventures, but they still remain the best of friends.
Corey currently lives in Southern California working/available as a live performance and recording session drummer.
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Chris McIsaac
Chris McIsaac, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been drumming for over 22 years. He is the current drummer for the powerhouse cover band Shameless, who was voted #1 best party band in The Coast for Atlantic Canada five years in a row. Maintaining an extensive schedule, he has toured both nationally and internationally and plays over 235 shows a year to sell-out crowds.
Heavily influenced by Dean Castronovo, Ray Luzier, Tommy Lee and Pat Torpey, to name a few, Chris is a monster on the drums and his energy on stage is captivating and infectious.
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Arti Dixson
Catskill, New York born Arti Dixson was influenced by his studies and work with drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Artis resume has seen him tour both nationally and internationally with acts like Michael Bolton, Kalaparusha, Janis Ian, Peter Warren, Larry Coryell, Randy Brecker and Marion Meadows, to name a few. He also graced the stage of Carnegie Hall & played in broadway shows Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar.
In addition, Arti was the house drummer for Foxwoods Casino and has drummed for numerous jazz ensembles over the course of his career.
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FA - ALEX SIMPSON
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Alex Simpson
Alex is a professional drummer living in Denver, Colorado who performs, records, and teaches regularly. He specializes in progressive drumming but performs and instructs all levels of players and most musical genres.
After studying percussion with Ralph Hardimon, Larry Thompson, and Gray Barrier, Alex moved to Denver to begin drumming independently.
While he works as an independent drummer, he is a permanent member of one of Denver's more established and respected bands, SILENCER.
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Gary Tortora
Gary Tortora cites Rock Metal Progressive as his predominant style. Over the years, Gary Tortora has played in many bands including: Rival, Catwalk, Spoonfist and Silent Shadows.
Gary just finished a 4 year gig with "Kai Blackwood & The Tokyo Death Squad". The band released an 8 song CD "In from the Dark Side", which received great reviews.
Gary is currently working on two studio projects; one with the band "Chaos Kings" and the second, for a solo artist. The Chaos Kings are preparing a five song EP for release in early December, 2011.
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FA - Andrew Rhienhart
Andrew Rhinehart
Andrew Rhinehart has been playing drums for 15 years.
Citing influences like Daniel Adair, Scott Phillips, Chad Szeliga, Rich Redmond and Lars Ulrich, Andrews style is fast, heavy and raw! But it doesnt stop there he also drums for a praise band at his current church.
For an extended period, Andrew played in a metal band called Faceless Enemy but cordially parted ways to join Christian Rock group, Become The Risen. The band has since separated to pursue other musical ventures but they remain close friends.
Andrew is currently available for session work or a band looking for their next drummer!
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FA - Mike Michalkow
Mike Michalkow
Mike Michalkow maintains a busy schedule in the recording studio, hosting drum clinics & Master-classes for some of the biggest drumming brands around. He also teaches over 100 students a week at his studio The Drum Lab
Mike is featured on the DVDs The Moeller Method Secrets, The Latin Drumming System, The Jazz Drumming System, The Drum Tuning System and the largest of all, The Drumming System (which includes 20 DVDs and 15 CDs)
An award winning author, Mike also composed a book/CD collection titled The Total Rock Drummer by Alfred Publishing, where it won Best Educational Book in the 2010 Modern Drummer Readers Poll.
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Jerry “Dross” Foltz
After attending the Los Angeles Recording Workshop where he earned his degree as an Audio Engineer, Jerry "Dross" Foltz formed a Symphonic Black Metal band called Sothis. In 2004 Dross played drums on, as well as produced the self titled Sothis EP that would earn the award Best Independent Release of 2005 by Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine.
In 2009 Dross opened Black Static Recording Studios in order to be able to focus on music full time. When not in his studio, Dross is a technical writer for the Extreme Metal drumming magazine, Sick Drummer & is an instructor for the annual Sick Drummer Camp.
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Pedro Mello
A student of the drums since the age of eight, Brazilian Pedro Mello holds a degree in Muscial Production and Recording Engineering and teaches drums at Conservatório Bomjardinense de Música and also offers private lessons.
Pedro has been featured on several recordings for TV soap operas, childrens television programs and various music albums as a session drummer.
Pedro is also the drummer for the bands ZéPerê, Mob Jay, Raphael Lós, Jonas Miller Band and O Nome do Grupo.
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Alan Tocknell
Alan Tocknell is multi instrumentalist (with drums being his first instrument) from the United Kingdom.
Alan is currently playing full time as the drummer with the Patsy Gamble band (UK Blues musician of the year runner up) playing a fusion of Jazz/Funk and Blues.
Alan is also the Managing Director of Tee Drums; a company that designs and builds drum shells for many drum companies, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) drum builders worldwide.
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Coady Drop clutch demo by Tee Drums Alan Tocknell
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Rikki Brest
Rikki Brest, of South Africa, has been playing drums since she was just 13 years old.
Currently, Rikki is a session drummer for live shows and in studio work, a drum teacher, a percussionist and an electronic percussionist improvising over DJ’s.
She has toured South Africa with some of the country’s leading bands and she also tours internationally with her all girl drum and percussion band, Chix with Stix. In addition, Rikki and her rock band, Splinter Town, are recording a new album.
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Splinter Town - Calling You (Official Music Video)
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