San Jose, Calif., This year’s Drummies have been very interesting for a variety of reasons. As previously reported, recording voting occurred as 6500 drummers casted 100,000 votes in the 40 categories that make up The Drummies. Neil Peart, for a fourth straight time, has won “Drummer Of The Year.” It was a very tight race with Peart winning over Travis Barker by just six votes. It’s reasonable to assume that Peart’s lucky number is 6 since he can play in 6/6, 6/8, 6/24 and so o... read more...

San Jose, Calif., This year’s Drummies have been very interesting for a variety of reasons. As previously reported, recording voting occurred as 6500 drummers casted 100,000 votes in the 40 categories that make up The Drummies. Neil Peart, for a fourth straight time, has won “Drummer Of The Year.” It was a very tight race with Peart winning over Travis Barker by just six votes. It’s reasonable to assume that Peart’s lucky number is 6 since he can play in 6/6, 6/8, 6/24 and so o... read more...

ROLAND ANNOUNCES NATIONAL V-DRUMS CONTEST Enter at RolandUS.com/VDrumsContest Through August 31st Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 2010 — Roland U.S. is looking for the nation's best drummer with the 2010 V-Drums® Contest. Co-sponsored by DRUM! magazine, Remo, Drum Workshop, and Blue Man Group, the V-Drums Contest gives drummers the chance to compete at the local, regional, and national level with solo drum performances on the TD-20SX V-Pro® Series V-Drums, and win professional... read more...

All Pro Percussion is pleased to announce that Aaron Gillespie of Underoath will be giving 1 hour private drum lessons at our Tampa store during the months of April and May. TO RESERVE A TIME PLEASE VISIT OUR STORE OR CALL US AT (813) 341-3786 BACKGROUND: Aaron Roderick Gillespie was born on July 18, 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. He grew up in a devout Christian family, attended private schools and went to church regularly. He enjoyed playing the drums at church... read more...

From Modern Drummer (Facebook): PAS Drum Competition The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) has launched a new drumset competition to encourage and support young musical drumset artists, with emphasis on the performer's ability to support and guide a small ensemble for young artists between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two. Following an initial round of ...judging by respected drummers from a variety of styles, twelve finalists will be invited to compete at the organization’s... read more...

  The 20th Annual Chicago Drum Show will take place on May 15 and 16, 2010 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St Charles, Illinois. (Just 35 miles west of downtown Chicago.) Admission: $15.00, Kids 5-12 $10.00, Under 5 Free This year’s clinic program features: Bun E Carlos, (Cheap Trick, Tinted Windows) sponsored by: Ludwig, Zildjian, and Pro-Mark Denny Seiwell, (Paul McCartney, studio) sponsored by: DW, Zildjian, Firth, and Remo Joe Morello, sponsore... read more...

Drummers: Gavin Harrison announces Master Classes on May 29, 30th at Sonor Days 2010 in Bad Berleburg - Aue Germany. http://www.sonor.com/sonordays2010/en/tickets.html ... read more...

Orlando Area Drummers! Grab your drums and go to Avalon Park Today! Drum Festival in Avalon Park today from 4 to 9 PM! "Drums in the Park" is hosted by the Avalon School of Music and Vic Firth Drumsticks! Map Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=avalon+park&sll=28.49932,-81.177549&sspn=0.083199,0.173292&ie=UTF8&split=1&rq=1&ev=zi&radius=5.26&hq=avalon+park&hnear=&ll=28.49932,-81.177549&spn... read more...

           Ramon Sampson Named America’s Best Undiscovered Drummer in World’s Largest Drum Competition!           Watch His Winning Performance HERE!  Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of Guitar Center’s Drum-Off, the search for the nation’s top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8th at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-... read more...

    Artimus Pyle, the lengendary Hall of Fame drummer for Lynard Skynard will be having a special performance at Seminole Music & Sound located in Seminole, FL. The event starts at 3pm and is FREE to the general public. Make sure to stop by and witness Artimus and special guests as it's sure to be a great show!! For more information contact the store at: http://www.seminolemusic.com ... read more...