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And now Libor Hadrava can play “Dog Boots”…

08.28.12 by Patrick Leave a Comment

Yeah, I think Libor can play just about anything he sets his mind to. Last week, he told me, “I’m going to play ‘Dog Boots’.” The video below shows him nailing it. In case you’re unaware, “Dog Boots” is one of Virgil Donati’s signature tunes with Planet X in which he plays inverted double strokes with his feet.

For those dying to know, Libor’s playing the Pearl Demon Drive with very light spring tension. I sat down at his kit the other day and couldn’t believe how light the tension was. How he’s doing continuous doubles like that is beyond me!

I’m actually hard at work helping Libor write his first instructional book. It’s really amazing and unique stuff. More details and the release date will be posted here when available.

Filed Under: Check This Out! Tagged With: double bass, Libor Hadrava, prog, video, Virgil Donati

Virgil Donati Head Cam

11.28.11 by Patrick Leave a Comment

The perfect example of a video that simultaneously makes me want to lock myself in a practice room and also quit drums forever.

Filed Under: Check This Out! Tagged With: double bass, polyrhythms, prog, video, Virgil Donati

And the new Dream Theater drummer is…

05.01.11 by Patrick Leave a Comment

There’s been a lot of joking about Dream Theater’s secrecy and Mangini being a foregone conclusion, but there were some serious auditions to fill Mike Portnoy’s slot in Dream Theater. Not only is it incredible to see these absolute drumming monsters auditioning like no-name newbs (and making mistakes), but the production of this three-part documentary by Roadrunner Records is truly entertaining and informative to watch. I do not envy the band having to make a decision. The grand reveal in Episode 3 is a little over-the-top, and they treat it like Portnoy died in some tragic accident, but the series is very much worth watching straight through.

The Seven

  • Mike Mangini
  • Derek Roddy
  • Thomas Lang
  • Virgil Donati
  • Marco Minneman
  • Aquiles Priester
  • Peter Wildoer

Roadrunner has disabled embedding, so here are the direct links:

Episode 1 – http://youtu.be/L609JsPFmmI

Episode 2 – http://youtu.be/-vaDfcKzLbY

Episode 3 – http://youtu.be/2QHMQjH17aw

Filed Under: Musician News Tagged With: Derek Roddy, Dream Theater, Marco Minnemann, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, prog, Thomas Lang, video, Virgil Donati

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