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Will Dower: Australian drummer.
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1. robby ameen
Drummer Robby Ameens website features sound bites, discography, itinerary, reviews, equipment set-up, biography, photo gallery, etc.
In the time that Robby Ameen has spent living in New York City since the early eighties he has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than fifteen year relationship with Latin luminaries Ruben Blades and Dave Valentin. Although he is of Lebanese origin, Robby is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban style he has created.
Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, Robby was able to take advantage of his proximity to New York City by going to clubs and hearing many of the great jazz masters at a very young age. At the same time, he was involved in the local jazz and latin scene, as well as later attending Yale University, where he received a BA in literature. His jazz roots were strongly influenced by his studies with the great Ed Blackwell in high school, while in college he studied classical percussion with Fred Hinger at the Yale School of Music.
Upon moving to New York, Robby began recording with Dave Valentin and Ruben Blades, who was the first salsa singer to add a full-time drummer to his band, Seis del Solar. Another one of his early recordings was New Faces with Dizzy Gillespie, about whom Dizzy said in Jazz Times "Just the other day I made a record with a Lebanese drummer – b-a-a-d! He had so much happening, and it keeps going, you know?" ...
In the time that Robby Ameen has spent living in New York City since the early eighties he has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than fifteen year relationship with Latin luminaries Ruben Blades and Dave Valentin. Although he is of Lebanese origin, Robby is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban style he has created.
Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, Robby was able to take advantage of his proximity to New York City by going to clubs and hearing many of the great jazz masters at a very young age. At the same time, he was involved in the local jazz and latin scene, as well as later attending Yale University, where he received a BA in literature. His jazz roots were strongly influenced by his studies with the great Ed Blackwell in high school, while in college he studied classical percussion with Fred Hinger at the Yale School of Music.
Upon moving to New York, Robby began recording with Dave Valentin and Ruben Blades, who was the first salsa singer to add a full-time drummer to his band, Seis del Solar. Another one of his early recordings was New Faces with Dizzy Gillespie, about whom Dizzy said in Jazz Times "Just the other day I made a record with a Lebanese drummer – b-a-a-d! He had so much happening, and it keeps going, you know?" ...
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Online biography of drummer Joshua Jacobsen.
The first percussive sounds began with card board boxes, ice cream buckets, and old pans. Joshua, a mostly self taught musician at the age of 13 had realized his dream to become a drummer and pursued it.
Joshua began his first musical learning career in the musical setting at the Benton Community Middle / High School. At BC he performed in Jazz Band, Pep Band, Marching Band, Show Choir, Musicals, Concert Band, and even Concert Choir as a percussionist. He received numerous honors in Jazz band at Eastern Iowa Contests. One of the most notable awards is the most outstanding performance and Solo award presented by N.E.I.B.A. (North Eastern Iowa Bandmasters Association). Joshua has for over 8 years and is currently the drummer for the Billy K. Murray Parade & Concert Band based out of Atkins, Iowa.
The problem with high school was finding a band of his own. Since the school was a community school of about 400 people, there were few serious musicians interested in a rock band. As a result, A large amount of time and free time was devoted to focusing on technique and skills of various percussion instruments.
Upon enrolling at Iowa State University, Joshua begins to seek out musicians in order to fill the musical band void he had desperately craved throughout his life. Unfortunately, as a result of college dorm life Joshua was forced to abandon his drums and leave them to sit unbeaten at his childhood home. Practicing on pillows, boxes, trash cans, & Dorm Chairs with various acoustic guitarists in the dorm was his only way to practice and continue to develop as a drummer.
Joshua's first band was born in 2001. Mechanistry, a progressive rock group that surprised the local scene with a totally new sound and technically advanced musicians was born. Mechanistry performed throughout Iowa for 2 years. Unfortunately, it was inevitable that it would not succeed as guitar and singer turnover was high. The loss of drive to continue finding and training new members and no practice place, ultimately ended the group.
After the first year of playing with Mechanistry, Josh began playing with a local band named Atrophy. Atrophy was a simpler style of music that won over the bar crowd and nearly anyone that listened to the group. They also had the chance to open for Momento (Sony Records label). Atrophy is still performing today. A full length album is due out by 2005.
