Who’s Going To The Biggest Drum Conference In The US?

Posted by Keith On September - 18 - 2009

Pasic09 Unfortunately, do to my work schedule I will not be able to attend PASIC this year. I’m pretty bummed about this, but I did want to find out who is going and give a little bit of info to those who may not know what PASIC or PAS is.

For those that don’t know – PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Convention) is a yearly convention filled with percussionist and percussion vendors from all over the world. There are workshops, guest speakers, competitions, and a whole lot more that are all focused around the world of percussion.

The convention lasts from Wednesday November 11th 2009 – Sunday November 15th 2009. And the schedule is JAM packed.

The list of confirmed artists for PASIC 2009 is:

Drumset
Sergio Bellotti
Jack DeJohnette
Virgil Donati
Steve Fidyk
Benny Greb
Skip Hadden
Akira Jimbo
Maria Martinez
Jason McGerr
Chris Pennie
Felix Pollard
Tobias Ralph
Joel Stevenett
Zoro and Daniel Glass

Concerts
Evening Concerts
Direct from New York City: Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band featuring guest percussion virtuoso: Rolando Morales-Matos
Ju Percussion Group
PercaDu

Late Night Concerts
Bisquera Brothers featuring Curt Bisquera on drums and Rich Mangicaro on percussion
Dick Sisto End of Time Quartet

Showcase Concerts
AMORES Grup de Percussió
I Ketut Gede Asnawa and The University of Illinois Balinese Gamelan
The Fujii Trio – Mutsuko Fujii, Haruka Fujii and Rika Fujii
Eric Sammut

Education
James Campbell (Snare Drum FUNdamentals)
Julie Davila (Keyboard FUNdamentals)
Diane Downs and The Louisville Leopard Percussionists
Louisiana State University, Brett Dietz, director (New Literature for Percussion Ensemble)
Nick Petrella (Accessories FUNdamentals)
Ed Shaughnessy (Drumset FUNdamentals)

Ensembles
Badaboum Quartet
Brazoswood High School Percussion Ensemble
Maraca2 Percussion Duo
Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble, Gregory Beyer and Robert Chappell, Directors
University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble, Mark Ford, Director
The University of North Texas Gamelan, Bwana Kumala, Ed Smith, Director
Yale University Percussion Ensemble

Focus Day – Gregory Beyer, host
David Carlisle
Clocked Out joined by Queensland Conservatorium students Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Cameron Kennedy and Stephanie Mudford
Electric Kulintang featuring Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriguez
Alex Harmon
Bev Johnston
Stuart Gerber
John Lane
Li Lin
Payton MacDonald
Ryan Nestor
Don Nichols
Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble
Ohio University Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Group Cincinnati
Proper Glue Duo
Dane Richeson
Fernando Rocha
Michael Schutz
Heather Sloan
Andrew Spencer
Julie Spencer
Vanessa Tomlinson
Michael Truesdell
University of Wisconsin – Madison Percussion Ensemble
Dan Weiss

Health & Wellness
Free Hearing Tests
Henrik Larsen
John McKinney
Allana Radecki

Interactive Drumming
Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust
Lori Fithian
Robert Lawrence Friedman
Mark Shelton

Keyboard
Pius Cheung
Christopher Deane
Jay Hoggard
Intermediate Masterworks for Marimba from the ZMF New
Music Commissioning Project Performed by Ivana Bilic, Thomas Burritt, Jean Geoffroy, Beverley Johnston, William Moersch, Gordon Stout, Jack Van Geem and Nancy Zeltsman
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic

Marching
Lalo and Julie Davila with the Middle Tennessee State University drumline
David Lindberg
Danny Raymond
Sandi Rennick and The Phantom Regiment Front Ensemble

Professional Development
Jeff Ausdemore
Bob Breithaupt
Jonathan Haas

Research
Thad Anderson (poster presentation)
Andrew Bliss (paper presentation)
Stuart Gerber (paper presentation)

Symphonic
George Brown (Timpani lab)
Marc Damoulakis (Cymbal lab)
Christopher Deviney
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Percussion Section
Nicholas Ormrod (Snare lab)
Christopher McLaurin (Symphonic Accessories lab)
Glenn Paulson (Keyboard lab)
Patrick Schleker
Lee Vinson
Cynthia Yeh

Technology
Nathaniel Bartlett
John Best

World
Patrick Graham
Abbos Kosimov with Uzbeksado Percussion Ensemble
Layne Redmond
Victor Rendon with guests Guillermo “Memo” Acevedo and Henry Brun, percussion
Spectrum Trio
Rajna Swaminathan
John Wooton

So if you can’t tell from this list – there will be tons of amazing drummers and ensembles present for your drumming enjoyment. Aside from just watching these amazing artists, you will more then likely get to speak to some of your drum heros who might just happen to be walking around the convention floor, getting a bite to eat, or grabbing a quick cup of coffee.

I’ve had friends that have gone and end up getting a free lesson from an idol of theirs (this was where the person that taught me Moeller Whip learned it from Jim Chapin).

This isn’t just the place to learn – it’s the place to network with other drummers and percussion manufacturers. Networking really is the biggest secret in picking up endorsements.

Do you want to be endorsed by companies like Zildjian, Pearl, Mienl, or Mapex? Well, the best way to start is to get some face time with the company representatives. The list of exhibitors at PASIC is insane – check this out: