Was toying with this idea on my way home an hour ago and called Jim Ayson about involving philmusic with this. I was thinking of the possibility of having a solid 100% hardcore drum and percussion show before summer 08. This would be an EB/Drum Festival of sorts wherein the showcase would be more on the drum enthusiast. There are alot out there who are not members of this forum who restores, builds, customizes, and collects drums of all shapes and sizes, it would be a thrill to see awsome vintage snares/kits/percs all in the flesh and I think it would be a treat to see all of these in one place in a nice function room in a nice hotel or mall. We can also invite drum groups like brigada, escola de samba de manila, pinikpikan, various drumline schools etc. we can have clinicians, jazz, progressive, even electronica drummers in the line up. Of course the various suppliers of drums across the city are all invited to showcase their wares, even the independent suppliers like Vinci.
Think of those Auto Shows held in mega mall, but instead of showcasing cars
well showcase drums.
we can even have awards at the end of the day via voting, like vintage snaredrum of the year, best restored kit, custom drum kit of the year, etc....
and the most important thing, nothing beats (pun intended) gathering and meeting new people who share a passion for this art of drumming
If ya think this is worthwhile to do then put on yer thinking caps and share your ideas, then lets meet up and do something about it.
