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!
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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.
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.amazon.com/gp/product/3933136849/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=3933136849)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xihW4Ylvk#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xihW4Ylvk#ws
What are the brushes he was using?
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.
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
My exclusive interview with timpanist and author, http://www.randymax.com]Randy Max .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DH0z4G_WXY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DH0z4G_WXY#ws
http://www.RandyMax.com]www.RandyMax.com
My interview with Andy Ziker ...
http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-andy-ziker-at-pasic-2011.html (http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-andy-ziker-at-pasic-2011.html)
(http://www.drummercafe.com/images/stories/featured/PAS-50th.jpg)
http://www.billyward.com]Billy Ward gives a tour, for the Drummer Cafe (http://www.drummercafe.com), of the http://www.zildjian.com]Zildjian cymbal booth during http://www.pasic.org]PASIC 2011 ... with a surprise guest, http://www.dannygottlieb.org/]Danny Gottlieb !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROvIAOBP1U#]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROvIAOBP1U#
Billy is always a treat! Thanks!
So when might we expect to see these new Zildjian's available?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5JAX0gdibE#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5JAX0gdibE#ws
http://www.billyward.com]Billy Ward interviews http://www.jimfarey.com/]Jim Farey (or is it the other way around?) and discusses http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0955544246/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=drummercafe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0955544246]Drumset for Beginners: The Drummers' Guide to Teaching and Learning the Drumset . Much humor and frivolity ensues.
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!
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aOS4fpW23U#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aOS4fpW23U#ws
My interview with http://www.drumsense.com]DrumSense.com founder, Colin Woolway.
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 .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOa_gFAKnk#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOa_gFAKnk#ws
I visited with Choppy Massimo at the http://www.massimomallets.com/]Massimo Mallets booth during PASIC.
Nice to see Colin. I'm one of his US teachers. He runs a fine program.
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.
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyYFb-7KF6Q#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyYFb-7KF6Q#ws
I sat down to visit with Joe Hibbs, from http://www.mapexdrums.com]Mapex Drums , during PASIC 2011.
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.
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 (http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-aldo-mazza.html)
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 (http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-john-favicchia.html)
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 .
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).
LONG overdue ... my video Interview with David Stanoch, Allen Herman and Elliot Fine (http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/featured-articles/interview-with-david-stanoch-allen-herman-elliot-fine.html).