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(NLD) North Sea Jazz Festival 2010

Once a year the worlds most respected artists meet in Rotterdam, (Netherlands) at the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival. With 300 concerts on 19 stages and a total of 180.000 visitors in 3 days, the North Sea Festival is Europe’s biggest indoor festival and a gathering of music superstars. And when the worlds best musicians unite, be sure to see many Yamaha Artists around.

With Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Bogie Bowles, David Garibaldi, Questlove, Roy Haynes, Keith Carlock & Antonio Sanchez legendary Yamaha Drum Artists came together with today’s younger generation of influential Yamaha drummers, showing the visitors the wide range of the Yamaha drum line-up on stage: from a PHX with Dave Weckl, an Absolute kit with Antonio Sanchez and David Garibaldi or Oak Custom, played by Questlove, Keith Carlock and Roy Haynes all professional drums series´ were present.

Besides the concert appearances, the Yamaha Drums booth on the festival ground was the place to meet drummers, performing artists, be a part of interview sessions or to relax and talk about music.

Especially for the 2010 festival, a limited Oak Custom kit in Black Sparkle Sunburst equipped with NSJ2010 badge had been made in the own Yamaha Custom factory and was displayed to public visitors at the main entrance of the festival. All 7 sets are now available for sale at Yamaha Pro Shops across the Netherlands.

Follow the links below to see the videos.

David Garibaldi of Tower Of Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOfnfu9snD8&feature=related

Roy Haynes with Chick Corea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWaf1FiLBHY

Keith Carlock with Rudder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJijoEHRBXM

Antonio Sanchez of Pat Metheny Group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpPvYsTWqs

Bogie Bowles with Joe Bonamassa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLiwr2BlYI&feature=related

?uestlove of The Roots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hIgLLB647E&feature=related

Steve Gadd with David Sanborn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uizvSiFjs&feature=related

Dave Weckl with Mike Stren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gh9rnW7TbY

Marcus Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LMLkW7L8WA

Macy Gray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dB9BHM3AHc

Joss Stone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgSy_iROHU8

(CAN) PHX Player Randy Cooke in The Black Page

Randy Cooke has been featured in one of the world’s most popular e-magazines for drummers: The Black Page.

Originally from Toronto, Randy is currently active on the L.A. studio scene while occasionally participating in big-name tours. In The Black Page interview he describes how his enviable position in the drumming world grew out of hard work and personal relationships.

Check out the article at The Black Page online:
http://www.theblackpage.net/

(JPN)Dave Weckl with the Mike Stern Trio

The Mike Stern Trio recently toured Japan with a standout lineup: Dave Weckl on drums, Chris Mihn Doky on bass and, of course, the inimitable Mike Stern on guitar.
Dave Weckl’s performance was amazing as usual, played on a matte-black Yamaha PHX kit that was specially set up for his regular-grip playing style. Another element that contributed to Dave’s outstanding sound was his signature snare drum with its unique dual strainer system.

(JPN)David Garibaldi of Tower of Power

Tower of Power performed at the Billboard Live venue in Tokyo, where drummer David Garibaldi’s funk-infused playing had the audience on their feet and moving the whole time.

David played Yamaha’s flagship PHX kit in cool matte-black finish, and its fat, rich tone made an indispensable contribution to the bottom end of the band’s sound. He also used his own signature SD435ADG as the main snare. The SD435ADG has outstanding projection that David used effectively to add extra spice to the beat.

(UK)Young Guns with Rock Tour Kit

Energetic new British rock band Young Guns recently received the first Yamaha Rock Tour kit to reach the UK, and are so impressed that it has been featured in their new video.

Follow the links below to see the video and read an exclusive interview with Young Guns drummer Ben Joliffe.

http://yamahadownload.yamaha-europe.com/drums_features.php?id=112

http://yamahadownload.yamaha-europe.com/drums_news.php?id=260

(NOR)Erik Smith Tours with TOBB and Bill Champlin

Drummer Erik Smith has just wrapped up a sold-out tour of Norway with his regular band, TOBB, plus vocalist, keyboard player, and guitarist Bill Champlin. Champlin was a member of the band Chicago from 1981 until 2009, and is one of the defining voices of the “West Coast sound.” His many hits with Chicago include "Hard Habit to Break" and "Please Hold On".

Check out a clip from one of the concerts here:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=104998336

Erik used his vintage finish Birch Absolute Noveau kit and signature snare for the tour:

22x18" Bass Drum
14x5" Erik Smith Signature Snare
12x4" Maple Sub Snare Drum
12x8" Tom
13x9" Tom
16x16" Foor Tom

Hardware: new DFP 9500C pedals and hi hat stand.

(ITA) Christian Meyer and Giovanni Giorgi

Christian Meyer and Giovanni Giorgi joined forces for the first time at Yamaha’s “The Persuader” event held during the Groove Day Show in Milan, Italy.
Christian played a Maple Custom Absolute kit and DTXM12, while Giovanni played an Oak Custom X kit and DTXM12. It was an amazing collaboration that highlighted the enormous talents of both players.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2crIlq8-3tc&feature=related

(FRA) Ceccarelli Family Tour

André Ceccarelli is touring France with his family. André, Jean-Paul, and Jeannot play Maple Custom Absolute drums, while Regis plays an Oak Custom set.

The Ceccarellis are playing commemorative models produced by Yamaha for each member of the family, and the word is that all are totally satisfied with their instruments. The tour has also provided an opportunity to produce black sparkle and red sparkle versions of Andre's signature snare drums.

All of the commemorative drums being played by the Ceccarellis are available in France only, with a special "Ceccarelli Family Tour 2010" badge.

(UK)Keith Carlock Drum Clinic

The Keith Carlock drum clinic, a rare opportunity for drummers to get up close and personal with one of the world’s top players, was held in Reading, Birmingham, Manchester and Gateshead.

