Neil Peart -- The Latest News

Drum Channel has posted a nine-minute video about the making of the Hockey Theme.

Watch the Making of the Hockey Theme with Neil Peart

Via Rushisaband.com

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Neil Peart and DW Drum's John Goode talk about DW shell technology.

SSC - Specialized Shell Configuration Part 1

SSC - Specialized Shell Configuration Part 2

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There's a short video on the TSN website that shows Neil Peart recording his new version of "The Hockey Theme" with a new drum kit. This DW kit is white and has logos from all 30 NHL teams.

Watch the video

Story about the recording and the drum kit

Thanks to RushFan19 on The Rush Message board for the head's up.

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There's a new video on DrumChannel.com of Ari Gold (from the film Adventures of Power) interviewing Neil Peart.

Click to watch the video on Drum Channel

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The video of Power (Ari Gold) and Neil Peart is now on YouTube:

Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up!

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It's a great week for Neil Peart fans! On DrumChannel.com, you can watch the following:

1. Neil Peart Drum Jam - Part 1 - With Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, and Joey Heredia (Free)

During a warm-up session with Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, and Joey Heredia, the Drum Channel crew was so impressed, we started rolling the cameras and managed to capture this amazing musical performance.

We call this "Part 1" of the Neil Peart Drum Jam. The full length jam can be found as a "Bonus Lesson" in Neil's Master Class titled Frontiers of Composition and Articulation - available on DC later this week.

2. Live video webcast with Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, and Doane Perry

On 6/18, at 6pm PST we have a live video webcast with...
- NEIL PEART (Rush)
- DOANE PERRY (Jethro Tull)
- TERRY BOZZIO (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons)
They'll be talking about progressive rock drumming and answering your questions in chat. This is gonna be huge, you won't want to miss this.
WATCH IT LIVE:
http://www.drumchannel.com/entertainment/42132.aspx

3. Neil Peart Master Class on DrumChannel.com - Now Available - $14.95

I just bought this but haven't watched it yet. I'll write up a review when I get a chance.

Here are the details:

YOU GET ALL 10 LESSONS AS A PACKAGE FOR 14.95.

Neil Peart's Master Class is a series of lessons that will give you creative concepts and applications to expand your musical vocabulary as he shares what he has learned in the areas of composition and articulation.

LAST UPDATED: 6/17/2009
TEACHER/S: Neil Peart
PRICE: $14.95

LESSON LIST [TOTAL LESSONS: 10]
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Bonus Lesson

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
Workbook : Neil Peart Master Class Workbook

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Neil Peart has penned a new article called "The Heart and Soul of a Drumset." The first chapter "Bass Drum Heartbeat" is available on the DW website.

In addition, there's a great video of Neil talking about the DW "X shell" and hybrid kit. In the video, there's a time-lapse sequence of Lorne Wheaton setting up the Snakes kit. Pay close attention to the song playing in the background.

Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up.

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Rush.com has added a video interview with Lorne "Gump" Wheaton, Neil's drum tech. In the video, Lorne goes over the entire setup, including the backstage area.

To watch the video, go to Rush.com and click Multimedia. The interview with Lorne is listed on the right side as Rush Backstage - Welcome to Bubba Gump. See screenshot below for more information.

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There are a lot of interesting bits of news about Neil and Rush that I thought I'd compile into one update.

• Snakes & Arrows hit #3 on the Billboard 200, #3 on the Canadian charts, and #13 in the UK. Read the official Anthem release.
• The official "Far Cry" video is now available on YouTube. The video was directed by Chris Mills.
• The reviews of "Snakes & Arrows" have been coming in over the past few weeks (mostly positive). I've been compiling them on my "Snakes & Arrows" page. Thanks to Rushisaband.com for tracking down many of these reviews.
• While Geddy and Alex continue to do a lot of press for "Snakes & Arrows," Neil has also done some interviews. You can listen to a radio interview on IcebergRadio.com. There are also two interviews with Neil: Toronto Star: Closer to the Heart and Globe and Mail (although you now need to purchase the Globe story to read it all).
• The "Snakes & Arrows" MVI disc is confirmed to release on June 5. A few short clips of the documentary have made it to YouTube: clip 1: Alex working on guitar overdubs and clip 2: Geddy singing and entire band playing The Main Monkey Business.
• Andrew MacNaughtan has Neil Peart prints for sale (signed by Neil himself): Neil Peart Retrospective 2006 - $95.00 (sale); Neil Peart Snakes & Arrows Recording Session - $325.00; Neil Peart African Drum - $275.00 (sale).
• Finally, you should be able to find the Drum! issue with Neil on the cover at newsstands now.

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Recently, Neil gave Rick Mercer (of CBC) a drum lesson at the Rush Batcave in Toronto. http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/video_player.html?neilpeart Rick Mercer Report Enjoy!

YouTube

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