Jeff Queen

Modern Drummer Festivals: 2000 & 2003

DVD footage from two festivals, now available together in this outstanding 3-DVD set. Modern Drummer Festival 2000 features: Don Brewer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio ''El Negro'' Hernandez with Marc Qui?ones, Akira Jimbo, Hilary Jones, Paul Leim, Dave Lombardo & Billy Ward. 170 minutes of performances, clinics and interviews! Special DVD Features: 5.1 (Surround Sound) Mix on two performances - one by Vinnie Colaiuta and one by Horacio Hernandez . ''DrumCam'' option on these two performances allowing you to switch to the drum camera at any point . Play-Along Feature - a minus drums mix on two songs, with downloadable drum charts . connectivity to related web sites . and much more!

Modern Drummer Festival 2003 features over five hours of footage: Louis Santiago, Jr., winner of the Undiscovered Drummer Contest in the over 18 category, The Hip Pickles, The Nathaniel Townsley Trio, Matt Wilson and His Band, Steve Smith and Vital Information, Mike Portnoy and Yellow Matter Custard, and the Drumbassadors. Also includes performances by Nick D'Virgilio, Antonio Sanchez, Airto Moreira and Shawn Pelton & House of Diablo. Special DVD Features include: Mike Portnoy rehearsal footage, Stick Tricks with Steve Smith and the Drumbassadors, and a photo gallery. Total running time: 8 hours, 42 minutes.