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mike portnoy
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Mike Portnoy is the acclaimed drummer of Dream Theater as well as various side-projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment, TransAtlantic and O.S.I.
Mike's long list of Awards include 21 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including: 2004 Hall of Fame Inductee, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (10 years in a row!!), Best Clinician (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (5 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, and Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.
As anybody who knows me personally would tell you, I am the walking definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder..... I always have been and probably always will be...
This curse for me means that when I "get into" something, I can't just casually enjoy it.... I become obsessed with every aspect of it.... If I discover a band that I like, I must go out and get their entire catalog. If I see a film I like, I must go out and see every film that the director has made...and even worse, collect the director's entire body of work for my video, laser & DVD library...
This behavior has not only driven my wife Marlene crazy, but has forced us into building a huge library/ "Dream Theater museum" seperately from the rest of my house so nobody gets hurt! : )
As anybody who has interviewed me would tell you, I would rather spend my time discussing & promoting other bands or films than talking about myself or Dream Theater....(How DT or my record company continue to let me be the band's main spokesman is still beyond me!!!) : )
What this part of my web-site provides is a real look into my biggest interests:
Film, Boxing and of course, Music....(and a few other things for good measure)
Some of you may read through these lists and say "you know, I could care less about this crap!"....but that's OK with me; because of my OCD, I had fun compiling these lists....even if only for myself! ...
Mike's long list of Awards include 21 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll Awards including: 2004 Hall of Fame Inductee, Best Progressive Rock Drummer (10 years in a row!!), Best Clinician (twice), Best Educational Video/DVD for Liquid Drum Theater, and Best Recorded Performance of the Year (5 times) for Dream Theater's Awake, A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity, Scenes From A Memory, and Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.
As anybody who knows me personally would tell you, I am the walking definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder..... I always have been and probably always will be...
This curse for me means that when I "get into" something, I can't just casually enjoy it.... I become obsessed with every aspect of it.... If I discover a band that I like, I must go out and get their entire catalog. If I see a film I like, I must go out and see every film that the director has made...and even worse, collect the director's entire body of work for my video, laser & DVD library...
This behavior has not only driven my wife Marlene crazy, but has forced us into building a huge library/ "Dream Theater museum" seperately from the rest of my house so nobody gets hurt! : )
As anybody who has interviewed me would tell you, I would rather spend my time discussing & promoting other bands or films than talking about myself or Dream Theater....(How DT or my record company continue to let me be the band's main spokesman is still beyond me!!!) : )
What this part of my web-site provides is a real look into my biggest interests:
Film, Boxing and of course, Music....(and a few other things for good measure)
Some of you may read through these lists and say "you know, I could care less about this crap!"....but that's OK with me; because of my OCD, I had fun compiling these lists....even if only for myself! ...
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Led Zeppelin is what got me interested in playing. Bonham’s big drum sound & great parts that fit every song, along with John Paul Jones laying down awesome bass lines is what it’s all about.
I took piano lessons in grade school. My father decided to get me a piano. One day he came home and saw me beating the shit out of the keys. He ran and told my mom: This son of a bitch don’t want to play the piano, he wants to play the drums. So out went the piano and in came the drum kit.
I like to listen to the classic bands like Yes, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Rush, Bad Company, the Ramones, and the Sex Pistols, 80’s hair bands, 60’s garage stuff and fusion music.
Some of the modern bands I listen to are: Puddle of Mudd, Hoobastank, Fuel, Disturbed, No Doubt & Incubus, Velvet Revolver, and Linkin Park .
I listen to Howard Stern in the morning. He is just out of his mind. If you listen to him and don’t laugh, you have no sense of humor and take yourself too serious. I do watch some TV shows, but not many. The shows I do watch are: Columbo, Seinfeld, The 3 Stooges, and The Munsters. I also like to watch the Spanish stations which are Telemundo & Univision. I don’t understand a word of what they are saying, but they have the hottest looking babes on their TV shows. You can also see good fist fights on their version of the Jerry Springer & Judge Judy type shows ...
Led Zeppelin is what got me interested in playing. Bonham’s big drum sound & great parts that fit every song, along with John Paul Jones laying down awesome bass lines is what it’s all about.
I took piano lessons in grade school. My father decided to get me a piano. One day he came home and saw me beating the shit out of the keys. He ran and told my mom: This son of a bitch don’t want to play the piano, he wants to play the drums. So out went the piano and in came the drum kit.
I like to listen to the classic bands like Yes, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Rush, Bad Company, the Ramones, and the Sex Pistols, 80’s hair bands, 60’s garage stuff and fusion music.
Some of the modern bands I listen to are: Puddle of Mudd, Hoobastank, Fuel, Disturbed, No Doubt & Incubus, Velvet Revolver, and Linkin Park .
I listen to Howard Stern in the morning. He is just out of his mind. If you listen to him and don’t laugh, you have no sense of humor and take yourself too serious. I do watch some TV shows, but not many. The shows I do watch are: Columbo, Seinfeld, The 3 Stooges, and The Munsters. I also like to watch the Spanish stations which are Telemundo & Univision. I don’t understand a word of what they are saying, but they have the hottest looking babes on their TV shows. You can also see good fist fights on their version of the Jerry Springer & Judge Judy type shows ...
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2. theo brown
Welcome to the site of Theo Brown. Theo is highly regarded as a very talented drummer and is well respected by those who have had the pleasure of working alongside him.
