Wizdom Drumshed Schools Around the World!

Dom has created the first Wizdom Drumshed School in the world in Long Island (NY) many years ago. "Wizdom" is a mix of two words, wizard and Dom (For Dom Famularo). Put the two words together and you get Wizdom. These schools are taking place all around the world in collaboration with Dom to ensure that the quality of the studios and the teaching process is high class. The approach is unique and the result is amazing.

The Wizdom Drumshed in Canada

Steph offers private lessons and coaching for all levels of drumming. If you live in or are visiting the Quebec City area, private instruction is available. There are also programs for drummers worldwide who wish to travel to Quebec City for intensive study. Students have traveled from all around the world to study with Stephane.

For more information visit: www.stephanechamberland.com
or email: global2steph@mac.com

Rob Hirons (Wizdom Drumshed in France)

Rob Hirons is an independent drumset artist and educator based in Marseille in the south of France. He has toured with countless musicians performing literally hundreds of live shows in Europe and the USA, as well as doing extensive live and recorded work in France for artists such as Watcha Clan, Hofmann Family Blues Experience, Les Squaws, Rona Hartner, Isis Child and many others.

Widely recognized as a dynamic educator, Rob has been dedicated to his teaching career for more than 20 years. He currently maintains an extensive teaching schedule, coaching drummers both in the region and from further afield with his abilities to motivate and facilitate the development of aspiring students. He teaches in his own state-of-the-art private teaching studio 'The Wizdom Drumshed' in Marseille, France, created in collaboration with Global Drum Ambassador Dom Famularo.

Rob also performs and presents drum clinics, masterclasses and other educational events for drum schools and music centers to bring the art of drumming to a larger public in an educational setting.

Rob has studied drumset with many respected teachers including Ray Payne at his high school, Ronnie Bottomley, Dave Hassell, Tony Faulkner at Leeds College of Music where he gained an honours degree in Jazz Studies, and more recently, independent study with Dom Famularo in New York.

Rob currently works in partnership with Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, and Vic Firth Drumsticks.

The Wizdom Drumshed in France

The 18 meter square teaching studio contains two fully equipped Pearl drum sets with Sabian cymbals as well as a separate practice pad station with Vic Firth practice pads for developing hand techniques and a dedicated reading station with a professional concert snare drum for classical studies. There are microphones set up on both drum sets linked to a 16 channel mixing desk for play along and recording purposes and monitoring is facilitated by Vic Firth high quality closed headphones. The studio is also equipped with a complete audio video system including strategically placed digital cameras to be able to shoot each of the teaching stations showing the student in real time on two separate video screens and to record extracts of the lessons on to dvd or memory card for the student to take away for further study.

The studio is completed by a full multimedia section including a library of excellent drum tuition books, tuition DVDs and internet connection for World Wide Web access.

For more information visit: www.robhirons.com
or email: robhirons@free.fr

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Gary Williams (U.S. Wizdom Drumshed)

Garey has studied (Attended a Clinic, Master Class and/or Private Lessons) with the following: Billy Cobham, Steve Smith, Efrain Toro, Bernard Purdie, Louis Bellson, Jim Chapin, Chester Thompson, Dave Weckl, Jeff Hamilton, Mickey Rocker, Bill Goodwin, Jerry Steinholtz, Kenny Aronoff, Michael Shrieve, Larry London, Chuck Silverman, Mike Baird, Stewart Copeland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chad Wackerman, Lenny White, Dom Famularo, Liberty Devitto, David Garabaldi, Bobby Rock, Jack DeJohnette, Gerry Brown, Deen Castronova, Sonny Emory, Tony Williams, Rus McKinnon, Randy Boughton, Charles Dowd, Freddie Gruber, Richard Bailey, Tony Verderosa, Casey Scheurell, Colin Bailey, Rick Latham, Gregg Bissonette, Bruce Becker, Steve Houghton, David Friedman. Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Virgil Donati, Billy Ward, Joe Morello, Chet McCracken, Freddy Gruber, Ed Shaugnessey, Omar Hakim, Cindy Blackman, Tommy Igo, Gary Chaffee, John Riley, Hilary Jones, Thomas Lang, Bill Stewart, Clayton Cameron and Zoro.

Garey Williams has steadily built a reputation as both a world-class drummer and uniquely gifted educator. With over thirty years playing experience and over twenty years teaching experience, Garey has received attention from International publications and well known drummers.

With a Master's degree in Percussion Performance and Jazz Studies at Central Washington University, drummer Williams has been a fixture in the Northwest scene, having performed with such musicians as Diana Krall, Kristin Korb, Bud Shank, Barney McClure, Howard Roberts, Joe Williams, Bobby Shew, Jay Thomas, Clay Jenkins, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, Ray Brown, Eddie Daniels and Dizzy Gillespie. In 2001 he re-formed Ecstasy In Numbers with guitarist Mike Mattingly and bassist Rick White. The band became a hit on the underground scene and for three years have toured and performed in Seattle and the Northwest to standing-room-only crowds. The bands progressive-jazz/rock sound has been gaining the attention of clubs and promoters, as well as the ears of a small but growing European fan base.

Garey has released a wealth of teaching materials under his own publishing company, Drumset Artistry. He has available three educational DVDs: Developing a Solo Vocabulary, Rudiments Applied to the Drumset, Get A Grip, The Strokes and Motions of Drumming, two method books, Contemporary Drumming Essentials Volume One, Contemporary Drumming Essentials Volume Two and an educational CD. He has been published in Rhythm Magazine, Modern Drummer, Percussive Notes, Band World and the Warner Bros. publication, Turn It Up and Lay It Down.

Williams' teaching experience includes private lessons, master classes and clinics at public schools, drum schools, jazz camps, percussion festivals, music stores, drum shops and serving on the music faculty at Central Washington University, Yakima Valley Community College and Olympic College. Williams is an active educator conducting clinics for DW drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drumheads and LP Percussion.

The Wizdom Drumshed in Washington (USA)

Drum lessons art taught out of Garey's state-of-the-art Drumset Artistry teaching studio.

Included in this facility:

• Drum Workshop and Pacific drumsets with DW hardware
• Sabian cymbals and Remo drumheads
• A snare drum/practice pad station for classical/rudimental work with mirrors
• A TV/DVD/VCR player and a Digital Camera to record lessons
• A complete sound system for listening and play-along
• Internet hook up for web reference and video conference lessons
• A library of educational books, videos and DVDs.
• All in a spacious room with a vaulted ceiling, sky tube light and a return air
• The studio is soundproof

For more information visit: www.garywilliams.com
or email: garey@gareywilliams.com

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