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MACOMB, Mich., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Julian Pavone, the World's Youngest Professional Drummer® according to Guinness World Records, was featured on PBS's A Wider World. The television program, hosted by Elizabeth Kelly, highlights the abilities of Americans with disabilities. Pavone, 8, began playing at three months, while perched on his father's lap. From there the Macomb Township, Mich., youngster went on to make history. He's been featured on more than 250 television...

After 452 YouTube auditions from Americans, South African drummer Cobus Potgieter chooses BJ Bryant (guitar) from Nashville, Tennessee, Evan Collins (bass guitar) from Anderson, South Carolina, Bear Rose (guitar) from Troy, North Carolina as well as Justin Hicks (vocals) from Georgia for the band. Oxnard, California (PRWEB) January 11, 2013 Popular YouTube drummer Cobus Potgieter, who has amassed over 126 million views since his first video in 2006 on the social networking video channel,...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It was in the iconic 1967 song "Cold Sweat" that the late great James Brown notably called out, "Give the drummer some! Give the drummer some!" acknowledging the drumbeat, steadily in the background, as an instrumental force centering our musical universe. Well James Brown would be proud as veteran video producer/director Gerald Forrest, with the creation of GospelChops.com, has proceeded to give the drummer some and more via...

Alfred Music Publishing, home to the world’s largest percussion print music catalog, is for the first time including all-new DVDs with its bestselling On the Beaten Path: Beginning Drumset Course, a three-volume method to playing the drums featuring carefully selected beats and fills from hit songs made famous by legendary drummers, by award-winning drummer, clinician, and author Rich Lackowski. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2011 Alfred Music Publishing, home to the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South Florida's premier modern jazz organization is privileged to feature We Four: Celebrating John Coltrane. All of the players have a connection with the master, and drummer Jimmy Cobb played with Coltrane in the Miles Davis bands of the 1950s and 60s. This concert takes place at the 500-seat Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on the Nova Southeastern University campus, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd in Davie 33314. Tickets are...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After unleashing two tracks, "Jump Down" and "Carry It," from his upcoming solo album on iTunes, and tantalizing his Twitter followers with tidbits of news, Blink-182 drummer and hip-hop producer Travis Barker has confirmed more details about the album, GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME, which will be released March 15, 2011 by Interscope Records. The first single will be "Can A Drummer Get Some," featuring The Game, Swizz Beats, Lil Wayne, and Rick...

New software has been developed that gives drummers the freedom to speed up or slow down the pace of the music with any pre-programmed material following their lead.It means that drummers will no longer have to keep time with a click track and the set beat of pre-recorded tracks that are used during many live performances and studio sessions.The software has been developed by Dr Andrew Robertson at Queen Mary, University of London. Dr Robertson's work has been funded by the Engineering and...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Guitar Center today announced Isaias Gil, of Houston, TX as the winner of Guitar Center's 22nd annual Drum-Off, the search for the nation's top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Saturday, January 8th at The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA 26-year old Isaias Gil beat out four other Drum-Off finalists from across the country to win a prize package worth more than $40,000 and earning...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning this week, virtuoso jazz-rock drummer Cindy Blackman will perform a string of East coast dates with her band, Another Lifetime. The itinerary kicks off with four nights of shows--Thursday, November 4 through Saturday, November 7--at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Next up, Blackman and her band will perform on Wednesday, November 10 at (Le) Poisson Rouge, the multi-media venue founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate...

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time to help a legendary drummer during his time of need while savoring the rhythmic talents of three of his peers. DRUM! Magazine -- the leading magazine for drummers and percussionists worldwide -- has announced the biggest drumming event ever to take place in Northern California. On Friday, August 13, drummers will descend on the San Jose Repertory Theatre in the heart of Silicon Valley to witness three of the world's most exciting drummers...