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Zoro is the latest addition to Tiger Bill’s Halloween DrumBeat Fest 2009

We’ve got lots of great stuff going on this month. First up is a gig I’ll be playing with the legendary Rock Guitarist Vince Martell on October 23 at 7:30 PM in the Living Room Concert Series at The Record Collector 358 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown, NJ 08505. If you haven’t been to this cool place yet you’ve got to check it out. Visit www.the-record-collector.com for more details. The first volume of my Tension Free Drumming DVD will be available for purchase there too – at a discount! And if you do make it out, please come up and say Hey!

Next up is our October 31st, Halloween Day, DrumBeat Fest 2009, which is being offered online this year for the first time. You can watch the show regardless of where in the world you live and you can watch it anytime between October 31st and November 30th, as many times as you like. All you need is a computer, Internet connection, and a ticket. Tickets are on sale now from Drummers Wish List for the ridiculously low price of $10, which buys you a standard ticket that allows you to enjoy all of the great drummers who are part of our 4 1/2 hour long Online Fest!

And if you go for a premium ticket, which costs $50, you’ll get the same access to the Fest as a standard ticket but with two valuable perks. The first is a one-hour private drum lesson with me, either in my studio or over the Web. The second is a one year subscription to my new online Tension Free Drumming Learning Center! So if you’ve ever thought about taking a drum lesson with me, you’ll never get a better bargain than this!

Our latest DrumBeat Fest Artist Lineup includes: Award-winning drummer Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall); Zoro, one of the funkiest drummers on the planet; Sherrie Maricle, leader of DIVA Jazz Orchestra and Five Play; drummer and composer of numerous movie TV soundtracks Terry Silverlight; Southland New Zealand Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, founder of the Cape Breton International Drum Festival, and winner of the Music Nova Scotia Canada Musician of the Year Award Bruce Aitken; rhythmist, percussionist, instrumentalist, and drum educator extraordinaire, Scott Pellegrom; master educator and creative educational drum product developer, Wes Crawford, and the incredible 8 year old drummer Michael Manasseh who easily negotiates complicated rhythmic patterns that would give drummers 5 times his age nightmares! And I will be performing too, so please join us!

All proceeds from DrumBeat Fest 2009 go to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in memory of my dad, who lost his battle with PD. And while you’re at it, check out our Online Drum Auction and bid on as many items as you like. More great drum products are being added regularly, thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors who currently include DRUM! Magazine, Alfred Publishing, Aquarian Drumheads, Audix Microphones, Axis Percussion, Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzers, Dream Cymbals, DrumFun, DW Drums, Evans Drumheads, Hudson Music, ProLogix Percussion, Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Sabian Cymbals, Sonor Drums, and Zildjian Cymbals.

Don’t miss your chance to enter two cool contests this month, with prizes courtesy of Alfred Publishing and Hudson Music. And I’ve also got a cool, easy way for to make some extra cash, which could come in handy in these poor economic times. You’ll find it all in this issue of DrumBeat News!

Feel free to drop me an email or leave a comment on this blog, your feedback is always greatly appreciated!

Have fun and stay loose!

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What DrumHeads Are Saying…

Hey Bill,

Thanks for your service to the drum community–
Cheers!

Todd Sucherman

(Note: Above quote used with permission.)

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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 The Commandments of R & B Play-Along Book and CD set by Zoro
HUDSON MUSIC DeLong Way to Polyrhythmic Creativity on the Drumset Book and CD set by Paul DeLong

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Enter Our October Contests for Your Chance to Win These Cool, Valuable Prizes!

CLICK HERE for a chance to win Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Drum Transcription Book, courtesy of Alfred Publishing

CLICK HERE for a chance to win The Best of Modern Drummer Festival 1997-2006 DVD, courtesy of Hudson Music

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

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CHECK OUT THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO OUR ONLINE AUCTION AND PLACE YOUR BIDS TODAY!

Here’s your chance to pick up some once-in-a-lifetime deals on top quality cymbals, microphones, Axis pedals, electronic metronome practice pads, drum books, DVDs, and more. Just click the link that follows, check out what we’ve got and email in your bid on any and all the items you want. Winners will be notified by email. Place Your Auction Bids to Benefit Parkinson’s Research.

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Featured SOLO SPOTS!

Tiger Bill’s Video Drum Lesson: Comparing Your Speed to Buddy Rich – Part 2

Don’t Miss Tiger Bill in Concert with Vince Martell on October 23 at 7:30 PM at The Record Collector in Bordentown, NJ

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EARN EASY MONEY – NO KIDDING!

I’m sure you’re sick and tired of the all of the money-making scams going around the Internet, I know I am! But here’s a legit money-making offer. I know because it’s mine! I’ve had an online store for a number of years but this is the first time I am offering affiliate memberships. Any can register as an affiliate, it’s totally free. If you don’t know what an affiliate is, it is a way of making money by posting either a simple text link or graphic banner on your Website that contains a special affiliate code. When someone clicks on the link on your site, it takes them to my online store where you receive a percentage of the profits from the purchases they make. It doesn’t cost you anything to become an affiliate and you have the potential to make some easy money. As my affiliate you can make as much 15% on any of my own products, such as my Tension Free Drumming DVDs and DrumBeat Fest Ticket Sales, to 5% on third party products that I sell. If you are interested in trying it out, follow the lick to my Online Drum Store and click on Become an Affiliate at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions. Or for more details, email me at affiliates[at]tigerbill.com.

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Tiger Bill’s Latest Bottom Line Reviews

Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Drum Transcription Book from Alfred Publishing

The Best of the Modern Drummer Festival 1997-2006 DVD from Hudson Music

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The Supper Invitation

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Until next time:
Take care, have fun, stay loose, and I’ll see you online!
Tiger Bill

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