Hudson Music Releases Instructional Drum Video
Featuring Mike Portnoy
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January 10, 2000
Hudson Music’s latest video release, “Liquid Drum
Theater”, is a two-tape box set that documents the outstanding drumming of
Mike Portnoy. A multiple category winner in recent Modern Drummer Magazine readers’
Polls, Portnoy has become one of today’s most popular and influential drummers
through his work with Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment.
Volume One features music from the two Liquid Tension Experiment CD’s
and includes footage shot at Millbrook Studios, where both were recorded. Mike
performs eight songs/segments and breaks down the drum parts from each. In addition
he explains how to develop a "toolbox" of fills and patterns to draw
from. Also featured throughout is exclusive "home footage" of the making
of the first LTE album.
Volume Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater and features footage shot
at Beartracks Studios. Mike performs eleven songs/segments from the "Falling
Into Infinity" and "Scenes From a Memory" CD’s and isolates
the drum parts from each song. He also discusses playing in odd-time signatures,
developing double bass technique, soloing and much more. Also included is exclusive
live footage of Dream Theater from their 1998 World Tour.
The two-tape set (#HDZLQ02) has a combined running time of 175 minutes and
carries a suggested list price of $59.95. Like the rest of Hudson’s expanding
library of high-quality instructional music videos, “Liquid Drum Theater”
is distributed by Hal Leonard Corp. and is available at leading music stores and
drum shops.
For more information, visit Hudson's web site at www.hudsonmusic.com.
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