Modern Drummer Festival 2008 Featuring amazing
performances and illuminating interviews from eleven
of today.s greatest drum artists, 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 Festival.s 20-year history.

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. Included are 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 specific PDF
files with notated patterns and exercises in the
eBook. 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,
including:

Saturday Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta) & Friends
powerful, muscular, free-form fusion. Billy Ward
(Joan Osborne/Robbie Robertson/Bill Champlin) & Trio
musicality, finesse and the ability to create a
variety of drum sounds with sticks, mallets, brushes
and hands. Will Calhoun (Living Colour) -
integration of African tribal influences with
contemporary styles, electronic sounds and loops and
esoteric percussion instruments. Ndugu Chancler
(Michael Jackson/Santana/Weather Report) - the
concepts of groove, sound and feel plus the secrets
of making hit records. Simon Phillips (Toto/The
Who/Jeff Beck) & Protocol . a tight yet adventurous
set that combines musicality, power, finesse, groove
and monstrous soloing.

Sunday Carmine Appice & SLAMM . rock .n. roll
drumming meets street percussion. Derek Roddy
(Serpents Rise/Traumedy) . advanced metal drumming
based on a combination of speed, endurance and
precision. Dafnis Prieto (Michel Camilo) & The
Dafnis Prieto Sextet . an incredibly authentic,
although remarkably fresh, approach to Latin/jazz.
Todd Sucherman (Styx/Brian Wilson) - the power of
arena rock drumming mixed with well-developed chops
and musicianship. Gavin Harrison (Porcupine
Tree/King Crimson) . progressive rock with a
comfortable in groove any time signature. Bill
Stewart (John Scofield/Pat Metheny) & Special Guests
impeccable taste and a smooth, fluid, swinging jazz
style.

Running Time - 11 hours and 51 minutes

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