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Drum Daze 2011: Thank You!

Columbus Percussion — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:43:39 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out for this year’s Drum Daze on April 17. Our attendance was up this year, and it encourages us to keep putting these events together for you guys. We’d like to thank Jim Riley, Gregg Bissonette, Todd Sucherman, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, and Alex Acuña for creating such a great atmosphere at the event and for putting on such a great show. We’d also like to thank the following sponsor companies for bringing these guys out here and allowing us to put on Drum Daze:

Jim Riley: Ludwig, SABIAN, Gibraltar, Vater, Remo, Shure, and ProLogix
Gregg Bissonette: Mapex, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Evans, and Shure
Todd Sucherman: Pearl, SABIAN, Pro-Mark, Remo, and Toca
Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow: Latin Percussion, SABIAN, Vic Firth, Remo, and Shure
Alex Acuña: DW Drums, Gon Bops, Zildjian, Vic Firth, and Evans

A lot of the sponsor companies also provided giveaways, topped off by that Mapex drum set as the grand prize. When all was said and done, we gave away thousands of dollars worth of prizes. Click through to see what all we gave away:

DW Drums
Evans
- 1 G2 Coated Tom Pack
Gibraltar:
- 1 Prowler Bass Drum Pedal
- 17 ID Tags
- 28 Gibraltar Pens
- 48 Gibraltar Stickers
Gretsch (Courtesy of KAMAN):
- 1 Mark Schulman Full Range Signature Series Snare Drum
Latin Percussion:
Ludwig:
- 1 Centennial Precursor Maple Snare Drum
- 2 Slim Fit Crew Tees
- 2 Destroyed Military Caps
- 6 Ludwig Posters
- 12 Ludwig Sticker Sheets
Mapex:
- 1 Horizon HX Drum Set
Modern Drummer:
- 1 Modern Drummer Festival 2010 DVD
- 3 Black T-Shirts
- 10 Modern Drummer Magazine Classic Rock Special Edition Issues
- 7 Modern Drummer Magazine April 2011 Issues
Pearl
ProLogix:
- 3 "Red Storm" Moderate Workout Practice Pads
Pro-Mark:
- 12 pairs of SD330W Todd Sucherman Autograph Drumsticks
- 6 White Pro-Mark T-Shirts
- 9 Key Ring Drum Keys
- 47 Pro-Mark Stickers
Remo:
- 3 Pro Packs
- 120 Putty Pads
SABIAN:
- 1 AAX 16" O-Zone Crash
Shure:
- 2 SM57 Instrument Microphones
Sticks ‘n’ Skins:
- 1 Sticks ‘n’ Skins Photo Book
Vic Firth:
Zildjian:
- 1 A Custom 16" EFX Cymbal
- 1 A Zildjian 13" Mastersound HiHats
- 1 22" Deluxe Cymbal Bag
- 9 Black Baseball Caps with Gold Logo
- 11 Classic Black Tees
- 12 pairs of 5A Blue Wood Tip Drumsticks
- 12 pairs of 5B Blue Wood Tip Drumsticks
- 120 Zildjian Decals & Stickers

Special thanks to Greg Zeller of SABIAN for these Drum Daze photos. Check out the image gallery below, and we look forward to seeing you next year!

Drum Daze Artists

Columbus Percussion — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:31:05 +0000

One of the things that got lost in the move was the list of Drum Daze artists throughout the years. Click through to take a look:

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Drum Daze 2011

Columbus Percussion — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:33:11 +0000

*Updated April 12th with artist bios*

Drum Daze 2011 is now official! It will take place Sunday, April 17 at the Capitol Theatre in the Riffe Center downtown. For those of you who don’t know, Drum Daze is an event where some of the world’s greatest drummers come together to give clinics, answer questions, and jam in front of a live audience. Want to know more? Here’s your critical info:

Drum Daze returns this year in spectacular fashion. For those of you who haven’t been, Drum Daze is an afternoon of drumming by the world’s top drummers (1PM to 6PM). It’s held at the Capitol Theatre in the Riffe Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Each artist will give a 60-minute clinic (playing and speaking) explaining what he or she does (exactly how much playing and how much speaking is up to the individual artist). Throughout the day, thousands of dollars of drum gear is given away by the sponsor companies (anything from sticks to hardware to cymbals to drum sets), and artists are available afterwards for a giant autograph session. The best part of it all? As long as you pre-order your ticket, it’s only $25.00.

Missed some of that? Here’s the bullet points:

Adult tickets ($25 ahead / $35 at the door) and Youth tickets ($10 ahead / $15 at the door) are now available online, in store, and over the phone
Sunday, April 17
Doors open at 12:30, show starts at 1:00
Capitol Theatre in the Riffe Center
77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215

Our current lineup is:

Alex Acuña

Alex is probably best known as a drummer and percussionist for the band Weather Report, but his career began before that in his home country, Peru. There he played drums for the great Latin band leader Perez Prado starting at age 18. He studied at the Conservatory in Puerto Rico, and has played with many great names since coming to the states. Aside from Weather Report, his list of playing credentials include Diana Ross, Elvis Presley, U2, Paul McCartney, and many more. We’re excited to welcome this legendary and incredibly diverse musician to this year’s Drum Daze.

Gregg Bissonette

After graduating from North Texas, Gregg played with the Maynard Ferguson big band. Gregg has performed with and recorded with an amazing variety of artists including Santana, Joe Satriani, Don Henley, Brian Wilson, Enrique Iglesias, Toto, David Lee Roth, and many more. Some of his most notable credentials include Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band and being invited to play with the Buddy Rich Big Band on the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert video/CD project. Gregg is currently a traveling clinician and he continues to record with and for many other artists, films, and TV shows.

Karl Perazzo & Raul Rekow

The talented duo of Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow have made up Santana’s percussion section for years. Raul, the earlier addition of the two, has been with the band since 1976. Karl joined in 1991 and never looked back. Both of these talented drummers have also lent their abilities to other artists over the years, including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Dizzy Gillespie, Mariah Carey, and more. Karl and Raul will thrill and inspire, and their performance is one not to miss.

Todd Sucherman

Todd Sucherman established his professional drumming career with the band Styx. Todd had been a first-call musician in the Chicago recording scene, and he joined the band after their original drummer (John Panozzo) fell ill, and he’s been with them ever since. He continues to make albums with the band and other artists, and is a world-renowned clinician. Sucherman won the Modern Drummer Magazine Reader’s poll for #1 Educational DVD as well as #1 Rock Drummer for 2009, and he also was voted the #1 Clinician in DRUM! Magazine. We’re happy to have him here for this year’s Drum Daze.

Jim Riley

Jim Riley currently plays for Rascal Flatts, but had an accomplished career prior to joining the band. After receiving his Music Education degree from the University of North Texas, he became Head of Percussion Studies for the Coppell Independent School District. In 1997, Jim moved to Nashville and began playing with the likes of Mark Chesnutt and Hank Williams III. In 2000, he became the drummer and band leader for Rascal Flatts. He is still currently playing with that group, as well as doing many sessions in Nashville. In 2009, he was voted “Best Drum Clinician” by the readers of Modern Drummer and “Best Country Drummer” by the readers of DRUM! Magazine.

Tickets are still available for Adults and Youth. At this time, they’re will call pick up only (unless you come into the store). Don’t miss these guys on Sunday!