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Claudio Canzano – batterika 2011

Nato il 27/04/73 a Pescara, figlio d’arte, inizia a suonare la batteria a soli 6 anni. Ad 11 anni si classifica 3° al concorso per musicisti Disma; due anni dopo è 2° allo stesso concorso.Comincia gli studi musicali all’età di 15 anni con il M° Roberto Polito . Consegue contemporaneamente due qualifiche professionali nel mondo dell’elettronica e colleziona esperienze incredibili nel mondo del Service, approfondendo la conoscenza nell’utilizzo di hardware Audio e Luci.

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RICHARD CHRISTY

Chi di noi non ha mai ascoltato album come “The sound of perseverance”dei Death o “The fragile art of existence”dei Control Denied notandone il drumming notevolmente ricco, creativo ed imponente?Un pò tutti credo vero ragazzi? Quindi ho pensato che una bella chiacchierata con Richard Christy fosse la cosa migliore da fare e così ecco qua una bella intervista nella quale andremo a scoprire il percorso batteristico,ble opinioni e, soprattutto, l’esperienza vissuta con il compianto Chuck Schuldiner proprio dalle parole dello stesso Richard:

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Glen Sobel in tour with Alice Cooper

Currently on tour with rock legend Alice Cooper, Glen Sobel has played in a variety of genres including rock, hip hop, pop, metal, punk, and fusion. In the last couple years he has played, toured, and/or recorded with gigs ranging from hard rock (SIXX A.M. featuring Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue), pop/r&b (tour with ELLIOTT YAMIN- American Idol finalist with one of the biggest hits of ’07 ), instrumental fusion (Glen played on guitar great PAUL GILBERT’s new DVD), to studio TV work (Glen plays drums on the new version of the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL theme on ESPN).

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Pete Lockett

Pete Lockett is one of the most versatile multi-percussionists currently in the world, having immersed himself in percussion and drums from every part of the globe. The wide range of artists he’s worked with reflects the diversity of his playing. He has recorded and or toured with hundreds of artists.

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Virgil Donati – Sound Wave Festival 2011

An interview to Virgil Donati at Sound Wave Festival 2011 in Italy, Monte San Giovanni Campano powered by Alatri in Blues.Virgil Donati was born on 22 October 1958 in Melbourne, Australia of Italian descent. He got his first drumset at age 2. He started playing soon after with his father’s showband, and kept on doing these shows until he was around 6 years old.He joined his first major rock band and signed with his first major record label at the age of 15. The band was first called Cloud Nine, but was later renamed Taste, with whom he recorded 3 albums. Soon after at age 16, Donati left school focusing mainly on the drums, but also piano. At age 19 Donati travelled to the U.S. to study with Philly Joe Jones, and at Dick Groves School in Los Angeles. He also took lessons from snare drum specialist Murray Spivack.

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Dennis Chambers – The time keeper

Pur essendo un autodidatta Dennis Chambers è molto rinomato per la sua tecnica, specialmente come batterista funk e fusion. Ha suonato, in studio o dal vivo, con John Scofield, Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Bob Berg, Mike Stern, Niacin, e altri.Fu un bambino prodigio, iniziando a suonare la batteria all’età di 4 anni e a esibirsi dal vivo nei locali dell’area di Baltimora a 6. Nel 1978, a 18 anni, entrò nel gruppo dei Parliament/Funkadelic, con cui rimase fino al 1985.Dennis sarà al Crossroads Live Club per la terza tappa italiana del lungo tour degli HBC Super Trio, Domenica 23 ottobre alle 21:30 insieme a Scott Henderson e Jeff Berlin.