800 UK Drummers wanted! - Stick It To MS 2012

falcifer

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Check out the website: Stick It To MS 2012

Following the success of a record breaking event in 2009, Stick It To MS are aiming to break their own record by getting 800 drummers together in Manchester this Summer.

The event, taking place on Sunday 15th July 2012 at EventCity in Manchester, will also be raising money for The MS Society - they raised over £60,000 in 2009.

The record, currently 582 held by Stick It To MS, is for Largest Full Drum Kit Ensemble. You will be required to play a simple beat of three bars, followed by a bar consisting of a 16th note fill, for five minutes. The beat can be found here. (The same, or similar, video will be shown on the day, too).

There will be plenty of stuff going on during the day, though, not just the record attempt. Some of the drummers from the 2009 event included Karl Brazil (James Blunt), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Jojo Mayer and Cold Feet star John Thomson.

There is a FAQ thread on the StickItToMS forums here.
Also, don't forget to check out the page (link at the top of this post) for all the details and to register!

They're over halfway at the moment and it's first come, first served, so don't waste time.

Also, Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/SITMS2012
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/StickitToMSUK
 
Sounds great!

There were a couple of events like that in Toronto back in the day. Might have briefly held the record for most drummers all playing together at once. They shut down the major east-west street downtown, but it was more complicated than just the same old 4 bars over and over.

There was a conductor of sorts who had a few signs with musical descriptions on them. He sort of stood/danced in the middle and every few minutes would hold up a new sign so everybody would move to the next groove. I’m sure it was a great idea in the planning stages, but turns out that lots of drummers either couldn’t see the signs or just didn’t care. Still, it was a great time that brought out a lot of the heavy players in the city and even more of the, er, non-heavy players.

Best of luck with it.
 
Thanks for posting Falcifier. It's really appreciated.

And to add we do need more drummers. We have about 500 fully registerd so far but and total of 1058 site users...just need 300 of them to register and we'll be full :). or thinking about moving the stage back to fit a few more in.

We had a great day in 2009 and we have loads planned for 2012. Not to mention if you mange to raise £100 for the MS society you can be entered into our prize draw. We've got some great prizes from NATAL Drums (Marshall Amplification) to give away!

Please help spread the word and please visit us at www.stickittoms.com

You will also receive a Commemorative Remo Drum as part of the Registration fee!!

http://www.stickittoms.com/news/entry/stick-it-to-ms-2012-registration-is-now-open/
 
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