Author & Contributor

Owner / Founder / Contributor
Bart Elliott

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.

www.bartelliott.com

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David Phillips' new book, From The Riser: A Drummer’s Perspective II , is to feature over one hundred and twenty drumming legends including Neil Peart (Rush), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Lars Ulric...
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Join Asheville Rhythm for our Fifth Annual Asheville Percussion Festival on June 17-19, 2016 at the Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa St. among the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains in Asheville, NC....
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At the 2016 Winter Guard International ( WGI ) Indoor Percussion World Championships , six of all 18 awards for marching percussion were awarded to groups using Yamaha instruments exclusively. Since 1...
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After recently being acquired by JAM Industries , Rhythm Tech is getting ready to begin the next great chapter in its 36-year history of pioneering meaningful innovations for modern drummers and percu...
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Universal Percussion, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Avedis Zildjian Co. , accusing it of violating Universal Percussion’s rights in the trademarks S and S SERIES, which Universal Percussion has use...
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Pinegrove Leather is an artisan craft workshop located in the Yorkshire Pennine town of Hebden Bridge, England. The smalll company, founded by Rod Boyes and Lou Comerford Boyes, focuses on creating hi...
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Hal Leonard recently released three new publications for the American progressive rock band Dream Theater : Guitar Play-Along , Bass Play-Along , and Drum Play-Along . Known for their exciting live sh...
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Three years on, Cymbomute , the class leader in consumable cymbal practice mutes, is still a fast growing global brand. Cymbomute practice mutes allow drummers to retain the use of their REAL cymbals...
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Guitarist/vocalist Pat Travers and legendary drummer Carmine Appice , of the mighty Vanilla Fudge and formerly with Rod Stewart’s band, have joined forces a number of times over the years, and the end...
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Grammy-winning guitarist/producer Lee Ritenour hosts the biennial Six String Theory Competition for the 5th time with applications accepted in Guitar, Bass, Piano/Keyboards and Drums. Registration is...
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Former Alice Cooper drummer, Neal Smith , is auctioning off his collection of rock memorabilia — including his 18-Piece Mirrored Premier Drum Kit from The Alice Cooper Group Record Setting 1973 Billio...
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The legendary drummer, Corky Laing , is back on the road with his first solo project since 1977. “Corky Laing plays Mountain” toured the UK in November 2015. Following an enthusiastic response from th...
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We are saddened to report that our friend, Mapex Drums Artist Relations Manager, Joseph Hibbs , died unexpectedly on Monday, February 8, in Los Angeles, California; he was 63.
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Logan "Robot" Gladden & Paul Stanley (KISS) The legendary rock group, KISS , was in Durant, Oklahoma last Friday (January 29), performing a meet and greet acoustic set when drummer Eric Singer walked...
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Applying more than 40 years of experience as a drummer, dealer and sales director for top companies such as Sabian, Yamaha, Tycoon, MARS and Mountain Rhythm, David Kelley launched Kelley Percussion 3...
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Yamaha chose to use NAMM 2016 to reintroduce to the world one of the company’s most iconic lines of drums and the most recorded drums in history with the return of the Recording Custom Series . Widely...
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At the 2016 NAMM Show, Yamaha Drums showcased the company’s next generation CSS-1450A and CSS-1465A Concert Snare Drum models featuring upgraded hardware. Ideally suited for wind ensembles and a wide...
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In recent years, Peter Erskine feels that he has strayed from his true love — fusion and R&B drumming. Dr. Um , which Erskine self-produced, marks his return to “the kind of drumming I was best-known...
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Joyful Noise Drum Company is proud to announce their 10th Anniversary TKO Snare Drum. The Joyful Noise Drum Company will release 10 limited edition TKO snare drums in conjunction with their 10th Anniv...
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Hammerax has released a video revealing over 50 new Liquicy cymbal from their private collection. Hammerax Liquicy cymbals were unveiled in 2007 after research into developing a cymbal of increased fl...
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Yamaha announces the application process for the 2016 Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) competition is now open. The prestigious annual YYPA Program, which underscores Yamaha’s commitment to musi...
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The Austrailian drum manufacturor, Brady Drum Company , has announced their closure, effective November, 24, 2015. In 1980, company founder, Chris Brady , first introduced the world to the first solid...
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As a growing company with a great product to sell, Cymbomute Ltd has been investigating ways of making life easier for our U.S. customers. Now all Cymbomute products are being held across the U.S. in...
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With this first of-its-kind collection, drummers can now play Buddy Rich's charts with the Buddy Rich Alumni Band! Arguably known as the "world's greatest drummer" for his unique virtuoso technique, B...
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There are a lot of great products on the market designed to dampen a drum, however I wanted to show you a quick, inexpensive do-it-yourself that can achieve similar sonic results while at the same tim...
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In this Drum Green! segment I am going to show you a simple do-it-yourself project on how to make your own snare drum wire dampeners . Before I get into that, let me provide a little backstory. When I...
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Long-standing Drummer Cafe VIP member, Ernie Durawa , stopped by the Drummer Cafe studio while he was in Nashville for the 2014 Summer NAMM Show. Ernie grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and has been a ma...
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What looks like a Snare drum press conference is actually a microphone shootout conducted by Nashville veteran engineer, Lynn Fuston . Learn how Lynn compares 21 of the most widely used microphones fo...
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The Taye MetalWorks Bass Drum Pedals are built to provide the essence of what you feel in each and every performance. You start with its quick response to what your foot tells it. Then take a look at...
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In this exclusive video interview, Nashville drummer, Steve Sinatra , talks about his music career and experiences with Joyful Noise Drum Company.