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Vic Firth's Featured Artists!

Airto Moreira

A lengendary percussionist who has been voted #1 percussionist in the Downbeat magazine Reader's and Critique's poll over 20 times!

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Jazz legend Jack DeJohnette's list of performance credits reads like a virtual "who's who" among the superstars in music history. Having performed with John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Chick Corea and Stan Getz, Jack is usually most noted for replacing Tony Williams as a member of the Miles Davis combo, playing on the famous Bitches Brew sessions. One of his primary roles over the last decade has been as one third of Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio with Gary Peacock.

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The Latest Video Lessons from the Vic Firth Artists

Ndugu Chancler

Ndugu Chancler is known not only as a world-class drummer and percussionist, but also a producer, composer, clinician and teacher. A three-time Grammy nominee, he has to his credit an extensive list of performances, recordings, original compositions and productions. As a studio musician, he has performed and recorded with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, The Crusaders, Frank Sinatra, Weather Report, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, and Thelonious Monk.

Lesson #6: Ride Cymbal Techniques

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Dom Famularo has been traveling the globe preaching the gospel of drumming for over 30 years. An intense performer, Dom is one of the most respected solo drum artists in the world, with a career built upon his unique skills as a drummer and motivational speaker. He has presented masterclasses and clinics around the globe in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Lesson #18: French Grip on the Drumset

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An active recitalist, clinician and master class teacher, Gifford Howarth is currently an Adjunct Professor/Artist in Residence at Pennsylvania State University and a member of the percussion faculty at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY.

Lesson #9: Double Stop Exercise #1

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Jotan holds the record for the "World's Fastest Hands." Check out Jotan setting the record with 1081 strokes in a single minute!

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Bill Bachman

A marching percussion specialist, Bill is the author of "Quad Logic" and "Rudimental Logic," published by Row-loff publications.

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Frank Bellucci

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Will Calhoun - Living Colour

   Will demonstrates the new Rute 505.

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Mitch Dorge - Crash Test Dummies

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Nick D'Virgilio - Spock's Beard

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Camille Gainer

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An active recitalist, clinician and master class teacher, Gifford Howarth is currently an Adjunct Professor/Artist in Residence at Pennsylvania State University and a member of the percussion faculty at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY.

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Tommy Igoe - Modern Drummer Festival

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Akira Jimbo

As a solo artist, Akira Jimbo has released over 10 albums and four acclaimed instructional videos: Pulse, Metamorphosis, and Independence. The clips below are excerpted from his latest video, Evolution and are provided courtesy of DCI Music Video/Warner Brothers.

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Gene Lake - Me'shell Ndegeocello

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John Macaluso - Ark

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Jason Mackenroth - Rollins Band

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Jeff Queen

Jeff is a two time DCI & PAS snare champion and former featured performer for BLAST!

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Bobby Sanabria has performed and recorded with a veritable who's who in the world of Jazz and Latin music as well as his own critically acclaimed ensemble Ascensión. His diverse recording and performance experience includes work with such legendary figures as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito D'Rivera, Michael Gibbs, Chico Freeman, Luis "Perico Ortiz," Chico O'Farrill, Celia Cruz, Henry Threadgill and the pioneering godfather of Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mario Bauzá.

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Mike Terrana

Mike's work can be heard with the German based hard rock band RAGE and his newest rock-fusion band Taboo Voodoo.

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UMASS Marimba Ensemble

Under the direction of Thom Hannum, the University of Massachusetts Marimba Ensemble performs G.H. Green's "Xylophonia" with Vic Firth's new Ensemble Series Mallets.

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Chad Wackerman- Montreal Drumfest

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Derico Watson

Derico Watson has performed with artists such as Kirk Franklin, Cornell Burton, Marvin Sapp, Beverly Crawford, Jeff Coffin, Steve Bailey, El Buho, Bela Fleck and Victor and Regi Wooten.  Watson also performs with The Rick Hicks Band, His Image and his own band The Derico Watson Group which has appeared with James Brown, Spyro Gyra, Nelson Rangell and Earth, Wind and Fire.

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Jon Wysocki - Staind

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