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DrumBeat News Vol 9 No 7: Huge Drum News for You

by TigerBill on Jul.14, 2010, under DrumBeat News


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Huge Drum News Coming!
I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately working hard to bring you some super slick Website upgrades that I’m really excited about. When you access the new stuff, I’m sure you’ll find your chops will take you anywhere you want to go! It’s a unique approach that I know you’re gonna dig and I’m getting it off the ground starting next month. So please stay tuned right here for the latest updates. And if you got this link from a friend and you aren’t yet on the mailing list, please register today so you can get in on all the cool stuff I’ve got lined up for you!

Also – and this is really IMPORTANT! – Please email me at info[at]tigerbill.com and let me know whether you are still interested in being on my Newsletter email contact list or not because I’m cleaning up the list to prepare for the cool stuff that’s about to be released!

Well, I’ve still got lots more work to do so I’ll let you check out the rest of the Newsletter and I’ll see you next month with news of something Big. HUGE!

Have Fun!


What DrumHeads Are Saying…

Tiger Bill: A big hello from Canada! I’ve been a long time user of your site and I think the amount and variety of content that you provide to the drumming public is fantastic!

Thank you so much.
Bill Sass

(Note: Above quote used with permission.)


Congrats to the Winners of Last Month’s Contest!

And a Huge THANK YOU! to the following companies for donating last month’s prizes:

ALFRED PUBLISHING Total Blues Drummer Book-CD by Scot Little Bihlman Book and CD

HUDSON MUSIC Groove Alchemy by Stanton Moore Book and Data Disc


Enter Our July Contest for Your Chance to Win Cool, Valuable Prizes!

CLICK HERE for a chance to win Beaten Path Beginning Drumset Level 1 Book and CD by Rich Lackowski, courtesy of Alfred Publishing

Note: You must live in the USA or Canada to be eligible to enter these contests.


Featured SOLO SPOTS!

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #76: Backsticking Speed Tricks of the Trade – Part One.

Check Out Tiger Bill’s Online Drum Shop Featuring Tiger Bill’s Concepts of Tension Free Drumming Hand Technique: Volume One DVD and the All New High Quality Best Selling Axis Pedal Yet – A21 Laser Double!


Upcoming Drum Clinics, Concerts, and Events!

August 2nd – For those of you on the East Coast!
Tiger Bill with the Vince Martell Band in a Special Performance Never Seen Before at BB Kings in New York City! Opening Act – Spanky and Our Gang! August 2nd Showtime 7:30 PM.

Rhythm Night Benefit August 13th!
August 13th – For those of you on the West Coast!
Rhythm Night: A Huge Night of Drums featuring David Garibaldi, Thomas Pridgen, and Marco Minnemann. Please do your best to make it to this benefit for Richie Hayward (founding drummer of seminal American roots rock band “Little Feat”) who is battling severe liver disease without the aid of health insurance! August 13th Showtime 6 PM.


Tiger Bill’s Latest Bottom Line Reviews

Check out all of my Drum Product Reviews!


Join Us for Some Fun & Educational Drum Talk!

I’ve got the hottest Forums on the Web and the safest, most educational no-nonsense ones too! My Forums are frequented by the greatest most knowledgeable bunch of DrumHeads on the planet and access is totally FREE, so why not join us for some fun, interesting, and highly educational talk?
Click Here for Your Free Forum Registration and join in the fun today!

DrumHead Central Forum

Click Here for DrumHead Central the forum where you can view or post questions about drummers, drums, drumming, and gear! Check it out by sampling some of our recent topics below.

Stanton Moore! contributed by site member LambChops.

Steve Wonder Kicks the Skins! from site member dlm513.

Drum Gear Review by Forum Members

Click Here for Drum Gear Reviews the forum where you can view or write a review on drum gear that you love or hate!

Drum Dial Review by site member cwdrummer.

ABOUT YOU Forum

Click Here to tell us all about you! The forum where you can post all about your drumming self including videos, photos,and whatever else you’d like to share with our other Forum DrumHeads!

Mallet Percussion Forum

Mallet Percussionists this Forum is for YOU! View or post any questions you have about mallet percussion and our in-house expert James Walker will help you.

Whatever

This is the place to go when you want to blow off some steam! You can talk about anything but drums, but please be nice – sharing your opinions are welcome, flaming is not!

Socialized Medicine Rocks! Join the discussion on this controversial topic, kick off by 777Drum.


Hope you enjoyed it but whether you did or not, your comments are always welcome! And don’t forget to Stay tuned for the HUGE drum news coming next month!

