News
Modern Drummer blog, Aaron Pritchett for Fans Choice at www.ccma.org, Lieutanant Governor's award nomination and more !!
03 August, 2009 by jayson
Summer updates and news, read on.
Well hello everyone, hope you are having a wonderful summer. Mine has been busy with travelling to gigs all across the country with Aaron Pritchett, some sessions and time with the family.
First a few updates for you : Check out my newest blog at www.moderndrummer.com it is all about the Kenny Aronoff experience I had in June. This story also appears in the latest Black Page magazine www.theblackpage.net
Also go to www.ccma.org and vote for Aaron Pritchett for the Fans Choice award. It is a free vote and you could win a trip to Vancouver !!
I am also very honored to be nominated for Sask Arts Board Lieutenant Governors award in the category of Arts and Learning. Educating privately, in the schools and other outlets have become a very big part of who I am as a musician, and this is a huge honor. The awards gala takes place on Saskatoon on September 9.
A few other profile updates for myself can be found at www.sabian.com and www.evansdrumheads.com . Just received a few new cymbals from Sabian, I will post another news article on these brilliant products and the amazing service that goes along with them at Sabian.
I was also fortunate enough to be included in a recent magazine ad for Yamaha drums. Thanks to Sean Browne at Yamaha for this great opportunity. It is an add for the Oak Custom line, and man do these drums rock. check them out at www.yamaha.com/drums/home
Music In The House will get rolling very soon, but I have been presented with a great experience and challenge coming up in September. I am putting together a drum group for a half time show at a Saskatchewan Roughriders game. The game is on Sunday September 20 and the attendance will be right around the 30,000 mark !! I am assembling about 70 drummers, writing the piece we are playing and rehearsing it. This will be an amazing and memorable experience for all involved.
Have a great rest of the summer and I will write again hopefully sooner than later.
Stay groovy
Jayson