Drum Fantasy
Camp wrapped up on August 7 after another amazing
camp! DFC returned three former instructors - Simon
Phillips, Chris Coleman and Mike Mangini - plus the
very respected Bruce Becker and our all-star band!
The band featured bassist Hagar
Ben Ari (Scary Pockets/The Late Late Show with James Corden), keyboardist
Stu Mindeman (Kurt Elling), singer Chrissi
Poland (Michael Bolton/Moby), and guitarist
Vinny Valentino (George Benson/Vital Information).
For the very first time, the camp's main concert was
a club date! They performed two supercharged sets at
the world-famous Baked Potato jazz club! The
intimate venue was electric!
The next four days included four days of classes
with each of the drumming instructors. Bruce Becker
went overtime for each class, delivering nearly 7
hours of instruction each day! Simon Phillips got
everyone involved, playing along with him in each
class. Chris Coleman delivered his legendary class -
speaking poetically on a number of topics and
getting everyone up to accompany him on bass! Mike
Mangini also got the class involed with his prolific
teaching approach.
On the last day, Simon Phillips taught an
introductory recording class at Fever Studio in
Burbank. 12 lucky attendees got to work with Simon -
micing up a kit, getting sounds, and getting into
the recording process.
Special thanks to the Colburn School, Omni Hotel at
California Plaza and Fever Studios for amazing
accommodations!