Links

Drumming, and other, resources on the Web

The World Wide Web is a fabulous resource for learning about drumming and interacting with others with the same interest. Below are a few of my favorite drumming links. If you know of others, please drop me a note and I'll be happy to add them. Under Events Professionals I've listed some links to sites relating to corporate and community groups and events.

Drumming

Latin Percussion Musical Instruments, Inc.

The Percussive Arts Society: An excellent international organization dedicated to promoting percussion education

Djembe African Drums: Ika Mardianti Djembe African Drum & Hand Percussions; very comprehensive catalog

Ommadawn's International Drumcircle Directory

Modern Drummer Online

Modern Drummer Online - article about drum festival

The Drums and Percussion Page

RhythmWeb

MuseNet

Charanga Nueve:

Djembe instructional books and tapes

Contemporary African Drumset Styles book series by Chris Miller

Chuck Silverman: books and videos on AfroCuban drumset styles

Robert Friedman: author of "The Healing Power Of A Drum"

Ray Tregellas: drum education

Sabian Cymbals

African Drum Beat: Excellent UK site dedicated to West African drumming and percussion

Audix Micrphones

Danny Britt's site: Great drumming articles & links

Kalani Music Official site for Kalani, music educator, performer, author. Instructional Percussion videos, books and more

Drum Camp: Educational Summer programs in World Drumming, Drum Circle Facilitation and more

Peyman Nasehpour: Persian Drummer. Excellent site with many great sound clips

Santa Cruz Ethnic Arts Network (SCEAN): Great site dedicated to promoting ethnic arts

Jeff Salem's Drum Studio

Circle of Peace "Building Community ThroughWorld Music Drumming

Santa Cruz, California Community Rhythm Circle: Ongoing drum circle & info on local drumming

DRUMAGIK's Rhythm circles: Drum circles in Japan; Tokyo and nationwide

The Rhythm Of Life!™: Kenya Masala's dynamic community drum and dance programs; Austin, Texas

Shake and Rattle: Fine hand crafted gourd Shekeres

The Oshkosh Rhythm Institute - Rhythm based eventsûfor all types of community groups in the Oshkosh WI area.

Drum Circles.net: Drum circle rhythms and drum circle locator

Community Music School of Santa Cruz: Non-profit group dedicated to promoting music education in Santa Cruz County, California

Brian Melick: Percussionist, educator, Udu drum expert

RhythmSpirit Percussion: Dennis Maberry's site for classes & drum circles

Drum Cirlce Facilitator's Guild: A professional association of drum circle facilitators.

Rhythms Of Collaboration: Adam Rudolph's Site

High Energy Drums: Crafted drums & other percussion instruments

New Rhythms Foundation: Heather MacTavish's wonderful work with the physically and developmentally disabled. Based in northern California.

Lawton Percussion: Very fine gourd percussion instruments! Shekeres, Guiros & more.

Information For Northern New Jersey Freestyle Drummers


Boomwhackers: Fun, versatile percussion tubes

Glen Velez: Master Frame Drummer

Joseph Gromley: Percussionist

N. Scott Robinson: Percussionist

Todd Hammes: Percussionist/Composer

Yousif Sheronick: Percussionist

Alessandra Belloni: Traditional Italian tambourine player

Arnaldo Vacca: Percussionist

Drums On The Web

Drumming Circle.com: Drum Circle List

Primal Connection: Drumming & Outreach in Florida

Healthy Sounds: Drumming Therapy

Robopercussion: Excellent percussion education books

Talking Drum Publications: Great source for shamanic drumming information

Rhythm Revolution: A Chicago area drumming activities organization

Stress Solutions: Practical techniques (including drumming) and information for learning to handle stress

Jim Donovan Music: Hand drum site

Drumlesson.com: On-line Drum Lessons, Instrument Encyclopedia, Artist interviews, Forums and more

David Romero: Percussionst with Wayne Newton and Drum Circle Leader

Sound Directions: Connecticut based Staff Development, Wellness Programs, Drum Circles, Community Events and World Music Performance with Randy Brody.

www.drumrhythms.com -Lessons For Drumset,Congas,Djembe,Bongo&Handpercussion

AfroCubanChops: Clifford Brooks' Conga soloing method site.

Cedar Mountain Drums: Beautiful Native American style drums made with love and spirit

Drum Journey,"Your Guide To Community Drumming": Much great info, articles, etc.

