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Filmed this 2 weeks ago at the recent @rcmlondon Festival of percussion.
@officialdaveweckl playing with the students from the RCM

Another Zildjian U.K. Young Drummer of the Year finalist, Preston Ssekandi, everybody!

Preston’s cymbal setup:
17" K Sweet Crash
14" K Sweet HiHats
18" K Paper Thin Crash
21" K Sweet Ride

If you want to see the full performance and more, check out our playlist on our YouTube channel!

Thank you as always to our incredible host, @mikedolbearcom

And to our AMAZING sponsors:
@remopercussion
@gretschdrums
@vicfirth

Thought of the day, please watch all the video before commenting.

A: groove, space
B: extreme drumming

A look at behind the camera for the 2021 TV football commercial I coordinated featuring 200 drummers #tbt #drummerslife

We have another Young Drummer of the Year finalist, Ethan Osahn, ready to go for you all!

Ethan’s cymbal setup:
17" K Sweet Crash
14" K Sweet HiHats
18" K Paper Thin Crash
21" K Sweet Ride

If you want to see the full performance and more, check out our playlist on our YouTube channel!

Thank you as always to our incredible host, @mikedolbearcom

And to our AMAZING sponsors:
@remopercussion
@gretchdrums
@vicfirth

A maestro at his best.

@officialdaveweckl demonstrating during his masterclass that I hosted at todays @rcmlondon Festival of percussion

Welcoming @ralfgustke to my room @theeuropedrumshow

Life should be about not taken ourselves to serious 😘

Taking the stage is James Roland at this year’s UK Young Drummer of the Year with an incredible performance.

See his full video and the entire series so far on our YouTube channel!

James’s cymbal setup:
17" K Sweet Crash
14" K Sweet HiHats
18" K Paper Thin Crash
21" K Sweet Ride

A huge thank you, as always, to our amazing host, @mikedolbearcom

And our amazing sponsors:
@remopercussion
@gretschdrums
@vicfirth

Congratulations to Daniel Gortovlyuk ( @maestrojazz2013 ) for placing FIRST at the 2026 Zildjian D-A-CH Young Drummer of the Year competition and thank you to all our finalists for their amazing performances.

More to come, but for now, enjoy this EPIC performance by Daniel and definitely check out the full video on our YouTube. You don't want to miss this one!

Thank you to our AMAZING host, @mikedolbearcom

And our amazing sponsors:
@remopercussion
@gretschdrums
@vicfirth

Snare drum of choice today 👊

Playing the song, great groove from @leanderwidmoser filmed in my Masterclass room @theeuropedrumshow

Internal dynamics a subject I talk about in my lessons and very over looked, dynamics between the limbs 👊

@sonordrumco
@zildjiancompany
@vicfirth

The 2026 Zildjian Germany Young Drummer of the Year competition was held last weekend, and it was absolutely INCREDIBLE seeing the talent on that stage. Congratulations to the winner, Daniel Gortovlyuk ( @maestrojazz0213 ), and to all the finalists. This event was truly special. Stay tuned for individual performances! 🥁

Thank you to our AMAZING host, @mikedolbearcom
and to our lovely sponsors:
@remopercussion
@gretschdrums
@vicfirth