Something for everyone at
drumFantasy.09! Early-bird deadline extended
through June 30, 2009 -
SAVE $100 on the full camp!
The Camp
Now in its third year, Drum Fantasy Camp
is the premiere educational and
inspirational experience. Drummers of all ages and playing levels - and
from all over the world - come together for intimate master
classes, concerts, and jam sessions with some of the world's
greatest drummers.
This year's
staff includes Dave Weckl (Chick Corea,
Mike Stern, the Dave Weckl Band), Steve Smith
(Journey, Vital Information, Steps Ahead), Dafnis
Prieto (Herbie Hancock, Michel Camilo, Branford
Marsalis), and Peter Erskine (appears on more than
500 albums!)
Join us
August 15-19,
2009, at the beautiful Hyatt hotel in
Cleveland, Ohio.
You can come to
the full camp, or choose individual activities, such as the
clinic, concert, individual classes, and day passes. Click
here to
learn more!
The Clinic/Concert
At Noon on August 15,
2009, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Peter
Erskine, and Dafnis Prieto will put on a
three-hour drum clinic! Then, at 8:00 p.m.,
Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy, featuring all the
instructors, will perform!
Click
here to learn more and purchase tickets! (campers
automatically get a ticket!)
How Does
the Camp Work?
On day one, you
attend the opening clinic/concert (per above).
Then, for the
next four days, you attend two 3-hour master
classes per day. By the end of camp, you will have worked
with each instructor. People local to the Cleveland area
can purchase individual classes or day passes - click here for more
information about this.
Three of the
evenings are called "jam nights." On "jam nights," campers
alternate getting up and playing with Baron Browne
and Vinny Valentino (from Vital Information)
and singer Chrissi Poland (who recently performed
with Sting!) It's also a chance to hang out with fellow
campers and the instructors, who also get up to play! That's
when it gets fun...
Who
Attends?
It may sound crazy, but
attendees range widely in age and playing ability. What they
all have in common: a love for drumming and an appreciation
for the instructors they will learn from.
Attendees include working drummers,
"weekend warriors," high school and college
students, young drummers
attending with their parents, and plenty of "aficionados" who only
pick up the sticks periodically. The age range is 12-60!
Even more
incredible: people come from all over the country and all
over the world. In 2008, attendees came from: the United
States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Aruba, Portugal, the UK,
Germany, Italy, Greece, Japan, and more!
Take a moment to watch this
recap video from drumFantasy.08!
Have more
questions? Click here to view
frequently asked questions...
>>Click here for a recap, photos, video,
and testimonials from past camps.<<
inspirational experience. Drummers of all ages and playing levels - and
from all over the world - come together for intimate master
classes, concerts, and jam sessions with some of the world's
greatest drummers.
master
classes per day. By the end of camp, you will have worked
with each instructor. People local to the Cleveland area
can purchase individual classes or day passes - click
have in common: a love for drumming and an appreciation
for the instructors they will learn from.
