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MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL WEEKENDS 2000, 2003, 2005, AND 2008 IN ONE SPECIAL BUNDLE PACKAGE!
Includes MD Festival performances by: Don Brewer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio “El Negro” Hernanadez with Marc Quinones, Akira Jimbo, Paul Leim, Hilary Jones, Dave Lombardo, Billy Ward, Louis Santiago, Jr., Hip Pickles, Nathaniel Townsley Trio, Matt Wilson and his band, Steve Smith and Vital Information, Mike Portnoy and Yellow Matter Custard, the Drumbassadors, Nick D’Virgilio, Antonio Snachez, Airto Moreira, and Shawn Pelton & House of Diablo, Roy Haynes, Sheila E, Chad Smith, Ian Paice, Jojo Mayer, Alex Acuna, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Zoro, Jason Bittner, Chris Adler, Rodney Holmes, Keith Carlock, Thomas Pridgen, Billy Ward, Will Calhoun, Ndugu Chancler, Simon Phillips, Carmine Appice & SLAMM, Derek Roddy, Dafnis Prieto, Todd Sucherman, Gavin Harrison and Bill Stewart. Also included are 2 DVDs full of inspiring conversations with each drummer, as well as unprecedented drummer-to-drummer interviews, such as Simon Phillips-Gavin Harrison, Ndugu Chancler-Will Calhoun and Todd Sucherman-Derek Roddy, on 10 DVDs PLUS a 2008 original MD Festival T-Shirt!
MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2000 FEATURES:
Don Brewer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio “El Negro” Hernanadez with Marc Quinones, Akira Jimbo, Paul Leim, Hilary Jones, Dave Lombardo, & Billy Ward.
MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2003 FEATURES:
Saturday: Louis Santiago, Jr., Hip Pickles, Nathaniel Townsley Trio, Matt Wilson and his band, Steve Smith and Vital Information, Mike Portnoy and Yellow Matter Custard, and the Drumbassadors.
Sunday: Nick D’Virgilio, Antonio Snachez, Airto Moreira, and Shawn Pelton & House of Diablo.
Special DVD Features: Mike Portnoy rehearsal footage, stick tricks with Steve Smith and the Drumbassadors, and a photo Gallery, 5.1 Surround Sound Mix on two performances, one by Vinnie Colaiuta and one by Horacio Hernandez. Drum Cam options on these two performances allowing you to change camera angles at any point, Play along Features a minus drums mix on two songs, with downloadable drum charts.
MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2005 FEATURES:
In 2005, the world’s most prestigious drum festival relocated to the spectacular, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, (NJPAC), and the combination of world class talent and world class facility raised the bar for every other drum festival on the planet. Advertisement
Discs One and Two feature Saturdays and Sundays incredible performances and Disc Three features full-length, in-depth interviews at pad kits, with detailed discussion and demonstration of drum technique, practice tips and more-an MD Festival DVD first! Special DVD Features: 10-page commerative booklet, Extensive photo gallery, Related Web links, and much more!
Featuring: Roy Haynes, Sheila E, Chad Smith, Ian Paice, Jojo Mayer, Alex Acuna, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Zoro, Jason Bittner, Chris Adler, Rodney Holmes, Keith Carlock.
MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2008 FEATURES:
Featuring amazing performances and illuminating interviews from eleven of today’s greatest drum artists, including: Thomas Pridgen, Billy Ward, Will Calhoun, Ndugu Chancler, Simon Phillips, Carmine Appice & SLAMM, Derek Roddy, Dafnis Prieto, Todd Sucherman, Gavin Harrison and Bill Stewart. Also included are 2 DVDs full of inspiring conversations with each drummer, as well as unprecedented drummer-to-drummer interviews, such as Simon Phillips-Gavin Harrison, Ndugu Chancler-Will Calhoun and Todd Sucherman-Derek Roddy, plus on-screen graphics that link the lessons to the printable eBook with transcriptions of each artist’s lessons.
The 2008 Modern Drummer Festival is much more than merely the highlights of the most prestigious, longest-running, largest live drumming event in the world.
The deluxe Modern Drummer Festival 2008 DVD package is also an incredible educational resource that provides in-depth insights and exclusive instruction (including a printable, 28-page eBook) from one of the most musical and musically diverse groups of drummers in the Festivals 20-year history. Advertisement
Two full interview DVDs are an integral part of the complete MD08 package that allow the artists to augment their on-stage performances with back-stage explanations and demonstrations of their concepts, backgrounds, influences, techniques, interpretations and compositions.
Whether viewed before or after the performance discs, the interviews bring new levels of education and value to the entertainment and excitement of the program. Of course, MD08 also contains extensive, multi-camera coverage of the spectacular drumming that has made the Modern Drummer Festival a must-see event for drummers around the world. While some players offer solo performances, others play with pre-recorded tracks or live bands during their Festival segments.
