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From Mr. Alvin Tayor: Here are recent photos taken in my recording studio in Palm Springs California. Okay folks, it's official. My drum instructor Eric Okamoto and I were able to spend some quality time together going over some lessons and techniques out of the book he's written called, The Drumset Book featuring quadruples drum and cymbal themes. Thank you Eric for taking the time to fly out to California. As a direct result of your consultation, I can truly say that my drumming techniques have improved. I would highly recommend every drummer that's actively involved in recording sessions where you have to read charts purchase a copy of his book. His book will allow you to become an effective reader and it will improve your drumming techniques tremendously. Who said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I get a chance to go back to school. Yes. That's right folks, at the age of 63 years old after playing drums and producing and performing on over 500 records, 76 gold and 42 platinum records, I will be taking lessons from the fastest drummer in the world Eric Okomoto. He is a world class drummer and educator of drums and percussion and has written some of the greatest books regarding the art of drumming. I look forward to completing this awesome project with this amazing teacher and I look forward to spending time with him beginning this week. From Robert Austin, Michael Jackson's Producer: My Japanese friend ONE OF JAPAN'S GREATS MUSICIANSHIP PROFESSIONALS EVER TO SET BEHIND A DRUM KIT and new Facebook friend MASTER DRUMMER Eric Okamoto shares the BEAT WITH MY EXPERT ALSO BUSINESS PARTNER AND ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, VETERAN DRUMMER AND PRODUCER OF MASTER MUSICIAN'S MUSICIANSHIP..A MUSIC MAN EXPERIENCED WITH A BLACK GOLD WEALTH OF APPLIED ONLINE KNOWLEDGE IN RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF OVER 500 RECORDINGS, 42 PLATINUM, 72 GOLD RECORDINGS, LINKEDIN AND FACEBOOK FRIENDAlvin Taylor shares LAYING TRAX IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF A MULTI TRILLION DOLLAR ART FORM.

 

2023

Congrats to 

Mahir Patel 2nd Chair Snare 11-12 Band

 

2022

Congrats

to my All District Winners 2022! All done with VIRTUAL lessons! Wonder what they look like now

Nick Sbityakov 1st Chair Concert Band

              12 grade

Maria Sbityakov 3rd Chair Snare 1st Band

8th grade, just missed All State, oh well.

Josh Green 4th Chair Snare 2nd Band

             8th grade, 1st time competing.

 

Just heard that my virtual student, Teak Kim, from Wilmington:

Got 1st Chair Snare Top Band All-District Eastern District

Got 1st Chair Snare Top Band All-State Eastern Division

 

2021

Congrats to my students for All District 2021! UPDATED

All 3 From Salem MS, good job Mr. Hinson: All 3 All State Bound!!!!

Tanish Dongre 1st Chair Snare MS [score 190 out of 200]

Maria Sbityakov 2nd Chair Snare MS [score 188 out of 200]

Maheen Mustain 1st chair Mallets MS [score 193 out of 200]

Green Hope HS, Cary NC

Nick Sbityakov 4th Chair Snare Wind Ensemble [Highest Band]

John T. Hoggard HS, Wilmington, NC

Teak Kim 2nd Chair Snare Symphonic Band

 

2019 year

Sandeep Cheekati
4th Chair Snare MS All County Symphonic
Tanish Dongre
3rd Chair Snare MS All County Symphonic
Sam Underwood South Central District
1st Chair Snare HS All County Wind Ensemble
1st chair Timpani HS All County Wind Ensemble
1st Chair Timpani HS All District Wind Ensemble
2nd Chair Snare HS All District Wind Ensemble
1st Chair timpani HS All State Wind Ensemble
Center snare All American Band, Macy Day Parade
Snare contract with Spirit of Atlanta Drum Corp
Aiden Beamish
1st Chair Snare HS All District Wind Ensemble
[All State cancelled for Central District]
Nick Sbitnokov
2nd Chair Snare HS All District Wind Ensemble
[All State cancelled for Central District]

 

Now providing YOUR home lessons by Wifi Bluetooth!

Email me to see how it works!

