Big Drum Bonanza
Founded in 2012, The Big Drum Bonanzaa is a multi-day, music and drumming educational event. [1]From 2012 - 2019, the event was hosted by drummer, Thomas Lang and featured such notable drummers, artists and special guests appearing at the event included Virgil Donati, Kenny Aronoff, Chris Coleman, Dave Elitch, Jim Keltner, Stanton Moore, Simon Phillips, Tony Royster Jr., Luis Conte, Matt Garstka, Gergo Borlai, John Tempesta, Luke Holland, Don Lombardi, Chad Wackerman, Derek Roddy, and Gregg Bissonette among other. [2] [3] [4]
| Big Drum Bonanza | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, Jazz, Metal, Country, Progressive |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Years active | 10 |
| Founded by | Elizabeth Lang |
| Website | https://www.bigdrumbonanza.com/ |
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Hosted near Los Angeles, California the event featured the "Big Drum Bonanza Theme Song Playalong Contest" which garnered submissions from over 26 countries around the world. [5] The event was unique for allowing attendees to "play along" with some of the world's most notable artists on their own practice drumset.
In 2022, Big Drum Bonanza founder, and CEO of Muso Entertainment, Elizabeth Lang partnered with Modern Drummer magazine to merge the Big Drum Bonanza festival with the seminal Modern Drummer Festival. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2020, the Modern Drummer festival has featured concerts and performances from such world-class drummers as Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Chad Smith, Mike Portnoy, Gregg Bissonette, Todd Sucherman, Stewart Copeland, Carmine Appice, Vinnie Appice, Kenny Aronoff, Peter Erskine, Rick Allen, Alex Gonzales, Bobby Rondinelli, Rick Latham, Tony Verderosa, Jonathan Joseph, Nicko McBrain, Rick Allen, Russ Miller, Giovanni Hidalgo, Brendan Buckley, Rob Silverman, Jotan Afanador, Liberty DeVitto, Mike Portnoy, Steve Smith, Taylor Hawkins, Cindy Blackman-Santana among many others. In 2020, the Modern Drummer Festival honored legendary Rush drummer and lyricist, Neil Peart by naming the first-ever recipients of the Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship which was presented via video by Pear's widow, Carrie Nuttall-Peart.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Second Annual Big Drum Bonanza". Modern Drummer Magazine.
- ↑ "Lang, Phillips, Bozzio & Holland at Big Drum Bonanza 2019".
- ↑ McCue, Radim. "Students Score at Big Drum Bonanza". Drum! Magazine.
- ↑ Kronberger, Heinz. "Yippie Ya Yeah!". Drums & Percussion.
- ↑ "Enter the Big Drum Bonanza playalong contest". Drummerzone.
- ↑ "20th Annual Modern Drummer Festival featuring A Tribute To Iconic Drummer Neil Peart". Modern Drummer Magazine.
[1] Modern Drummer "Thomas Lang's Big Drum Bonanza"
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- Thomas Lang on Drummerworld
- 2013 Audio Interview with Thomas Lang from the podcast I'd Hit That
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- ↑ "Thomas Lang Presents Fifth Annual Big Drum Bonanza". 25 April 2016.