If you’re not a site member yet get on-board now! As a free site member you will receive a monthly email letting you know about the latest newsletter and you’ll stay informed of the latest contests, events, and other drumming related topics.

Between monthly newsletters, I blog about various topics of interest to DrumHeads so please bookmark this page and/or subscribe to the RSS Feed. And please leave your comments below!

Until next time:
Stay Well, Stay Loose, and I’ll see you online!
Tiger Bill

If you love drums and drumming, don’t miss these Websites:
TigerBill.com – For Free Expert Drumming Advice
TensionFreeDrumming.com – For Info on my Tension Free Drumming Concepts
DrummersWishList.com – For the lowest prices on the best gear and lesson books/DVDs/CDs

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DrumBeat News Vol 9 No 4: Reduce Your Stress

by TigerBill on Apr.26, 2010, under DrumBeat News


Tiger Bill Talk

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Learn a Quick and Effective Technique to Reduce Your Stress!

April is stress awareness month and if you have ever experienced stress and it’s bad side effects, you owe it to yourself to check out the video above where I demonstrate a simple method of relieving stress whenever you feel it coming on. The technique is also useful against stage fright. (continue reading…)

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DrumBeat News Vol 9 No 3: Fun at the Fusion Cafe

by TigerBill on Mar.26, 2010, under DrumBeat News


Tiger Bill Talk

Fusion Café… We’re Baaack!

The first time the Vince Martell Band played the Fusion Café, last December, we drew such a great response that we were invited back again. The Fusion Café is an ultra-hip club/concert venue built into the basement of a church. (continue reading…)

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DrumBeat News Vol 9 No 2: Year of the Tiger

by TigerBill on Feb.21, 2010, under DrumBeat News


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The Year of The Tiger!

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Tiger began on February 14th, 2010 – Valentine’s Day. So I guess this is my year! Cool! I plan on making the best of it. Click on the video above to see what the Tiger has to say! I’ll wait…

Let’s see, I’ve just opened a new online drum shop. You’ll still find it at the old location DrummersWishList.com but it’s running under a new host that seems to be even better than the last one. The one thing that hasn’t changed is that I’m still offering the lowest prices on the best drum gear on the Web and am featuring the all new (continue reading…)

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Drummers for Haiti

by TigerBill on Feb.14, 2010, under Drum Blog

Hey Gang –

The date is February 28th.
The starting time is 1 PM.
The place is Glenn Weber’s New Jersey School of Percussion on 14 Northfield Avenue West Orange, NJ.
The event – A day of Drum Clinics plus a Meet and Greet featuring five world class drummers.

Interested? Please read on! (continue reading…)

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DrumBeat News Vol 9 No 1: Lessons from Julie and Julia

by TigerBill on Jan.23, 2010, under DrumBeat News


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Julie and Julia is a recently released movie based on two true stories. It depicts events in the early life of Julia Child, famous American chef, author, and TV personality most famous for introducing French cooking to Americans with her massive bestselling cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking (first published in 1961) and the first to host a popular cooking show in 1963. Her life is contrasted with modern day Julie Powell who began a Web Blog documenting her daily effort to cook all 524 recipes in Julia’s famous book in 365 days. What kind of lessons can we as drummers learn from these two women? Plenty! (continue reading…)

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DrumBeat News Vol 8 No 12: Holiday Drum Gifts Issue

by TigerBill on Dec.06, 2009, under DrumBeat News


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Video Excerpt: Tiger Bill with Rock Legend Vince Martell at BB Kings in New York City
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Tiger Bill
I can’t believe it’s December already. Another year just about gone. Somebody needs to work on something to slow down TIME a bit. It’s going way too fast!

Before I get into the regular monthly updates, I’d like to ask for your help on behalf of a fellow drumhead. (continue reading…)

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DrumBeat News Vol 8 No 11: Tiger Bill at BB Kings in New York

by TigerBill on Nov.06, 2009, under DrumBeat News


Tiger Bill Talk

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An Important Message from Tiger Bill

November will be a busy month for me. If you haven’t purchased your ticket to DrumBeat Fest 2009, the first Worldwide Fest of its kind produced exclusively Online, please do it today! (continue reading…)

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Swine Flu Hoax Continues!

by TigerBill on Oct.21, 2009, under Drum Blog

I am not a fan of flu shots in general and I am currrently in my fifties and have never had one. A while back I put out a blog called The Swine Flu Hoax? Unfortunately, I feel that I have to remind you again to use common sense in the face of this so-called latest pandemic of H1N1 Swine Flu.

If you listen to the local and regional TV news and radio, you may think that it is necessary to get a Swine Flu vaccine as soon as possible. (continue reading…)

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