I am really excited about this event. It is probably the first of it's type in Australia. A drum day dedicated to exposing the secrets of how to secure and maintain a successful career as a working drummer. Travis Demsey ( X Living End) and i (Steve Morrison) had been chatting away about things when we realised we had very similar ideas about what would really benefit aspiring drummers. And guess what it wasn't about how fast or complicated one can play.

So from all of this we decided to put on a day with some of Australia's leading Drummers, Engineers and Bio-mechanicists to really help you learn from those in the know. Thus "The Secret Drum Day" was born. A day that's guaranteed to enlighten and educate you about what's required to succeed as a working drummer and that's a promise!

To be held on Saturday March the 28th 2009 at the Northcote Town Hall, this Event will be a sellout.

Limited Tickets - capped at 120 to make certain that this will be a great learning and interactive event!

Tickets will be on sale from Revolver Drums for the very small sum of $69.

We are offering an Earlybird Special for the month of Feburary of $59 - so act fast to ensuure you do not miss out on this truly unique event!

 

And here's the reasons why this will be a day like no other

Pete Luscombe - Creating drum patterns/grooves that compliment the song

This is a very short list of Pete's credits as he is one of Australia's most in demand and recorded drummers.

Rockwiz, Paul Kelly, Black Sorrows, Deborah Conway, Tiddas, Stephen Cummings, Kasey Chambers, Professor Ratbaggy, Kate Ceberano, Lisa Miller, Chris Wilson, Shane Howard, David McComb, Dave Dobbyn, Renee Geyer, Archie Roach,

Tony Floyd - The Role of improvisation within a band and practice

Mr Versatile is a tag that Tony wears with ease - from Jazz to Latin to New Orleans to Rock to Funk he does it all

Things of Stone and Wood, Vince Jones, Mark Seymour, Men at Work, Black Sorrows, Ross Wilson, Colin Hay, Missy Higgins, Eartha Kitt etc. and has recorded over 100 cd's, Head of Percussion at Box Hill Tafe and teaches at VCA and Monash Uni.

Kalju Tonuma - What an engineer looks for from a drummer in the recording studio

His recording credits are quite simply bloody impressive

Here is a short list - The Mavis's, Boom Crash Opera, 28 Days, Dead Star, Bodyjar, The Sharp, Superheist, Soulscraper, Insurge, Evermore (band), The D4, Trial Kennedy, Horsell Common, Silent Reprise, Diana Anaid, The Hot Lies, K-Oscillate, Infusion, Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour, Effigy, For Amusement Only, Primitive Ghost, Nick Barker, The Butterfly Effect, Skunkhour, Cold Chisel, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Killing Joke, Area 7, Klinger, Rebecca's Empire, Elephant Gun, Ccada Luge, The Fauves, Kirsty Stegwazi, Pulling Face, Dogbuoy, Max Q, Lisa Miller, Birdbrain, Charlie Marshall , Chris Marshall, Disco Montego, Brain Dead Lovers, Lydia Denkar, The B-Dolls, Beki T, Registered Nurse, Andrew De Silva, All Left Out, Mahalia Barnes , Jimmy Barnes, Mudhead .

Travis Demsey - Setting realistic and achievable goals - Create your reality

Now working for Whitelion and drum teching on just about every recording session these days

X Living End, The Currency , Australia’s Most in Demand Drum Tech

Cam McGlinchey - Communicating and dealing with unique individuals

Born in Melbourne, Cameron has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s most successful and revered artists

The Rogue Traders, Maeder, Mark Seymour, Jon Stevens, James Reyne

Dr.Melissa Arkinstall - Achieving peak physical performance

Melissa ia a leading peak performance scientist providing training services/fitness tests for V8 Supercars, AFL teams – Essendon, Richmond, Carlton, Rowing Australia and is the preferred VIS physiology tester, member of the RMIT Human Movement Course Advisory Board

Melissa’s research has been presented at both a national and international level with numerous papers published in international journals of high regard

Darren Perkins - Ergonomic’s and the bio-mechanics of drumming

Darren is regarded as one of Australia's leading and most innovative drum educators

Vince Jones, Ian Chaplin Trio, Circus Oz, Hot Cafe, Mistaken Identity

 

So from this line-up you can't help but improve your chances of succeeding as a working drummer!

 

ps. All profits will then be used to purchase drumkit's for disadvantaged schools to help spread the joy and inspiration that comes from drumming

Look forward to seeing you all on the day

 

Cheers Steve