Students Score at Big Drum Bonanza
By Anderton |
By Radim McCue (originally published July 9, 2012 by DRUM! Magazine)
Students aged 16 - 61 gathered in Thousand Oaks California June 25th - 29th for the first-ever Big Drum Bonanza (BDB) hosted by drummer Thomas Lang. Students from 9 countries including: Sweden, Mexico, Belgium, England, Czech Republic, Canada, Italy as wells as the United States attended the 5-day educational drumming camp.
The all-day, hands-on BDB curriculum included boot camp-style instruction as well as clinics, master classes and private lessons in Jazz, Rock, R&B, Pop & Progressive drumming styles from guest instructors Jeff Hamilton, Virgil Donati, Kenny Aronoff, Chris Coleman and Dave Elitch. The Big Drum Bonanza also featured a tour of the DW factory in Oxnard, CA where students were surprised to overhear a Neil Peart practice session as well as special guest appearances from Stanton Moore and guitarist Paul Gilbert.
Big Drum Bonanza sponsors included: MUSO Entertainment, DW, Roland, Meinl, Guitar Center, Audix, Vic Firth, Ahead Armor, Hansenfutz and ArtistWorks.
For more informatin, check out the Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camp web site.
The Big Drum Bonanza featured a week of instruction with Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Jeff Hamilton, Stanton Moore, Kenny Aronoff and others. Simon Moretti (center) won a DW kit.
Dave Elitch of the Mars Volta was one of the instructors.
Attendees were treated to two days of masterful Jeff Hamilton instruction.
Virgil Donati gets down to business with the campers.
Kenny Aronoff and Thomas Lang. Play drums and you can look this good, too.
Instructor Stanton Moore with student Daniel Rubin.
How it's done in New Orleans. Stanton Moore explains.
An extreme amount of drumming brainpower--Thomas Lang, Jeff Hamilton, and Stanton Moore at lunch.
Meinl, known for their cymbals, was one of Big Drum Bonanza's sponsors.
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