Biographies
Bill Bachman
In the world of marching tenors and rudimental drumming, Bill Bachman needs no introduction. He is not only a prolific author, world class performer, clinician and educator, but also an inventor and touring/recording drumset artist.
Bill Bachman studied percussion performance at the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Bill has played with and instructed many award winning marching percussion groups including the UNT drumline, Cadets, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, and Carolina Crown in his 12 years touring with Drum and Bugle Corps.
He is author of Row-Loff's drum instructional books Rudimental Logic, Quad Logic, and Bass Logic, and the producer of the instructional drum DVD's,"Rudimental Beats" and "Reefed Beats." Bill is also a columnist for Modern Drummer magazine. Bill teaches at Fork's Drum Closet in Nashville, as well as worldwide through live internet feeds via Skype.
As an inventor, Bill designed Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter Pad series - a wildly successful product that set the standard for the practice pad industry. Here are a few of the innovations that Bill brought to the table: thinner thicknesses of gum rubber to better approximate Mylar and Kevlar heads, Quadpads set up to scale with the real drums featuring normal and scrape playing areas, Mylar laminates for maximum articulation and realistic feel, a bass pad for bass drummers and Exactopad for precision training, and of course the slick purple paint!
Bill also designed his unique Vic Firth signature “Billy Club” drumstick for tenor drummers. This tenor stick is the first of its kind using the very dense Sta-Pac wood, the stick combines the projection and maneuverability of a mallet with the quickness and rimshot ability of a snare stick.
Most recently Bill introduced the "Remote Speedy Hat." The remote speedy hat is designed to replace your standard hi hat stand so that you no longer need to cross over to play the hi hats which frees up your left hand. Using a system of pulley's rather than a cable in a sheath system, the Remote Speedy Hi-Hat's patent pending design virtually eliminates friction and lets the hi hat cymbals both react and recoil instantly unlike all of the other remote cable hats on the market.
In addition to being an international marching and drumset clinician for Vic Firth, Remo, Dynasty, Zildjian, and Row-Loff, Bill has toured with Neal Morse's USA based progressive rock band and is a freelance drummer in Nashville. For updates, videos and more information on Bill, visit him online at www.billbachman.net.
Keith Lloyd
Instructor of Music/Percussion at McMurry University since August of 2006, is a Doctor of Music candidate in Percussion Performance at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He holds a Master's degree in Percussion Performance from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has studied with Dr. John W. Parks IV and Dr. Eric Hollenbeck. Lloyd is an artist/clinician for the Innovative Percussion Corporation.
Lloyd is currently the Principal Percussionist for the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra in Abilene, Texas and Section Percussionist for the Carl Fischer Publications recording ensemble in Tampa, Florida. His international performance credits include serving as Principal Percussionist for the 2006 Aegean Verdi Festival (Lesvos, Greece) and the St. John's Orchestra of the International Cathedral Music Festival (Canterbury Cathedral and Queen Elizabeth Hall, England). As a soloist, he has performed with the Montana State Percussion Ensemble, The Florida State Chamber Percussion Ensemble, and the University of Kansas Percussion Ensemble (2002 Kansas MENC convention) and was also a performer on the critically-acclaimed compact disc Dusk: Percussion Music from the Heartland, released in August of 2004. Lloyd's other performance credits include the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, the Tallahassee Ballet Orchestra, and many of the internationally renowned Florida State University ensembles.
Adam Greenberg
Adam Greenberg is a professional drummer, percussionist, booking agent, and instructor living in the Bozeman area. He has studied at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, Berklee College of Music, and The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Adam played jazz professionally in the Cincinnati area for ten years in several bands, including Rich Uncle Skeleton and the 20th Century Big Band. Since moving to Bozeman in 2002, Adam has had the privilege to collaborate with some of the best talent in the area. You may have seen him performing with Jeni Fleming, Pinky and the Floyd, Six Strings Down, The Dirty Shame, The String Jumpers, The Montana Mandolin Society, The Craig Hall Trio, The Glen Johnston Big Band, Andrew Gromiller and the Organically Grown, and various other rock and jazz bands, as well as his own group the Bridger Mountain Big Band.