Theo Brown was Born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania "The City of Brotherly Love" and grew up in South Jersey 20 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge.
At an early age Drum and music became an early passion.
Along the journey of learning the craft of drumming Theo would be befriended by jazz master drummer Sherman Ferguson, who is to this day Theo's number one most major influence and also master drum instructor Russ Moy. Between the two they provided a much needed introduction to the foundation of drumming and music.
Theo's musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Hampton Hawes, Pat Martino, John Scofield, Mike Stern, McCoy Tyner, MeshellNdegeocello, Winter Consort, to Joni Mitchell , Alicia Keys, Jill Scott to gospel artists such as Kim Burrell, Fred Hammond, Tye Tribbett and Yolanda Adams to name a few and everything in between.
Theo has performed with guitarist Bernard Allison, W.C.Handy award winner blues guitar virtuoso Luther Allison, jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker and jazz pianist/composer/singer Eliane Elias , singer Edie Brickell, musician extraordinaire on keyboards and guitar Mel Brown, Chicago blues guitar great Michael Coleman, guitar phenom Jordan Cook, blues great Johnny "Clyde"Copeland, W.C. Handy award winning blues singer Shemekia Copeland, award winning r&b/blues musician Lowell Folsom, blues singer Sandra Hall, contemporary blues guitar great Michael Hill, Russell Jackson bassist extraordinaire formerly with B.B. King, Grammy award winning musician/producer Dan Lanois, world class bassist Dig Lewis, blues legend Robert Lockwood Jr., singer Janiva Magness, award winning musician/singer and historian of roots music Taj Mahal, R&B singer Jimmy McCracklin, jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, blues musician/singer Big Dave McLean, guitarist Bobby Murray, pianist Mark Naftalin an original member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kenny Neal, piano playerJohnny Neel (Allman Bros. Govt. Mule), jazz flautist James Newton, ...
Theo Brown was Born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania "The City of Brotherly Love" and grew up in South Jersey 20 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge.
At an early age Drum and music became an early passion.
Along the journey of learning the craft of drumming Theo would be befriended by jazz master drummer Sherman Ferguson, who is to this day Theo's number one most major influence and also master drum instructor Russ Moy. Between the two they provided a much needed introduction to the foundation of drumming and music.
Theo's musical influences include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Hampton Hawes, Pat Martino, John Scofield, Mike Stern, McCoy Tyner, MeshellNdegeocello, Winter Consort, to Joni Mitchell , Alicia Keys, Jill Scott to gospel artists such as Kim Burrell, Fred Hammond, Tye Tribbett and Yolanda Adams to name a few and everything in between.
Theo has performed with guitarist Bernard Allison, W.C.Handy award winner blues guitar virtuoso Luther Allison, jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker and jazz pianist/composer/singer Eliane Elias , singer Edie Brickell, musician extraordinaire on keyboards and guitar Mel Brown, Chicago blues guitar great Michael Coleman, guitar phenom Jordan Cook, blues great Johnny "Clyde"Copeland, W.C. Handy award winning blues singer Shemekia Copeland, award winning r&b/blues musician Lowell Folsom, blues singer Sandra Hall, contemporary blues guitar great Michael Hill, Russell Jackson bassist extraordinaire formerly with B.B. King, Grammy award winning musician/producer Dan Lanois, world class bassist Dig Lewis, blues legend Robert Lockwood Jr., singer Janiva Magness, award winning musician/singer and historian of roots music Taj Mahal, R&B singer Jimmy McCracklin, jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, blues musician/singer Big Dave McLean, guitarist Bobby Murray, pianist Mark Naftalin an original member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kenny Neal, piano playerJohnny Neel (Allman Bros. Govt. Mule), jazz flautist James Newton, ...
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3. chuck mauk
Chuck Mauk, of Toledo, OH, has spent his life playing drums in the belly of America. He's recorded in Studios from Texas to Michigan and performed in clubs, arenas, ...
He is a drummer's drummer, a bass player's dream, and a studio engineer's best friend, but has been in charge of every measure performed and recorded ...
He is a drummer's drummer, a bass player's dream, and a studio engineer's best friend, but has been in charge of every measure performed and recorded ...
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Drummer Billy Drummond's website features sound bites, itinerary, projects, biography, reviews, equipment set-up.
He was born in 1959 in Newport News, Virginia and began to play the drums at the age of four, influenced by his father who was also a drummer. His love affair with jazz began through his father's record collection, which included many of the classic recordings of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Max Roach, and so on. During his youth, Billy played in various school and local bands, studying many styles of music. He then went on to college and obtained a degree in Music Performance. In early 1988, Billy arrived in New York City, looking forward to experiencing a healthier jazz scene. His first major break on the circuit was to join the young band,"Out of the Blue" (OTB), with whom he recorded on the group's final CD for Blue Note Records. Soon after, Billy joined piano master Horace Silver's Sextet and toured with them extensively.
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During the past eight years, many of the world's greatest jazz artists have called upon Billy to tour and record with them including: Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, J.J. Johnson, Nat Adderley, Bobby Hutcherson, James Moody, Andrew Hill, Freddie Hubbard and Steve Kuhn. He has also contributed to the work of the new generation of musicians such as Javon Jackson, Renee Rosnes and Chris Potter among others. Billy is most definitely in the pantheon of tasteful drummers whose musicality and finesse always contribute to a greater effect ...
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