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PASIC 2011 reflections

Started by Bart Elliott, November 13, 2011, 11:36 PM

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Bart Elliott

I arrived in Indianapolis on Thursday afternoon and left Saturday evening. I saw quite a few Drummer Cafe members, colleagues, old friends and made some new friends as well.

As far as video goes, close to five hours of footage on tape; I've just now started importing it all.



DRUMMER CAFE HANG!


I made reservations at  http://www. http://www.loughmillerspub.com]www.loughmillerspub.com ]Loughmiller's Pub & Eatery  for 6:15pm on Thursday and we had a great turnout! I've got to applaud Loughmiller's for really going the extra mile for me. This is a pub, so they really don't take reservations ... and yet they DID reserve tables for us and made some cool placeholders (see above photo) to boot!

Here are a few photos from the evening:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150542676002627.478249.15316707626]http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150542676002627.478249.15316707626

Those in attendance included myself, Sam Ruttenberg, Andy Ziker, Bill Bachman, Marcus Santos, Allen Herman, David Stanoch, Elliot Fine, Walfred Reyes Sr, Jim Payne, Aldo Mazza, Florian Alexandru-Zorn, Bryan Meyers, Nick Kapka, Paul Frederick, Randy and Sam Max ... plus some new friends Mike Meadows and Eric Holland from Black Swan Percussion, Colin Woolway and Nick Cole from Drumsense, Nate Brown from OnlineDrummer/DRUM! Magazine, John Palmer and Joe Mazza from Gretsch drums, plus Jonah Hickson, Jaime Forkum, Dennis Palmer and Gary Forkum from Fork's Drum Closet.

I did see Gaetano Nicolosi and Billy Ward, however neither were able to make it out due to prior commitments.




I'll go into more details soon ... and I invite everyone who attended PASIC to chime and give your own thoughts and comments about the event.


Bart Elliott

Florian Alexandru-Zorn, a new member here at the Drummer Cafe, gave a master class at PASIC this year and was kind of enough to take some time to sit down with me and share some of his brush techniques with the Drummer Cafe community.

Be sure to check out his new book/DVD:
The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes: Brush Skills for Playing Jazz and Pop Music (Book & DVD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xihW4Ylvk#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xihW4Ylvk#ws

donelk

What are the brushes he was using?

Florian Alexandru

had a nice evening @ the drummer cafe hangout.
was realy cool to meet some of you in person.

awsome website!!!

the brushes I have been using in the video have been the vf legacy model.

Bart Elliott

My exclusive interview with drummer, percussionist, author, educator and inventor, Sam Ruttenberg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-5q3VSqbxA#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-5q3VSqbxA#ws

http://www.samruttenberg.com]www.SamRuttenberg.com
http://www.hingestix.com]www.HingeStix.com

Bart Elliott



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Todd Norris

Billy is always a treat!  Thanks!

Larry Rankine

So when might we expect to see these new Zildjian's available?

Bart Elliott


David Stanoch

This is priceless and all of these interviews are fantastic! We all benefit greatly from your dedication and hard work, Bart. Thank you so much for all you do for our community.

Every year at PASIC is important for me but this might be the year I'd have to say I had the most fun overall! The people you see here and so many more are all incredible and it is wonderful to be able to come together to learn and share with each other. I'm still trying to process it all! The Drummer Cafe hang was truly an event to remember as well!


Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw6tC1HxEHg#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw6tC1HxEHg#ws

I visited with drummer, author, educator, inventor,  http://www.patpetrillo.com]Pat Petrillo , during  http://www.pasic.org]PASIC 2011 .

Pat talks about his new educational DVD,  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MZ492E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B004MZ492E]Learn to Read Rhythms ... Better  as well as his concept for the Zildjian Organic Ride cymbal.

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GIT2k45VKU#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GIT2k45VKU#ws

I stopped by the  http://www.gretschdrums.com]Gretsch Drums  booth at PASIC and visited with Gretsch Products Manager, John Palmer.

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGIywA74bhE#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGIywA74bhE#ws

This video excerpt is from my PASIC footage, recorded at 1pm Thursday, November 11th, during a clinic performance by Rascal Flatts drummer,  http://www.jimrileymusic.com/]Jim Riley .

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lKKORSTZqo#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lKKORSTZqo#ws

This video excerpt is from my PASIC footage, recorded at 3pm Thursday, November 11th, during a clinic performance by drummer,  http://www.gilondrums.com/]Gil Sharone .

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVa4uJs_rGE#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVa4uJs_rGE#ws

I interviewed Nashville drummer,  http://www.richredmond.com]Rich Redmond , on Saturday, November 12th. Rich works with an artist,  http://www.jasonaldean.com]Jason Aldean , who the CMA "Album of the Year" award earlier that week. Rich also gave a drum clinic on Friday, November 11th.

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLHa7LDojOw#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLHa7LDojOw#ws
I interviewed  http://www.freddinkins.com]Fred Dinkins  on Saturday, November 12th, during the Percussive Arts Society convention in Indianapolis, IN.

Fred gave a master class at 2pm on Friday that was based on his book,  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0757914101/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0757914101]It's about Time: Designed to Help Drummers and Other Musicians Understand, Control, and Improve Their Sense of Time


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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awuzUjmF7Vg#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awuzUjmF7Vg#ws

Jules Follett, author and photographer of the coffee table book,  http://"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615282881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0615282881]Sticks 'n' Skins , spoke with me about her latest endeavor,  http://sticksnskinsthesessions.com]Sticks 'n' Skins: The Sessions .

Bart Elliott


Dave Heim

Nice to see Colin.  I'm one of his US teachers.  He runs a fine program.

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqk5OZOMd-Q#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqk5OZOMd-Q#ws

I interviewed James Flynn at the  http://www.backbeater.com]Backbeater  booth during PASIC 2011 to discuss his new invention, an iOS app that allows you to turn your smartphone into a tempo monitoring system. Very cool.

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kjpUwlUfnc#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kjpUwlUfnc#ws

I visited with Michael Vosbein, president of  http://www.bosphoruscymbals.com]Bosphorus Cymbals , at the Bosphorus booth during PASIC 2011.

Bart Elliott


Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AuI3H9z_28#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AuI3H9z_28#ws

The http://www.aluphone.com]Aluphone is a new percussion instrument that sounds like a mixture of vibraphone, tubular bells, chimes and bowls.

Bart Elliott

I interviewed  http://www.kosamusic.com]KoSA Music  founder, http://www.aldomazza.com]Aldo Mazza , at http://www.pasic.org]PASIC 2011 . The entire 25-minute video interview, a featured article here at the Drummer Cafe, is now streaming in high-definition.

http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-aldo-mazza.html

Bart Elliott

I interviewed http://www.johnfavicchia.com]John Favicchia , at http://www.pasic.org]PASIC 2011 . The entire 20-minute video interview, a featured article here at the Drummer Cafe, is now streaming in high-definition.

http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-john-favicchia.html

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2j2co5v7c#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2j2co5v7c#ws

Here's some of my video footage from the  http://www.johnriley.org]John Riley  drum clinic on Thursday, November 10th, at 1pm, during  http://www.pasic.org]PASIC  2011.

In this clip, John is playing a drum solo over the head to the Sonny Rollins jazz classic,  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H0MNOO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000H0MNOO]Tenor Madness .

Bart Elliott

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4s9HJcMCOs#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4s9HJcMCOs#ws

My interview with Indianapolis drummer/singer,  http://www.bryanmeyers.com]Bryan Meyers , during PASIC 2011.

Bryan is also a member of the Billy Ward Stalking Society (BWSS).

Bart Elliott