NAMM To Hold Fifth Annual World's Fastest Drummer Competition

NAMM International announces its fifth annual quest to find the 'World's Fastest Drummer.' This highly charged interactive event will be a feature at this year's NAMM Winter Session in Anaheim, CA.

The contest, which consists of two categories, Fastest Hands and Fastest Feet will be held each day in NAMM'S Exhibit at Booth #1897 HALL 'E' starting at 11:00am Thursday, January 18th, with "heats" continuing through Friday and Saturday until 4.00pm. The top ten Fastest Hands and top ten Fastest Feet will compete in a 'Finals Battle' of both categories held on NAMM'S main outside stage at 1:00pm Sunday, January 21st.

Included in this year's event will be technical demonstrations, insight sessions and appearances by WFD Champions Mike Mangini, Johnny Rabb, Matt Smith, and Tim Yeung. (NOTE that WFD Champions are NOT competing in the contest and are ineligible for prizes). Also appearing will be winners of the Miss WFD Anaheim 2006 title, Mystery Hangup's Cat and Lux.

"The way these guys go at it full throttle, yet smooth as silk, with their hands and feet moving over 19-20 times per second for an entire minute, is simply an amazing work of technical proficiency," says Boo McAfee, co-founder of Extreme Sport Drumming.

The NAMM International Fastest Drummer Contest is sponsored by TheMusicEdge.com, NAMM's new teen promotional initiative, and is open to everyone attending this year's NAMM Winter Session (NAMM is a 'trade only' convention and is not open to the general public).

"The contests are taking place at stores all over the world, and each store's winner can advance to compete for over $12,000 in prizes," added Craig Alan, co-founder of Extreme Sport Drumming.

All contestants for both Hands and Feet Competition, will be scored on playing single strokes (no bounces, presses or buzz) for one minute, and recorded by the Drumometer. See www.WorldsFastestDrummer.com for complete contest rules.

Grand-Prizes for this year's contest include:

• Two Pearl drum sets
• A one-year supply of ProMark Drum sticks (with winner's name)
• Two sets of MEINL cymbals
• AXIS LongBoard 'A' double pedal
• 50 REMO drum heads
• A one-year subscription to DRUM!

Contestants should sign in at NAMM International Fastest Drummer Contest stage area located at booth # 1897 Exhibit Hall 'E' starting the morning of Thursday, Jan. 18th.

NOTE:

NAMM is a 'trade only' convention and is not open to the general public. How can you participate in the contest when the Trade Show is not open to the public? Simple! Contact your local music store and ask them to participate in The Music Edge Fastest Drummer Program. The program allows each NAMM retailer the opportunity to fully participate in this extremely exciting international event, and the store's winners are eligible to advance and compete at the NAMM trade shows. Email Info@WorldsFastestDrummer.com for more info.