 

2018 year

All-County=

*Beamish 1st Chair Snare Symphonic

Underwood 1st Chair Snare Symphonic [another district]

All-District=

Beamish 1st Chair Snare Symphonic

*Lee 1st Chair Mallets Concert Band

*Atway 3rd Chair Snare Concert

Kroeze 3rd Chair Snare Symphonic

Sbitnikov 4th Chair Snare Wind Ensemble

All-State=

*Beamish

4th Chair Snare

 

 

 

 

For Book demonstration

7\11\15

Established a new World Record in Nine Stroke Rolls

1439 in 60 seconds!

1\1\15

High School Concert 9-12 Band

Craig Prince (Fuquay-Varina):1st Chair Snare 9-12 Band

Harrison Dean (Middle Creek): 3rd Chair Snare 9-12 Band

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Congratulations to my student who is a winner in All-District 2014!

Middle School Concert Band

Cameron Ahn (Salem): 3rd Chair Snare

Congratulations to my students who are winners in All-County 2014!

Middle School Symphonic Band [Highest Band]

Sachith Iyengar (Salem): 2nd Chair Snare

Chris Ahn (Salem):3rd Chair Snare

7\21\14

11\17\13

7\21\13

5\21\13

Students' Awards in 2012-2013!

Professional

11\15\12

Parin Patel (Carnage): 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam! 1st Chair      All-County\District\State)

Cameron Ahn (Salem): 2d Chair Snare

Raj Mehta (Carnage): 3d Chair Snare

Concert Band

McGrew (West Lake): 1st Chair Snare

Sarah Lockamy (Fuquay): 3rd Chair Snare

Will Mason (Ligon): 4th Chair Snare

03\01\12

To be inducted to my " Percussionist's Hall of Fame!"

Congratulations to my Students' Awards in 2011-2012!

7\23\11

Just got back after a week from the NAMM convention. 10 hour drive!!!!

It started Thursday and from 12 noon to 5pm I started my runs on the drumometer for the World Records again.

It "ONLY" took 5 HOURS and I hit it. All these were done in 60 seconds each with the metronome.

My previous World Record was 1155 in paradiddles, now it's 1279!

My previous World Record was 1620 for closed doubles strokes, now it's 1744!

I also got to judge the finals event on Saturday for the single stroke catagory. Since I won in 03, I am not allowed to compete. Great people participating and the event was a hit!

I'll post the winners soon. They were from all over the world. One of the winners, Joey, is from Sydney Australia!

He also has a Cancer Cure foundation having sponsors giving 1 dollar for every stroke he does on the drumometer. Great Cause!!! Hats off to Joey! It will be posted to www.worldsfastestdrummer.com soon.

Does anyone have a TIVO or DVD recorder hooked to a TV that I might need someone to use for me for any TV interviews I need to record?

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3\15\11

Elise Jaffe (Apex High): 1st Chair Mallets Wind Ensemble

(Won the Percussion Grand Slam! 1stChair All-District\State in the same year!)

1\28\11

Elise Jaffe (Apex High): 1st Chair Mallets Wind Ensemble( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam! 1st Chair All-District\State)

Middle School

Harrison Dean (West Lake): 3rd Chair Snare Concert Band

Craig Prince (West Lake): 4th Chair Snare Concert Band

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10\19\10

Harrison Dean (West Lake): 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam! 1st Chair      All-County\District\State)

Nick Tuttle (Mills Park): 2d Chair Snare

Craig Prince (West Lake): 3d Chair Snare

Eddy Scott (West Cary): 4th Chair Snare

Concert Band

Amith Mandavilli (Carnage): 1st Chair Snare

Brian Hagerty (West lake): 2nd Chair Snare

Grayson Fellows (Salem): 3rd Chair Snare

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1\24\10 Congratulations to the Winners in All-District Band 2010!

High School

 Wind Ensemble

11-12 High School

Jesse Rogers: 1st Chair Timpani ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

                        2nd Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

High School Jazz Band A (Top Band)

                        1st Chair Drumset ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

9-10 High School

Mike Hopkins: 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

 9-12 High School Symphonic Band

Campbell Dean: 2nd Chair Snare

Middle School

 

Symphonic Band

Arunima Punjala: 2nd Chair Bells

Ellen Emerson: 3rd Chair Snare

Concert Band

Ravin Golwala: 1st

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3\01\09

Congratulations to the Winners in All-State Band 2009!

Mike Hopkins: 3rd Chair Snare

1\19\09

Congratulations to the Winners in All-District Band 2009!

