 |
 |
NEWS: Saturday, September 9, 2006 "This book is brilliant. Go get it now." Click here to read the review of 30 Day Drum Workout on the Chix-with-Stix website. Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Hello everyone! I have just completed 30 lessons for Workshoplive in Pittsfield Mass. and they should be up and available very soon. These lessons were a lot of fun to produce! The lessons are for absolute beginners and really cover a lot of territory as far as reading , technique, playing drum beats, and all kinds of drum fills. I am getting ready to teach drums at the National Guitar Workshop in New Milford Conn. for four weeks this summer. This is always a blast and a great learning experience not only for the students, but for me as well. I always look forward to hearing the many different drummers that show up at the workshop! Have a great summer! Pete Sweeney Wednesday, March 22, 2006  Monday, December 19, 2005 My three book series entitled "The Complete Drumset Method" was reviewed very favorably in the latest Modern Drummer magazine. I consider Modern Drummer to be the true industry standard, and it's always a pleasure to have my books so well received. Please check out the review! I have recently performed on the instructional dvd of Blue Oyster Cult bassist Joe Bouchard. Yes...I did use a cowbell! It was a lot of fun and it was produced at the Guitar Workshop's new studio in Pittsfield Mass, also home to the newly emerging Workshop Live. I have an instructional dvd that will be premiered next month at the Los Angeles NAMM show entitled "The Drummer's 30 Day Workout." This dvd is a companion to a book I wrote about four years ago, and really focuses on many technical issues involved in playing the drumset. There are many fun and challenging exercises throughout and the material can be adapted to any particular musical style. Best wishes! Pete Sweeney September 13, 2005 This has been a very busy summer! I taught most of the summer at the National Guitar Workshop. In addition I played concerts with two of my favorite guitarists: Robben Ford and Lorne Lofsky. This July I had the opprtunity to meet and hang out with my favorite musician, Allan Holdsworth. Here we are hanging out and having a laugh. In August I recorded my third DVD for Alfred and Workshop Arts entitled "The 30 Day Drum Workout." The production was done in Pittsfield Mass. where Workshop Live is now located. I have been very active playing live with many different musicians. Please check out the calendar for more details!  May 24, 2005 Welcome to my website. This has been a long time coming. I would like to thank Brian Patneaude for designing this site -- very nice! For any interested drummers I have posted two examples to play on the lesson page. There will be frequent additions in the near future. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. Acknowledgments I would like to thank the following individuals: My parents Patrick and Patricia Sweeney; for the constant support throughout my career. Also thanks to my brother Paul and niece Lacee. My teachers Dave Calarco and Joe Morello; two of the finest musicians and people I have ever met. I am very grateful for the privilege to study with both of these great drummers. All of my musician friends: So many to list! Thanks to Tony Perrino, Matt Smith, Dan Toler, Jay Traynor, Laurel Masse, Ray Alexander, Joey Thomas, Adrian Cohen, Mike Del Prete, Brian Patneaude, Ryan Lukas, George Muscatello, Carey DeNigris, Dave Gleason, John Yelland, Doug Harris, Frank Mastan, John Pelosi, Kim Perlak, Steve Candlen, Gene Garone, Greg Brown, Erik Johnson, Dr. Tim Olsen, Jim King, Danny Welchel, Larry Lewis, John and Beth Leroy, Jim Deforge, Tobias Ralph, Dennis Mc Cumber, Jill Weinger, Rob Bulger, Joe Mele, Charlie Tokarz, Brian Melick, and Brian Murray. Thanks to my friends at the National Guitar Workshop, especially Paula Abate and Dave Smolover. Thanks to my editor Nat Gunod who is personally responsible for my career as an author. Many thanks to all of the folks who help me out with my endorsements: Joe Hibbs and Jeff Ivester at Mapex drums Neil Larrivee at Vic Firth Bobby Boos at Sabian Chris Brady and Roy Burns at Aquarian A very special thanks to Nick Brignola and Bud Hawn |
|
contact Pete Sweeney @ p9565@aol.com • (518) 495-6622
|