Join the Interest List for the 2025
Drum Fantasy Camp!
The 2025 Drum Fantasy Camp will
take place August 1-5, 2025. All
details and instructor information will be announced in January.
At DFC, you spend one full day in a class of 20 (or
less) with each of our four iconic instructors.
Our amazing band
will be back for a concert and nightly jams where
attendees sit in! The band features Hagar Ben Ari
(The Late Late Show with James Corden), Stu
Mindeman (Kurt Elling/Dave
Weckl), Chrissi Poland
(Michael Bolton/Moby), and Vinny Valentino
(George Benson/Vital Information).
Click
here
to join the interest list! We'll send you an email when
details are announced in registration opens!
Drum Fantasy Camp 2023
Recap!
The 2023 Drum Fantasy Camp
wrapped up on August 9, 2023. The nearly sold-out event
attracted drummers of all ages and from all around the
world to work with David Garibaldi, Gary Husband,
Larnell Lewis, and Dave Weckl - plus our amazing band!
Click here to read the recap and
see photos/video!
2023
Opening Concert: Dave Weckl Performs "Walk This
Way"
2022 Recap!
Drum Fantasy Camp triumphantly returned after a two-year hiatus
due to the COVID-19 pandemic! The sold out event took place
August 5-9, 2022, at Musicians Institute and the Loews Hollywood Hotel
in Los Angeles!
Drumming instructors included Mark Guiliana
(David Bowie/Avishai Cohen), Simon Phillips
(The Who/Jeff Beck), Steve Smith (Journey/Vital
Information), and Dave Weckl (Chick
Corea/Michel Camilo). The band featured bassist Hagar
Ben Ari (The Late Late Show with James Corden), pianist
Mike Garson (David Bowie), keyboardist
Stu Mindeman (Kurt Elling), singer Chrissi
Poland (Michael Bolton/Moby), and guitarist
Vinny Valentino (George Benson/Vital Information).
2022 Opening Concert:
Tribute to Drummers We Recently Lost
2022 Opening Concert:
Dave Weckl Performs
Stevie Wonder's "Do I Do"
Recap: AccessCuba with
Dave
Weckl!
Drum Fantasy Camp completed
its first-ever AccessCuba trip!
24 people joined legendary drummer Dave Weckl for musical
exchanges, concerts featuring Dave, and plenty of exploration in
Havana! It was an incredible experience - the first of many.
Click here for a full
recap, photos, and videos! You can also read about past Drum
Fantasy Camps!
What IS Drum
Fantasy Camp?
Drum Fantasy Camp is the
world's leading drum camp experience.
The
difference? It is run by top music industry people and it's the
only camp experience with a world-class band.
No other camp offers the combination of world-class drummers,
amazing musicians, blow-out performances, and personal attention
from legendary players in small classes.
The experience is friendly, non-competitive, and uplifting. This
is why drummers of all ages and playing levels have joined us
from all over the world year-after-year.
DFC is owned and managed by music industry professional
Steven Orkin. Steven manages marketing for drummers
Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, plus
guitarist Mike Stern and more, while working with several other music
artists. Steven is hands-on at the camp, running the events and
making himself available to talk about the industry and best
practices for getting ahead.
Music Director Vinny Valentino is a
composer/guitartist in Steve Smith's band: Steve Smith
and Vital Information NYC
Edition. He also writes and records with George Benson and
several other prominent artists. Vinny organizes the concerts,
runs the nightly jams, and teaches a "Groove Class" that our
attendees are welcome to attend.
Everyone at DFC is friendly and encouraging. The positive
atmosphere comes from an international crowd of players who are
so excited to be learning and performing with the world's best.
Click here to learn more
and register for Drum Fantasy Camp!
Great Moments at DFC
Opening Concert
2017
Gavin Harrision and Steve Smith
Crash Chris Coleman's Class! (2011)