Today Josh is actively performing in the Des Moines based Heavy Metal band, Anubyss! He has also bridged over into the studio & recording realm as a Drum Technician at the Dawg House Recording Studio based in Nevada, IA and been sharing his knowledge and style through drum lessons since 2003 ...
The first percussive sounds began with card board boxes, ice cream buckets, and old pans. Joshua, a mostly self taught musician at the age of 13 had realized his dream to become a drummer and pursued it.
Joshua began his first musical learning career in the musical setting at the Benton Community Middle / High School. At BC he performed in Jazz Band, Pep Band, Marching Band, Show Choir, Musicals, Concert Band, and even Concert Choir as a percussionist. He received numerous honors in Jazz band at Eastern Iowa Contests. One of the most notable awards is the most outstanding performance and Solo award presented by N.E.I.B.A. (North Eastern Iowa Bandmasters Association). Joshua has for over 8 years and is currently the drummer for the Billy K. Murray Parade & Concert Band based out of Atkins, Iowa.
The problem with high school was finding a band of his own. Since the school was a community school of about 400 people, there were few serious musicians interested in a rock band. As a result, A large amount of time and free time was devoted to focusing on technique and skills of various percussion instruments.
Upon enrolling at Iowa State University, Joshua begins to seek out musicians in order to fill the musical band void he had desperately craved throughout his life. Unfortunately, as a result of college dorm life Joshua was forced to abandon his drums and leave them to sit unbeaten at his childhood home. Practicing on pillows, boxes, trash cans, & Dorm Chairs with various acoustic guitarists in the dorm was his only way to practice and continue to develop as a drummer.
Joshua's first band was born in 2001. Mechanistry, a progressive rock group that surprised the local scene with a totally new sound and technically advanced musicians was born. Mechanistry performed throughout Iowa for 2 years. Unfortunately, it was inevitable that it would not succeed as guitar and singer turnover was high. The loss of drive to continue finding and training new members and no practice place, ultimately ended the group.
After the first year of playing with Mechanistry, Josh began playing with a local band named Atrophy. Atrophy was a simpler style of music that won over the bar crowd and nearly anyone that listened to the group. They also had the chance to open for Momento (Sony Records label). Atrophy is still performing today. A full length album is due out by 2005.
Today Josh is actively performing in the Des Moines based Heavy Metal band, Anubyss! He has also bridged over into the studio & recording realm as a Drum Technician at the Dawg House Recording Studio based in Nevada, IA and been sharing his knowledge and style through drum lessons since 2003 ...
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Become a Better Drummer - Jamie Kuijpers of Australia holds professional drum clinics to inspire and motivate drummers.
I was born 21st of May, 1971 as James Kuijpers (although I was only EVER called James when I was being told off! - Jamie is what it turned into). I started playing music when I was just 5 years of age, beginning with guitar and throughout my teenage years I performed in cover and original bands and created lots of music (or in some cases noise!!). Whilst at high school I was shown how to play a VERY basic 4/4 beat on a kit and suddenly my desire to play percussion grew and a new hobby was born.
While spending a number of years (13 to be exact!) working in the music retail industry and teaching private guitar students, I found that I began to play more and more kit and less guitar. Then, when I left the retail industry to work with Music Link (Australian distributors for Pearl, Zildjian and loads of other brands), I finally made drums my main instrument and continued to perform regularly in the Adelaide music scene. I have spent the past 5 years working with the worlds leading musical instrument manufactures including, Pearl, Zildjian, Latin Percussion, Remo, and Vic Firth. In that time I have had an amazing opportunity to travel the world, meet and learn from some of today’s finest musicians and business people including Karl Lewis of Savage Garden, Terrepia Richmond of The Whitlams, John Otto of Limp Bizkit, Virgil Donati, Steve Smith, Grant Collins, Dom Famularo, Alejandro Vega, Vic Firth, Debbie Zildjian and Remo Belli ...
