Good Friday     10am - 5.00pm

Saturday        9.00am - 5.30pm

Sunday                   CLOSED

Easter Monday      CLOSED

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The evening started with a great performance by local drummer Ed Richardson and his band Somethin' Kinda Blue.

Sebastiaan delivered an awesome performance, showing what a versatile player he his with either sticks or brushes in his hand.

Joined on stage with Sebastiaan was Sax player Steve Kaldestad all the way from Canada and the amazing bass player from Jamie Cullum's band Jeff Gascoyne. Jeff was struggling to see the music under the stage lights so a bit of improvisation was needed. Very Jazz!!!!!! 

Saturday 22nd December     9 - 5.30
Sunday 23rd December          11 - 4
Christmas Eve                          10 - 4
Christmas Day                          CLOSED
Boxing Day                                 CLOSED
Thursday 27th December       10 - 6
Friday 28th December             10 - 6
Saturday 29th December         9 - 5.30
Sunday 30th December          CLOSED
New Years Eve                          CLOSED
New Years Day                          CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January         10 - 6

We are delighted to introduce the Sebastiaan De Krom trio, playing live at the Venue, Abbey Street, Derby on Wednesday the 28th of November 2007. The event will take on the format of a normal drum clinic but also appearing on stage with Sebastiaan will be saxophonist Steve Kaldestad and either Sam Burgess or Mark Hodgson on double bass. Sabastiaan is probably most well known as the drummer for the hugely successful pianist Jamie Cullum.

Thomas Lang has dedicated his life to the exploration of all things drum.
In addition to his relentless touring, recording and performing schedules, Lang’s instructional DVD “Creative Control” (Hudson Music) is now one of the biggest-ever selling instructional DVDs of all time and he has managed to find time to lend his expertise to Meinl Cymbals, the Remo Corporation and Sonor Drums to help develop new and exciting gear and drums accessories.

A native of Vienna, Austria, Lang took up drums at the tender age of five. Inspired by a televised performance of a heavy metal band, Lang assessed (quite rightly!) that he wanted to be a drummer when he grew up because, “the drummer looked like he was the boss – AND he got to sit down!”

In addition to years of private tuition, Lang was formally educated at the Vienna Conservatory of Music. As the youngest student enrolled at the legendary institution, early on Lang received a diverse education in a multitude of styles including Jazz, Classical, Fusion and Big Band? After leaving the conservatory, Lang began working professionally – slowly working his way through the European Pop, Rock and Jazz scenes. Working obsessively (sometimes with up to 15 projects simultaneously) Lang earned his stripes by working with some of Europe’s most demanding recording and touring outfits including Falco, John Wetton, Bonnie Tyler and many others.

In addition to his work with other artists, Lang’s 1995 solo release, “Mediator” topped the charts in Europe and garnered rave reviews for its innovative Jazz/Dance/ProgRock sound.

Despite his grueling touring and rehearsal schedule, Lang remains committed to a rigorous daily practice schedule. “I religiously follow a constantly-evolving practice routine. It’s not glamorous, but for me daily practice is a principle source of growth and inspiration in my playing,” says Lang.

Lang’s daily practice regime eventually became the basis for his 2-part series of instructional videos, “Ultimatives Schlagzeug I & II” which were originally released in 1995. Due to overwhelming demand, these videos were re-released on DVD in 2004 by Hudson Music (http://www.hudsonmusic.com/).

In his quest to, “play the unplayed,” Thomas has worked cooperatively with the research and development team at Meinl Cymbals to create, “Tom’s Becken” – a pitch-matched range of contemporary crash cymbals that provide acoustic and electronic drummers with modern sounds that resemble artificially engineered cymbal samples. Launched in 2002, “Tom’s Becken” were so well received that in 2004 Thomas Lang worked with Meinl once again to design the “Fast Hats” (www.meinlcymbals.com).

In 2002, Meinl approached the Remo Corporation to produce the “Thomas Lang Practice Kit” -
a totally silent, completely portable practice kit. “When I travel its hard for me to keep up with my practice because I worry about disturbing people in hotel rooms, or backstage. Then, it occurred to me that tons of drummers must give up playing because it’s too expensive or not feasible to keep up practicing. I took my idea for a totally portable kit to the guys and Remo – and the rest is history,” says Lang. (http://www.remo.com/)

Thomas Lang currently plays Sonor drums, Meinl cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drum heads, Roland electronics, Gibraltar hardware, Hardcase road cases and AKG microphones

His highly anticipated follow-up DVD, "Creative Coordination & Advanced Foot Technique" (Hudson Music) was released in November of 2006 and is available through his offical merchandise site, http://www.muso-mart.com/.

Thomas's solo album, "Along These Lines" is scheduled for release in early 2007 along with a music-inspired clothing line. Lang currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and identical twin sons.

Despite his reputation as an innovative and prolific drummer, Lang has a surprising take on technique. “Technique has nothing to do with music. It’s like a tool, like a hammer. You can build a shed – or you can build the Sistine Chapel,” Lang told Modern Drummer magazine. “Some days I want a shed – some days I want the Sistine Chapel – or a villa or maybe a bowling alley!

Thomas Lang's official website is: http://www.sticktrix.com/
Thomas Lang's official myspace page is: www.myspace.com/thomaslangdrummer

Tickets are priced at £5 and are available from the shop. Doors open at 7.30.)

Louis is an acknowledged master of percussion and his celebrated career includes touring and/or recording work with some of the greatest names in contemporary music, including Madonna, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Santana (Supernatural album), Jackson Browne, Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Shakira, Ozzy Osborne, Queen Latifah and Cuban legends Arturo Sandoval and Cachao.).

He can also be heard on the scores and/or soundtracks to such box office smashes as Mission Impossible, Rain Man, Waiting To Exhale, Coming To America, Drumline, Out of Time, The Italian Job, Oceans 12, Sideways, Disney’s animated Tarzan, Brother Bear and countless others. Endorsed by Meinl, Luis has designed his own signature series of instruments.).

His percussion clinic tours take him around the world teaching musicians the essentials and history of Afro-Cuban rhythm.

Tickets are priced at £5 each and are available in store or by calling (01332) 360657.

immy Chamberlin is probably best know for his time spent with The Smashing Pumpkins, one of the biggest alternative rock band of the 90's who, with albums like Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness went on to sell millions of records. After the demise of the band in 2000, Jimmy carried on his musical partnership with Billy Corgan in the short-lived outfit Zwan.

Although often perceived as "merely" a great rock drummer, there are so many other sides to Jimmy's playing. Taking lessons with future Yani drummer Charles Adams from the age of 9, Jimmy went on to study under many leading teachers, learning Latin, Brazilian, and Big Band Techniques. Following Zwan's break up, Jimmy joined forces with friend and fellow jazz enthusiast Billy Mohler to form the The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. The result is an Album that partners jazz, fusion and rock explosiveness, Life Begins Again.

This is the first time Jimmy has been to the UK to perform any kind of Clinic or Masterclass, making this an incredibly exciting event.

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