DATES, STORE NAMES & LOCATIONS
2024 APRIL ITALY “druMMageddon” ‼️Sold Out / Complete
DESCRIPTION
IN-PERSON Master Classes. Contact info. is below.
These are Premier Education Events that are three hours long, where Mike leverages his expertise is saving people years of practice. Class materia is SIMPLE to understand, not complicated. Mike also ties in the material to ALL styles of music. See his condensed BIO way below. Don’t be intimidated; be inspired & guided.
FOR BEGINNERS, OLD DOGS, ADVANCED, NON-DRUMMERS AND MUSIC FANS:
Mike breaks down essential techniques, practice methods, rhythm ‘knowedge’ pattern recognition and improvisation skills, takes questions and coaches people up close.
USA - Paul Rogne Paul@drummingnewsnetwork.com
(651) 470-1209
ITALY/World - Marco, Roberta
mikemangini.italy@gmail.com
11TH: Fumane (Verona) - the cave studio - jacopo frapporti
12TH: Lugano - morris best music - maurizio casato
13TH: Bussero (Milano) - CEMM scuola di musica milano - valerio villa
14TH: Bagno a Ripoli (Firenze) - free stroke - alessandro casci
15TH: Roma - dream music - flavio nobili
16TH: Lavagna (Genova) - CAM centro artistico musicale - elisa pilotti
17TH: Centallo (Cuneo) - stella studio - alessio amodeo
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2024 MAY USA
Paul@drummingnewsnetwork.com
05 West Chester, PA - Drum Fort (Windish Studio)
12 Fort Wayne, IN - Sweet Water
13 Chicago, IL Fort Knox Studio- vicsdrumclub@gmail.com
15 (TBA)
17 Minneapolis, MN Twin Cities Drum Collective
2024 JUNE-AUG TBA
2024 AUG
02 Drum Fantasy Camp, Los Angeles
CONDENSED BIO
[Mike has succeed and relates to players of all major music genres]
Grammy’s: Best Metal Performance for “The Alien” by Dream Theater. [Win],Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “The Enemy Inside” by Dream Theater, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “On The Backs of Angels” by Dream Theater, Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “For the Love of God” by Steve Vai,Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “Windows to the Soul” by Steve Vai.Drum Contests & Competitive Auditions-Won the worldwide Dream Theater drummer audition,Boston’s Best Rhythm Section All Styles (Drummer & Bassist Pairing) 1st Place, Massachusetts All State Jazz Drummer (1st Chair,) Eastern District (1st Chair,) Waltham, MA Senior High School Louis Armstrong Award for Jazz Band. ALL East U.S.A. Percussionist (1st Chair,) Massachusetts All State Orchestra Percussionist (1st Chair,) Massachusetts Eastern District Orchestra Percussionist (1st Chair.) Waltham, MA Senior High School John Phillip Sousa Award for Concert Band, Waltham, MA Junior High School Band Director’s Award,Seven N.A.J.E. Jazz Drummer awards as “Outstanding Musician” at State Level Jazz Band competitions, Mike was either a percussionist, or drummer resulting in 1st place finishes in local and statewide Battle of the Bands (Rock,) Junior High School and High School level Concert Bands, Orchestras, Jazz Bands, Jazz Combos, Percussion Ensemble and Marching Bands, Official (W.F.D.) World’s Fastest Drummer #1 Ranking at one point in the five following categories: Fastest Hands Matched Grip in 1 Minute, Fastest Hands Traditional Grip in 1 Minute, Fastest Bare Hands in 1 Minute, Fastest Feet in 15 Minutes, Fastest Feet in 5 Minutes.Film Awards “A Drummer’s Dream,” featuring Mike and four other world renown drummers, was the Grand Prize winner at the FIPA D’or in France for the Performing Arts, The Hot Docs Audience favorite in Toronto, The Audience Favorite in the Top Ten Canadian Films Vancouver International Film Festival, and an official selection at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Montreal International Documentary Film Festival.College Professor-Voted in the top 1 % of the National O.C.E. College Professor Student Response Ratings System.Was part of the Berklee College of Music’s Percussion Faculty and served as a Department Student Advisor from 2005 - 2010.Instructional Awards Modern Drummer Magazine’s Best Instructional DVD for “The Grid”,DRUM! Magazine’s Best Instructional DVD for “The Grid”,Best Instructional Books for “Rhythm Knowledge Volume 1” and “Rhythm Knowledge Volume 2”,Reader’s Polls top 1 to 5 finishes in several International Drum Magazines for “Drummer of the Year,” "Best Progressive Drummer,” “Best Clinician,” "Best Recorded Performance” and “Best Up and Coming Drummer.TV-Featured in a Discovery Channel’s “Time-Warp” episode. Featured Playing Fast on Laundry Bottle Caps for Harris Teeter’s, USA, TV commercial.
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