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Free Bass Drum Pedal From Shine Drums

All you have to do to get a free Foundation series pedal from Shine is throw down the cash for one of the company’s Select Custom or Definition series kits. The stomper retails for $288 and features these goodies:

  • dual-chain drive system
  • cast construction and assembly
  • dual spike-style floor spurs
  • fully adjustable tension and swing settings
  • full underplate design
  • 3-way “whiskey barrel” beater system
  • complete customization capabilities
  • on-board wrenches and tools

Drum Workshop Snags Big-Name Drummers

Jay-sus, man. Lots of musical drum thrones lately in terms of endorsements. Sonor and Tama are the big losers here as Thomas Lang and Dave Grohl jump ship to sign on with DW. Also joining them in Drum Workshop’s ample, woody bosom are extreme metal master Derek Roddy, Creed stickman Scott Phillips, studio legend John J. R. Robinson, and Muse drummer Dominick Howard.

Dave Grohl

Derek Roddy

Dom Howard

J. R. Robinson

Thomas Lang

Most Warped Drummer Contest

If you got the skin-beatin’ skillz, then you can win Sabian’s Most Warped Drummer Contest.

Why should you care? The contest gives aspiring musicians the chance to upload a video to showcase their talents and be judged by Sabian artists on the Warped Tour, which is cool because maybe one of those Sabian artists will take you on the road and let you spit shine his/her sticks.

But why should you really care? One grand-prize winner will get airfare and accommodations for one to Boston, two all-access passes to the Boston Warped Tour stop, a meet and greet with Sabian’s big-time artists, a Sabian Performance Pack of cymbals, and a Sabian Bacpac cymbal bag set. That’s like, um, 8 billion dollars worth of stuff.

Visit www.mostwarped.com to upload your video. Voting ends June 14, 2010.

Audition for the Smashing Pumpkins

Think you got what it takes to sit on Jimmy’s throne? Then sharpen your best pair of sticks and step on up: Billy Corgan is holding open auditions for a new Pumpkins drummer. Auditions will take place Friday, April 10, in Los Angeles. All requirements—including photograph/headshot, background info, and links to digital files—must be sent via e-mail to pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com.

Soon you will call me master....

Lick Library Releases Drum Legend Tuition DVDs

[Press Release]

Lick Library, one of the world’s leading suppliers of tuition DVDs, has just released a series of Drum Legend DVDs encompassing arguably the greatest and most influential drummers the world has seen. From Chad Smith and Taylor Hawkins to Dave Grohl, John Bonham, and Stewart Copeland, the series brings you up close to the legends and explains in an easy-to-follow format how to play their most famous tracks.

The DVDs explain in detail essential drum rhythms, grooves, and techniques and those must-know fills and patterns. Each song is broken down into bite sized parts, covering beat by beat what you need to know to play like these legends. The series covers the greatest and most often requested tracks to learn. From Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” to The Police’s “Roxanne” these are definitive video guides complete with backing tracks to play along to.

The John Bonham DVD really gives you the inside track on the dynamic grooves of arguably the greatest rock drummer of all time. Accessible to drummers of all levels of ability, this DVD is packed full of ideas for fills, improvising, and grooves and covers five classic tracks including “When The Levee Breaks,” “Good Times Bad Times,” “Black Dog” and “Fool In The Rain.”

Lick Library has perfected a unique format to help drummers really play like their heroes. Imagine a one-to-one lesson focusing on Chad Smith, the powerhouse behind the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, where you can study over and over again his intense funk grooves on “Give It Away” or “Californication.” Watch up a close our top drum teacher explain and demonstrate Stewart Copeland’s unique style on tracks such as “So Lonely,” “Walking On The Moon,” “Message In A Bottle” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.”

The Dave Grohl DVD focuses on the influential, multi-talented musician, songwriter, and drummer, covering tracks from Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, and Foo Fighters. The DVD will help you get a real understanding of the musicality in Dave’s playing as well as his sense of power. Finally the Taylor Hawkins DVD covers five killer Foo Fighters tracks and like the other DVDs analyzes the songs and gives an insight into his playing.

All the DVDs are presented by Pete Riley, who has worked with artists as diverse as Republica, Motorhead, and more recently Keith Emerson of ELP fame. He is a regular contributor to Rhythm magazine and author of three bestselling drum tuition books.

The DVDs are available to purchase through www.licklibrary.com along with over 20,000 other tuition products.

Chad Smith Drum legends

Dixon Drums’ "Beats for Eats"

Yet more proof that drummers are some of the coolest people on the planet, Dixon Drums is hosting “Beats for Eats,” a food drive to benefit food shelters in Southern California. The participating locations are as follows:

Saturday April 18th
Singer Music, 12pm-3pm
1217 N Hacienda Blvd.
La Puente, CA 91744
626-917-9300
Your non-perishable food will benefit The Gary Center.
For details and to RSVP, go to dixondrums.net/singerparty

Wednesday, April 22nd
Santa Monica Music Center, 5pm-7:30pm
1901 Santa Monica Blvd. (corner 19th)
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-453-1928
Your non-perishable food will benefit Ocean Park Community Center.
For details and to RSVP, go to dixondrums.net/smmcparty

Thursday, April 23rd
Tom’s Music, 5pm-7pm
17180 Bear Valley Rd.
Victorville, CA 92395
760-241-3184
Your non-perishable food will benefit High Desert Homeless Services.
For details and to RSVP, go to dixondrums.net/tomsparty

Along with the satisfaction of contributing to a great cause, you also get to rock out on Rock Band 2, scarf down some free pizza, and maybe win a Dixon snare drum. RSVP now!