The Latin Percussion Mailing List: Great resource for Latin Percussion playing

Rhythm Connection; Austin, Texas: Mission: to foster communication, community and fun through rhythm based events

Drumdogs.com: Drum and Percussion Forums - Chops, sticks, cymbals, rudiments and world percussion related topics

Virtual Drummer School: Top-notch on-line ducation for drumset players & percussionists

Jamtown: World Percussion Instruments & Multicultural Programs, Seattle WA

African Rhythm Traders: Djembes & Dunun drums, drum bags, djembe stands, Mamady Keita DVDs, hard-to-find African Percussion CDs, and lots more!

Latin Rhythm Traders: Latin drums & percussion, sticks, hardware, and great Latin CDs & DVDS.

Drum Loft: San Diego, CA center for drumcircles, instruction & instruments

Drumfest: Daveed Korup's fantastic drum education program

Voyeurhymic: Center for West African Musc & Culture, Melbourne, Australia

Drummm: Chicago area drum circles by Jeni Swerdlow

Daftasadrum: the answer's "Yes!" - what was the question, again?

411 Drums: Comprehensive site for drum information

Rootsy Records - Online Djembe Resource Site and Traditional Djembe Cultural Preservation Project

Hip Hop Samples:Downloadable multi track loops, drum sounds & software samples.

DrumPro: Online Drumming Magzine.

RhythmBe Center: Resource for preschools, staff & parents.

 


Events Professionals

Bill Hopkins Rock'n Orchestra: premier special events band

Hopkins Productions: Worldwide music and entertainment

Santa Cruz (California) Area Chamber of Commerce

Santa Cruz County (California) Conference & Visitors Council: request a free guide for information on corporate meeting facilities and tourist attrations in the Monterey Bay Area of central California

DEI New Age Web Works

www.bay-area-disc-jockey.com: San Francisco Bay Area disc jockeys

John Roarke: Comedian & celebrity impressionist for corporate meetings and events

Sir Dancelot: San Francisco Area and beyond. DJ & Karaoke Service

TeamBuilding i resource directory

SingaporeTeambuilding.com: Company specialises in teambuilding and teambonding activities. Through experiential learning(learning through doing), participants remember team learning values better. Based in Singapore, they travel regionally. Their clients include MNCs, Government related agencies & local companies.

Complete Events: One of the leading marquee-based event suppliers in the UK offering a complete event management and marquee hire service.


Team Building Solutions: Corporate Team Building Events by Corplearning.


The International Society of Meeting Planners

San Jose (California) Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce

Ackerly Entertainment

A South Bay Wedding: Comprehensive, one-stop site for Northern California wedding planning

Seascape Resort: Monterey Bay Area, California

www.californiadiscjockeys.com: California bay area djs,weddings,bar mitzvah,school dances,all occasions!

www.wedding-links.com: Wedding links, bridal shows,photography,wedding

PLM Productions: Fun, affordable full-service event coordination and party planning

WedAlert.com: Online wedding services site

Wedding Invitations by 1st Class Cards. Hundreds of styles to choose from. Perview and purchase them online. Orders print in two days or less. Express shipping available

Wedding-Recources.com: Directory of wedding vendors, organized by location and type of service

280 Group Product Marketing & Product Management: The 280 Group provides hand-picked Marketing & Product Management consultants and contractors as well as toolkits and training to help companies define, launch and market breakthrough new products.

BeChallenged.com.au: Team Building Activities desgined to provide experiential learning that promotes teamwork, communication and leadership.



Other

Santa Cruz Multimedia: Excellent audio, video & computer graphics company

Fourth World Vision: Non profit social justice and human rights organization

USA Musician: Fantastic resources for musicians

Wiefling Consulting: Enormously effective business beadership and project management consulting firm

Action Plan Marketing: Robert Middletons's excellent site for marketing information, teleclasses & much more!

William Russ, Jr.: Amazingly soulfull and passionate singer/songwriter with whom I get to work in The Bill Hopkins Rockin Orchestra


SelfGrowth.com: The most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.





SeaPhoto Maritime Photography: This is my brother Kurt's site. He is a ship model-maker par excellence! His martime photography has also been featured in books and periodicals worldwide.

Marketing Plans and Coaching by Charlie Cook: Attract more clients and grow your business with Charlie Cook's Free Marketing Plan Guide. Learn how to generate more leads and increase sales with the articles and marketing manuals on this site. Highly recommended.

Making Music Magazine: Great print and online publication for recreational music making.

Lyrics

Song Lyrics

Free Ringtones: Polyphonic, ringtones, wallpaper, Java games

Enterprise Essentials: Promo Marketing Products & Services

Zepti.org: Search engine & web directory


Art Gallery: Visual Art Online resource

ModernBeats.com: Offers drum loops, acid loops and hip hop samples for modern music producers, plus music production tips & tutorials, beat contests & music contracts for modern musicians

Record Label Guide: Music Business Toolbox is a complete guide to start your own record company or an independent music label and manage them



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