9-10 High School

 Wind Ensemble

Mike Hopkins: 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

Mike actually outscored all Snare players, Freshman - Seniors, but instead of 1st chair 11-12, he was restricted to the 1st Chair 9-10 Band because he is a Freshman this year.

Symphonic Band

Jesse Rogers: 3d Chair Snare

Middle School

 Concert Band

Ellen Emerson: 2nd Chair Snare

Ravin Golwala: 4th Chair Snare  

November 19, 2008

Ellen Emmerson: 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam!)

Ravin Golwala: 2d Chair Snare

Dylan Jenkins: 3d Chair Snare

Nihar Parikh: 4th Chair Snare

Concert Band

Jeremy Jordan: 3d Chair Snare

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***Unofficially, April 11, 2008, 1799 Closed Double Strokes [mm150x12] in 60 Seconds.***

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6\1\08

Congratulations to Kuntal Shah who received a Full 4 year Percussion Scholarship to UNC School of Music in Percussion starting in 2008!!!!!!!!!!!! Kuntal Shah is also my youngest student ever who started at age 6 1/2 and kept taking through 12 grade at Enloe.

3.25.08

Congratulations to the Winners in All-State Band 2008!

11-12 High School Wind Ensemble

Kuntal Shah: 4th Chair Snare [Kuntal has received a full Percussion Scholarship from UNC!]

Middle School Symphonic Band

Mike Hopkins: 2nd Chair Snare

1.11.08

Congratulations to the Winners in All-District Band 2008!

High School Wind Ensemble

Heather Johnson: 1st Chair Mallets ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

Kuntal Shah: 2nd Chair Snare ( Qualifies for All-State! )

Symphonic Band

Jesse Rogers: 1st Chair Timpani

Middle School Symphonic Band

Mike Hopkins: 1st Chair Snare (Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam and All-State!)

Yeshel Chockshi: 2nd Chair Snare ( Qualifies for All-State!)

Concert Band

Brian Ho: 1st Chair Timpani

11\15\07

Mike Hopkins: 1st Chair Snare ( Qualifies for the Percussion Grand Slam!)

Yeshel Chockshi: 3d Chair Snare

Brian Ho: 4th Chair Snare

Concert Band

Eric Dekker: 1st Chair Timpani

Ravin Golwala: 4th Chair Snare

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8\12\07

For those who actually want to hear me and my group play, I'll be at Rey's in Cary on the 17 from 7:30-10.

One thing though, its 150.00 per couple to be in the room where we are playing. Sorry........

We are Bill Stonehouse and The Revue. [Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and straight ahead jazz.]

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5\23\07

• Congratulations to Rebecca Merritt, being accepted to the Apex High School's Wind Ensemble {Apex's Top Band} as a Freshman!

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3\27\07

Congratulations to the Winners in All-State Band 2007!

(Middle School, there's only One Band offered)

1st Chair Timpani: Rebecca Merritt 

[The Percussion Grand Slam:1st Chair All-County, All-District, All-State, in the same year!!]

4th Chair Snare: Yeshel Chockshi

1\12\2007

Congratulations to the Winners in All-District Band 2007!

1st Chair Snare: Kuntal Shah

   [5.5 points from a perfect score, and in the running for the Percussion Grand Slam, 1st chair All-District\State!]

2nd Chair Snare: Andrew Fetch

Symphonic Band (Middle School)

1st Chair Timpani: Rebecca Merritt

1st Chair Mallets: Rebecca Merritt

   [In Phase II for the Percussion Grand Slam: 1st Chair All-County\District\State]

4st Chair Snare: Ben Cohn

4th Chair Snare: Ryan Prather

12\17\2006

Ben Cohn: 1st Chair Snare

Yeshel Chockshi: 3d Chair Snare

Brian Ho: 4th Chair Snare

Concert Band

Nathan Trull: 1st Chair Snare

Ryan Block: 2nd Chair Snare [later became 1st Chair]

Olivia Goodwin: 4th Chair Snare

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9\8\06

FYI,

I will be playing at St. Raphaels Church carnival, in North Raleigh, Friday and Saturday at 6,8,10 pm. It's a benefit for the church with World music, Country?, and variety pop. So if you're are around, stop by and bring money for the event. There are rides and food, food , food. The music will be simple. 

Thanks,
Eric

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