Keith with Yamaha PHX series

Keith has recently released “The Big Picture,” an instructional DVD that presents the music of Steely Dan, Wayne Krantz, and Tim Lefebvre, as well as his own band Rudder, using his Yamaha PHX drum set.

Please check out his interview on Yamaha Download UK.

http://yamahadownload.yamaha-europe.com/drums_features.php?id=85

Musik Messe 2010 Report

Musik Messe 2010 was held from March 24 to 27 in Frankfurt, Germany. At the Yamaha drum booth the brand new "Rock Tour" drums were on display in big rock sets with 10 inch toms representing the full color line-up. The Rock Tour drums, previously announced at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, were are major attraction, drawing large crowds of visitors.

In addition to the Rock Tour drums, Yamaha announced a limited edition of the Recording Custom drums designed just for Europe. Their beautiful wood pattern in Vintage Natural finish is reminiscent of the Real Wood finish of the historic YD9000 series.

http://europe.yamaha.com/eu/products/musical_instruments/drums/drumsets/recording_custom_vintage_ltd

In the event booth, Glenn Hughes and his band performed some of the finest rock grooves heard at the show. On the final day Billy Sheehan joined in on Glenn's signature tune, "Burn." It was clear to the excited audience that Yamaha rocks with power and style. The band’s talented young drummer, Matt Goom, played the Rock Tour drums and was obviously impressed by the set’s solid rock sound. The audiences and PA engineers couldn't hide the fact that they were deeply impressed as well.

The ultra high end model "PHX"

Maple Custom Absolute (White Grape Sparkle)

Oak X ( European Limited)

Club Back Beat uploaded

“Club Back Beat,” special Concept Series Snare Drum content, is now online.

W.NAMM 2010 Report

Yamaha’s brand new "Rock Tour" drums were announced at Western NAMM 2010, causing considerable excitement among visitors to the Yamaha booth.

Two variations were featured in the center of the booth: "Matte on Matte" coordinating a matte finished shell with matte silver hardware, and "Textured Ash" using the same paint technology as Yamaha’s ultra high-end "PHX" model.

The shell material is Big Leaf Mahogany. This wood is originally from South America, but has been reforested and now grows in Indonesia. Big Leaf Mahogany delivers rich low frequencies and controlled decay with a powerful, tight sound overall. Remo pinstripe heads help in achieving an even more aggressive tone.

The vertical Yamaha logo on the bass drum’s front head adds some modern rock attitude to the set. In both sound and appearance it is clear that these drums are a different breed from what people typically expect from Yamaha.

Sully Erna, vocal for the band “Godsmack,” provided a powerful demonstration for the press release event. In addition to his distinctive vocals for Godsmack, Sully is an outstanding drummer. The Rock Tour drums definitely proved their potential with their tight, solid response to Sully’s passionate playing.

65 excellent drummers including Dave McLaine (Machine Head), Paul Bostaph (Testament), and Jon Rice (Job For A Cowboy) participated in the autograph and photo session, and all expressed their admiration for the Rock Tour drums. "Looks cool, sounds great!"

Yamaha is destined to be a new force in rock in 2010.

Rock Tour ( Left : Matte Black Metallic  /   Right : Textured Green Sunburst )

Snare drums and Hardware

Yamaha 100 Year Anniversary Model (just for display)

Rock Tour Demonstration by Sully (Godsmack vo.)

Autograph & Photo Session

(JPN) Questlove of The Roots

Questlove of The Roots delivered a huge groove with Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute.

His main snare drum is a MSD1455 (Sensitive Series) tuned high. Impressed by the drum’s excellent projection during rehearsal, Questlove decided to make it a part of his kit on the spot. The second snare drum was a David Garibaldi signature model.

(JPN) Steve Hass of Manhattan Transfer at Blue Note Tokyo

To commemorate the release of the new album "The Chick Corea Songbook," Steve Hass of Manhattan Transfer is touring Japan.

He is playing a Maple Custom Absolute (Plum Maple) drum set with a Roy Haynes signature snare drum for the tour.

(JPN) Dave McClain of Machine Head

Dave McClain of Machine Head is touring in Japan with a Yamaha Oak-X* White Sparkle kit.

*Oak-X : European Limited

His configuration is
TT10"x6" / TT12"x7" / FT16"x15" / FT18"x16"/ BD22"x20"(Twin)

(JPN) Akira Jimbo on tour

Akira Jimbo is touring 108 Japanese cities, displaying his unique "One Man Orchestra" style in which he plays acoustic and electric drums simultaneously.

He plays a YD9000AJ drum set that was specially produced to commemorate his 30th year as a professional musician, based on the original YD9000 developed in 1977.

The set was placed in the middle of the hall so the audience could enjoy his extraordinary technique “in the round.”

The Akira Jimbo tour began on February 13 and will continue until July 17.

(CAN)Olympic drums in Vancouver

Yamaha drums are taking an active part in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
The drum set being used was produced specifically for the Olympics, based on the Yamaha Absolute series (Maple Custom Absolute), with a maple leaf design on an Apple Sparkle Fade finish. Apple Sparkle Fade is one of the most beautiful finishes Yamaha produces.

On the night of February 8 a gala event featuring Canadian popular group "Marianas Trench" took place. The band’s drummer, Ian Casselman, played the Yamaha set, attracting the attention of IOC delegates from all 80 countries, many of whom were so impressed by the beauty of this rare drum set that they were moved to take pictures of it as souvenirs of the event.

The drum set will be on the Robson Square stage where it will be seen and heard by an expected 120,000 people over the next two weeks.

Coming Soon

Rock Tour contents open

Rock Tour contents uploaded in 14th.Jan.10.

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