A degreed professional musician with a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, and Master of Music post-graduate work, Bart Elliott has worked for 40+ years in the music and entertainment industry with over 100 album recordings to his credit. His decades of experience exhaustive understanding of contemporary and classical music makes him a complete and skilled master musician.
Bart continues to work as an active drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, music arranger, director, comedian, MC, educator, writer and visual artist. He is the owner and creator of DrummerCafe.com, which he founded in December of 1996.
The 20 th Annual Chicago Drum Show , presented by Rob Cook of Rebeats , took place May 15th & 16th, 2010 at the Kane Country Fairgrounds in St Charles, Illinois. The Chicago Drum Show is the world's l...
From a first-place finish in Slingeriand's Louie Bellson National Drum Contest at the World Famous Frank's Drum Shop (read about that whole experience in the December 2005 issue of Classic Drummer mag...
Bart Elliott reports on the Sticks 'n' Skins Tennessee Tour beginning with the Sticks 'n' Skins Artist Book Signing at Fork's Drum Closet , on May 5, 2010. Sticks 'n' Skins artist appearances include...
Born in Chicago, Illinois on January 5, 1953, Paul Wertico started playing drums at the age of 12 and became a professional by the age of 15. Self-taught on the drumset, he developed his unique musica...
John Aldridge stopped by the Drummer Cafe stage at the 2010 Chicago Drum Show to visit with me and discuss/demonstrate the fine art of drum engraving. Aldridge has engraved metal drums for the likes o...
After finishing up his busy USA clinic tour this spring (April/May 2010), as well as being one of six featured artists at the 2010 Modern Drummer Festival , Benny Greb stopped off in Nashville to give...
Born Brad Carlson on June 12, 1951 in Rockford, IL, Bun E. Carlos is best known as a founding member and longtime driving force behind the American rock band, Cheap Trick . A true legend in the pop mu...
Born on July 10, 1943, Denny Seiwell began his professional music career as a young teenager, having been introduced to the drums at the age of 5 by his father. After high school, a stint with the Nav...
The Cymbal Summit , which took place on May 7-8, 2010, in Memphis, Tennessee, is the first and only international conference dedicated to the cymbal. Hosted by Memphis Drum Shop , the two-day conferen...
The Drummer Cafe recently caught up with jazz drummer/educator, John Riley , at the Memphis Drum Shop while attending the 2010 Cymbal Summit ; May 7th and 8th. John holds a Bachelor of Music degree in...
This video interview with Garry Peterson was recorded on May 20th, 2009, during the JNDC ( Joyful Noise Drum Company ) Day at Fork's Drum Closet . Canadian drummer, Garry Peterson , born on May 26, 19...
The National Association of Music Merchants ( NAMM ) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2010 NAMM Show, the longest-running trade show in the United States. At show c...
Bill Bachman has studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has played quads in the University of North Texas' indoor drumlin...
The 2009 Percussive Arts Society International Convention ( PASIC ), held in Indianapolis, IN, is exceptionally noteworthy — not only has it been twenty-eight years (1981) since Indianapolis hosted PA...
Born on April 4th, 1964, Gary Asher has spent almost his entire life as a drummer, teacher and drum collector. Currently residing in Birmingham, Alabama, Asher credits his father who was a drummer in...
Drummer Cafe founder , Bart Elliott , reports from the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, TN, July 17-19, 2009, with over 40-minutes of video coverage. Catch an exclusive interview with Roy Burns , as wel...
Dave Heim , an employee of Ludwig/Musser (1976 - 1983), shares his memories of working for the Ludwig Drum Company. Dave (aka DaveFromChicago) joined the DC community back in 2004; he passed away in N...
I first learned of the Joyful Noise Drum Company in November 2006 while reporting for the Drummer Café at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Austin, TX. It was during my i...
Drummer Cafe founder , Bart Elliott is reporting from the Chicago Drum Show at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles, Illinois, the weekend of May 16-17, 2009. Below is a multimedia presentation...
John "Sib" Hashian , a former member of the multi-platinum selling band, BOSTON , Sib played on the first three BOSTON albums, Boston , Don’t Look Back and Third Stage which produced three top 20 hits...
Frank Briggs and Melonie Magruder bring you this Drummer Cafe report from the 2009 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. Appearances by Matt Chamberlain , Poogie Bell , John Good ( Drum Workshop ), Roy Burns ( Aq...
Born in Hempsted, NY and growing up in St. Albans, Queens , NY, 73-year-old Alan J.P. Thompson first became inspired and interested in music and drumming while viewing town holiday parades down Linden...
In this January 2009 interview with Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz we discuss the state of the music industry. We talk about how to 'break-in' or 'make it' in the music business, as well as how successful mus...
Nashville's finest drummers filled Fork's Drum Closet to witness first-hand the 30 snare drums and Jarrah Ply / Wandoo Burl gloss drumkit that arrived from Australia. Brady Drum Company representative...
In 2005, Bart Elliott initiated the first annual community drum solo here at the Drummer Cafe . The purpose of the event is foster community among the Drummer Cafe community forum members and to furth...
Billy Ward invited me out to Ocean Way Studios in Nashville to hang while Billy was cutting tracks for a new Chris Shinn record. Here's a little bit of video coverage from the recording session, plus...
I had the pleasure to sit down and interview SoundSeat, Inc. founder and builder, James "JR" Baker , during the 2008 Chet Atkins Appreciation Society convention, located at the Sheraton Hotel in Nashv...
The 18 th Annual Chicago Drum Show , presented by Rob Cook of Rebeats , took place May 17-18, 2008 at the Kane Country Fairgrounds in St Charles, Illinoi (just outside of Chicago). The Chicago Drum Sh...
The 2005 Percussive Arts Society International Convention ( PASIC ), held in Columbus, Ohio was the 30 th PASIC! The Percussive Arts Society has a long history in Columbus, starting with early issues...
I recently connected with Ryan Lacey, a professional drummer, percussionist and educator in La Grange, Illinois, who is the founder of Eucatape , a eucalyptus infused tape for hand drummers. With a mu...
