Putting names to top UK percussionists is not an easy task. There’s Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, of course, and Shovell from M People; Pete Lockett and er… Even the most ardent muso fan is likely to be stumped after naming a couple, such is the criminal underrating of percussionists in…
Occupying an enviable position on the drum stool for one of the UK’s most highly regarded vocalists, Carlos Hercules enjoys the kind of career that most aspiring drummers only dream of. He has spent a decade as Beverley Knight’s drummer of choice, and has also attracted the attention of Liberty…
Even the most casual observer of Heavy Metal trends can’t have failed to notice the impact that Dragonforce have had on the UK – and indeed international – scene in the last couple of years. The band’s hard-to-ignore blend of furious tempos, arcade game-soundtrack guitars and soaring vocals has won…
Cora Coleman-Dunham’s story is truly the stuff of dreams. The winner of a US-wide Guitar Centre drum competition in 2003 she was ‘discovered’ playing in a club by Prince, who then bought her a one-off drum kit, invited her to join the New Power Generation and play on his new…
Among the highlights of the excellent Drumfest events during the summer was the chance to see two very different Roland V-Drum users hit the stage with all-electronic set-ups. Johnny Rabb and Omar Hakim may share little in terms of the styles of music they play (on the surface at least),…
BOSS RELEASES THE DN-2 DYNA DRIVE — An Overdrive Pedal That Reacts To You — UK, January 19th, 2007—BOSS is proud to introduce a unique and exciting new type of overdrive pedal that reacts to the intensity of your performance: the DN-2 Dyna Drive. This new BOSS offering comes equipped…
Pop queen Madonna entertained a crowd of 70,000 in a stunning finale to the London leg of Live Earth held on Saturday 7th July. Her set included ‘La Isla Bonita’ performed with Eugene Hutz and Sergey Ryabatsev from New York gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Accompanying them on a Roland…
Roland is proud to announce the new VIMA Recreational Keyboard earned Best in Show honours at the NAMM Show in Los Angeles. A group of industry experts were invited to shop the show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, pick their favourite companies, products and services and present the winners in…
Sandi Thom may have sailed into the collective consciousness on a wave of publicity surrounding her ‘how did they do that’ internet broadcasts, but there’s no arguing with a number one album (her debut, Smile It Confuses People) and sales of more than 600, 000 units in 2006. Following a…
The TD-20K did the business in the mikedolbear.com visitors poll, where it scooped Best Electronic Kit. Mike Dolbear.com is one of the world’s most influential drum websites with a huge international following, as well as an avid and passionate UK audience. Visitors voted the TD-20K to the top spot that…
Roland’s TD-20K V-Drums recently won “Best Electronic Drum Kit” in Rhythm magazine’s annual awards. Rhythm is the market-leading drum magazine in the UK, so this award is testament to the power and feel of the TD-20K as it’s based entirely on the votes of its discerning readers. More importantly, Roland…
It’s hard to believe, but Genesis have been powered by the flawless chops of Chester Thompson for 30 years. Quite where the time has gone is anyone’s guess, but for three decades the genre-defying drummer (whose CV, let us not forget, also includes Frank Zappa, Weather Report and Michael McDonald)…