| Synopsis: |
How To Be A Professional Drummer is the only drum book that focuses on the career and business side of being a professional drummer; as well as give creative input. It's not easy navigating your career in today's music climate, so it's best to come up with a plan. Learn over 25 different careers for drummers, how to travel the world without having to be a Rock Star, how to keep a steady cash flow, and much more. At the end of each chapter are important questions to answer, so by the end of the book you also have a complete action plan! Inside you will learn from some of the greatest professional drummers and percussionists in the music industry; from all walks of life. They gig regularly, do recording sessions, have DVD's, and have played with acts such as: Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, Kenny Loggins, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Al Jarreau, Neil Diamond, Sergio Mendez, Smokey Robinson, Chicago, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Michael McDonald, and many more. |