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Craig Blundell
www.craigblundell.net
www.myspace.com/craigblundell
Craig has stamped his mark as one of the most in demand session drummers and International drum clinicians in modern day drumming. His list of commercial credits is rapidly expanding and he is now one of Mapex, Roland and Paiste's foremost clinicians. His clinic style, performances and level of entertainment have received rave reviews in the media all over the globe and have put him ‘out there’ with some of the best clinicians and educators in the world. He continues to stretch the boundaries of his instrument and always impresses people with his unique talent and approachable and infectious personality.
His credits have seen him playing with some inspirational people in the music industry. Craig is just about to start rehearsals with “David Cross” the virtuoso violin player from King Crimson. February see’s the band touring in Italy playing in front of David’s formidable fan base. The music is a mix of old Crimson tracks through to David’s own compositions, with Craig’s healthy obsession with time signatures, it sounds like the perfect mix.
After the tour Craig will be going back the USA to perform some clinics and workshops in Virginia. For all forthcoming tour dates please visit his new website at www.craigblundell.net He is also now demonstrating the new product lines for Roland, up and down the country.
Craig is also putting the final touches to “External Units” drum and bass album, which will be released in the early part of 2008. This passionate project started out as a bit of fun when the trio met while filming a drum project in 2006. The album is an eclectic mix of heavy guitar hooks and dark synth patterns with samples running throughout. For more album and touring information please visit www.myspace.com/externalunit
Apart from his heavy demand as a session drummer, Craig gets most of his satisfaction through education and motivating people through music. His unique teaching studio is now up and running in Surrey and is open to students of all ages who want to better themselves. This is your chance to study with one of the most respected and talented players in modern day drumming. Craig draws upon a wealth of experience to impart knowledge onto his students and to help them reach their goals. He uses his own material from his forthcoming book to show just simple and everyday patterns can be used to great effect. For more information please contact craigblundell@hotmail.com
In the midst of this heavy workload “The Two Worlds Collide” project with his close friend Adrian Erlandsson will be back up and running. This tour and DVD will show both players in their comfort zones doing what they do best then it all changes and both players will cross over into each others world with the aim to master each others unique playing style by being dropped in the deep end! With lots of tasks and challenges along the way, this unique DVD will show any aspiring player in any genre how to achieve goals and ambitions no matter what the challenges are. The DVD will show all the ups and downs of touring, recording and rehearsing and will include all the pitfalls that each of them face along the way. Scheduled for release 2008.
Craig has toured and performed at drum festivals alongside, Billy Cobham, Marco Minnemann, John Blackwell, Akira Jimbo and Stanton Moore, Gregg Bissonette, Gary Husband, David Garibaldi, Jason Bittner, Will Calhoun, Rodney Holmes, Andy Edwards, Nick D'Virgilio, Marco Minnemann, Liberty De'Vito, Mark Richardson, Pete Riley, Carl Palmer, Mark Mondesir and many more.
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