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Today’s Top Drum Companies Announce DRUMMER OF TOMORROW Contest – The Drum Industry is Looking for the Next Big Thing!

Posted in News with tags , on June 2, 2011 by Randy

Several of the biggest names in today’s current drum industry are proud to announce the search for the DRUMMER OF TOMORROW.  Beginning June 1st, drummers can film a solo or play-along performance, upload their video to www.DrummerofTomorrow.com, and be entered to win over $50,000 in prizes and drum gear.  Prizes include drum sets from Mapex Drums, cymbals from Zildjian, drumheads from Remo, drum sticks from Vic Firth and songbooks from Alfred Music Publishing.  In addition, the top winner will win an Artist Endorsement Contract from Mapex Drums, and will appear on the company’s official Artist Roster.

“This is an amazing opportunity to find the next great drummer, organically,” says Joe Hibbs, Product Marketing Manager for Mapex Drums. “It’s the only worldwide drum competition, spanning over a dozen countries.”

The DRUMMER OF TOMORROW United States contest will be broken out into several elimination rounds, which run from June 1st, 2011 through 2012 at the Musik Messe show in Frankfurt, Germany.  For the U.S. competition, entries will be accepted from June 1st through July 31st, 2011 on the U.S. contest sitewww.DrummerofTomorrow.com.  As winners advance through the contest, they will be flown to various locales to perform.  Destinations include a studio in Nashville, Tennessee, the 2012 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, and the 2012 Musikmesse show in Germany.

Entries will be judged by voters on the contest site, www.DrummerofTomorrow.com, as well as a panel of drum industry professionals and artists from the Mapex roster.

“This is the ultimate audition for any drummer out there; playing in front of a worldwide audience,” adds Hibbs.

For more information, please visit www.DrummerofTomorrow.com.

 

 

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POP EVIL SIGNS WITH EONE MUSIC, NEW RECORD DUE THIS SUMMER

Posted in News with tags , , , on June 2, 2011 by Randy

(New York, NY) — American rock band POP EVIL have signed a world wide record deal with eOne Music. Their new long awaited album “War Of Angles” will be released on July 5, 2011. Grammy Award nominated producer/engineer Johnny K is producing.

The band even went as far as to tear up their old record contract on stage during their performance at Rock On The Range festival earlier this month before announcing their new home. Watch the video of front man Leigh Kakaty doing so HERE.

SPIN.com hailed it one of the “10 Best Moments of Rock on the Range.”

The band has enjoyed early success with their hit single “Last Man Standing” which peaked at #5 on the active rock charts. That single can be heard HERE. War Of Angles will be the follow up to Lipstick on the Mirror which was released in 2008. The band will continue their co-headline run with CROSSFADE. Click HERE for tour dates!

POP EVIL is Leigh Kakaty (lead vocals) Dylan Allison (drums) Davey Grahs (guitar) Tony Greve (guitar) and Matt DiRito (bass).

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING JOSE MANGIN

Posted in News with tags , , on May 24, 2011 by Randy

 (New York, NY) — STRAIGHT LINE STITCH have debuted a brand new music video for their next single “One Reason” off their latest record The Fight Of Our Lives which came out earlier this year. Veteran director and band manager Dale ‘Rage’ Resteghini took on the directing duties. SIRIUSXM Liquid Metal host Jose Mangin also makes a cameo appearance.

Head over to the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL website and watch it exclusively HERE.

Watch a sneak peak behind the scenes video HERE as well!

The band has no qualms about staying on the road this year. They recently announced off-dates with the one and only IN FLAMES during their run on the 2011 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL. They’ve recently completed Revolver magazine’s “Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock: Hell Hath No Fury” tour supporting IN THIS MOMENT and have been added to this year’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL exclusive lineup. All dates can be found here.

The band’s latest record The Fight Of Our LIves came out on March 22, 2011 to much critical praise. “‘The Fight of Our Lives’ is a good example of what happens when modern American metal-core is performed with passion and intensity,” says OUTBURN MAGAZINE. The band released their first single “Conversion” soon after with avideo to follow, also directed by Resteghini.

STRAIGHT LINE STITCH originally hailing from Knoxville, TN, features Alexis Brown on vocals, Seth Thacker and Kris Norris on guitar, Jason White on bass, and Kanky Lora on drums.

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Godsmack: The Rock Tribune Interview w/ Shannon Larkin (Mayhem Fest Artist Preview)

Posted in 2011 Interviews, News with tags , , , on May 18, 2011 by Randy

Sitting in an airport and drooling for a cold beer, Shannon Larkin (world renowned Godsmack drummer) took a moment to call me up…check out this kick ass interview that covers the current world of Godsmack, a preview of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest, and what it takes to have three consecutive albums debut at #1.

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