I was born 21st of May, 1971 as James Kuijpers (although I was only EVER called James when I was being told off! - Jamie is what it turned into). I started playing music when I was just 5 years of age, beginning with guitar and throughout my teenage years I performed in cover and original bands and created lots of music (or in some cases noise!!). Whilst at high school I was shown how to play a VERY basic 4/4 beat on a kit and suddenly my desire to play percussion grew and a new hobby was born.
While spending a number of years (13 to be exact!) working in the music retail industry and teaching private guitar students, I found that I began to play more and more kit and less guitar. Then, when I left the retail industry to work with Music Link (Australian distributors for Pearl, Zildjian and loads of other brands), I finally made drums my main instrument and continued to perform regularly in the Adelaide music scene. I have spent the past 5 years working with the worlds leading musical instrument manufactures including, Pearl, Zildjian, Latin Percussion, Remo, and Vic Firth. In that time I have had an amazing opportunity to travel the world, meet and learn from some of today’s finest musicians and business people including Karl Lewis of Savage Garden, Terrepia Richmond of The Whitlams, John Otto of Limp Bizkit, Virgil Donati, Steve Smith, Grant Collins, Dom Famularo, Alejandro Vega, Vic Firth, Debbie Zildjian and Remo Belli ...
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Mario Calandrelli:
Mario Calandrelli, drummer, percussionist, educator, clinician and " computer - drum machine programmer ", was born in Venosa, a small pleansant town lied in the bed of a lake - basin, in the north - east of Basilicata (a region in the south of Italy). His beginnings are very similar to a lot of other famous music mates' ones, drummers and no drummers. While still very young he demonstrated a gift for rhythm and music. The " fateful meeting " with drums occurred when he was only three years old.
The " fateful meeting " with drums occurred when he was only three years old.
While attending a family wedding he was dazzled by the sight of the drums. There was, in fact, the typical band cheering up the party. The next day, using pot lids, boxes and washing powder bins he began practicing ...
Mario Calandrelli, drummer, percussionist, educator, clinician and " computer - drum machine programmer ", was born in Venosa, a small pleansant town lied in the bed of a lake - basin, in the north - east of Basilicata (a region in the south of Italy). His beginnings are very similar to a lot of other famous music mates' ones, drummers and no drummers. While still very young he demonstrated a gift for rhythm and music. The " fateful meeting " with drums occurred when he was only three years old.
The " fateful meeting " with drums occurred when he was only three years old.
While attending a family wedding he was dazzled by the sight of the drums. There was, in fact, the typical band cheering up the party. The next day, using pot lids, boxes and washing powder bins he began practicing ...
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5. steve smith
Steve Smith was originally drawn to the drums by hearing marching bands in parades as a child in his native Massachusetts. At age nine, in 1963, Smith began studying the instrument in earnest with local teacher Bill Flanagan, who played in big bands in the swing era.
Smith's early inspiration at this time was drawn from the great drumming stars of the big bands such as Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson and Kenny Clarke, among others. In particular, regular trips in his youth to The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, where he first saw and heard his idols, made a special impact on his musical endeavors.
Smith performed in the usual school band program and garage bands while in his teens, but also began to broaden his performing experience by playing in a professional Brockton concert band and even the big band at the local college, Bridgewater State. After high school, Smith began studying music at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1972. There he received valuable instruction from such renowned teachers as Gary Chaffee and Alan Dawson. His drumming influences at this time came to include such notables as Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Lenny White and Steve Gadd ...
Smith's early inspiration at this time was drawn from the great drumming stars of the big bands such as Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson and Kenny Clarke, among others. In particular, regular trips in his youth to The Boston Globe Jazz Festival, where he first saw and heard his idols, made a special impact on his musical endeavors.
Smith performed in the usual school band program and garage bands while in his teens, but also began to broaden his performing experience by playing in a professional Brockton concert band and even the big band at the local college, Bridgewater State. After high school, Smith began studying music at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1972. There he received valuable instruction from such renowned teachers as Gary Chaffee and Alan Dawson. His drumming influences at this time came to include such notables as Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Lenny White and Steve Gadd ...
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