Congratulations to all of the Vater Artists who placed in the 2010 Modern Drummer Readers Poll!!

  • ROCK:
  • 5. Ryan Yerdon
  • R&B:
  • 5. Chris "Daddy" Dave
  • STUDIO:
  • 3. Josh Freese
  • COUNTRY:
  • 3. Jim Riley
  • UP & COMING:
  • 1. Elliot Jacobson
  • CLINICIAN:
  • 4. Jim Riley

May 12, 2010

Vater Artist Kenny Livingston (Sugarcult/Good Man Down) will be pedaling a beach cruiser across America this summer to raise money and awareness for better school lunches and cancer research.

Please check out the web site for "Kenny Do It?" for more info on how to join in on the ride and how to support this great cause: www.kennydoit.org

April 26, 2010


Congratulations goes out to Jason Hartless for winning the American Guild of Music's North American Invitational Championship for Drumming and the Achevement Award on April 25th.

April 5, 2010

Vater Artist Shay Godwin is on the Thomas Nicholas Band release "Heroes Are Human", coming out June 1, 2010. Shay co-wrote nine of the ten songs and performed background vocals in addition to the percussion and Shay also continues to provide his online clients worldwide with custom drum tracks through his website, www.edrumsessions.com

Chris Johnson is heading out for a European Tour with Rihanna. The dates are below:

  • April 14 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, Belgium
  • April 15 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, Belgium
  • April 16 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, Belgium
  • April 17 - Gelredome - Arnhem, The Netherlands
  • April 19 - Hallenstadion - Zurich, Switzerland
  • April 20 - Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
  • April 21 - Le Dome - Marseille, France
  • April 23 - Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany
  • April 25 - Oberhausen Arena - Oberhausen, Germany
  • April 27 - Arena - Geneva, Switzerland
  • April 28 - Bercy - Paris, France
  • May 1 - Colorline - Hamburg, Germany
  • May 2 - O2 - Berlin, Germany
  • May 4 - Rokhal - Luxembourg
  • May 7 - LG Arena - Birmingham, UK
  • May 8 - Echo Arena - Liverpool, UK
  • May 10 - O2 - London, UK
  • May 11 - O2 - London, UK
  • May 13 - Arena - Sheffield, UK
  • May 14 - Nottingham Arena - Nottingham, UK
  • May 16 - MEN Arena - Manchester, UK
  • May 17 - Newcastle Arena - Newcastle, UK
  • May 19 - Glasgow SECC - Glasgow, UK
  • May 20 - Glasgow SECC - Glasgow, UK
  • May 22 - O2 - Dublin, Ireland
  • May 24 - Odyssey - Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • May 26 - O2 - Dublin, Ireland
  • June 1 - Karaiskaki Stadium - Athens, Greece
  • June 4 - Rock in Rio Festival - Madrid, Spain
  • June 5 - Rock in Rio Festival - Madrid, Spain

Joe Travers is heading out for another round of Zappa Plays Zappa tour dates. The dates confirmed so far are as listed below:

  • Teatro de la Ciudad Jun 3, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Mexico City, MX
  • Wakarusa Jun 5, 2010 at 04:00 PM - Ozark, AR
  • Crossroads Jun 6, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Kansas City, MO
  • Paramount Theatre Jun 7, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Denver, CO
  • The Depot Jun 8, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Ventura Theatre Jun 10, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Ventura, CA
  • Harmony Festival Jun 11, 2010 at 06:00 PM - Santa Rosa, CA
  • McDonald Theatre Jun 12, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Eugene, OR
  • Roseland Jun 13, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Portland, OR
  • Moore Theatre Jun 14, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Seattle, WA
  • Queen Elizabeth Theatre Jun 15, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Vancouver, BC
  • Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Jun 17, 2010 at 07:00 PM - Richmond, VA
  • Palace Theater Jun 18, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Pittsburgh, PA
  • Tarrytown Music Hall Jun 19, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Tarrytown, NY
  • Lupo's Jun 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Providence, RI
  • Westbury Music Theatre Jun 26, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Westbury, NY
  • House Of Blues Jun 27, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Atlantic City, NJ
  • Turning Stone Casino Jun 28, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Verona, NY
  • The Rapids Theater Jun 29, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Niagra Falls, NY
  • The Klien Jul 1, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Bridgeport, CT
  • Hampton Beach Casino Jul 2, 2010 at 07:00 PM - Hampton Beach, NH
  • The Mahaiwe Theater Jul 3, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Great Barrington, MA
  • Nateva Festival Jul 4, 2010 at 04:00 PM - Oxford, ME
  • Capitol Theatre Jul 5, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Moncton,NB
  • Rebecca Cohn Auditorium Jul 6, 2010 at 08:00 PM - Halifax, NS

Eric Leiderman is hitting the road with Pearl. Tour dates confirmed so far include:

  • Apr 17 2010 8:00P The Cheyenne Saloon Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Apr 18 2010 9:00P Belly Up Aspen, Colorado
  • Apr 20 2010 7:30P Aftershock Merriam, Kansas
  • Apr 21 2010 8:00P Knickerbockers Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Apr 22 2010 7:00P The Rock Maplewood (Minneapolis), Minnesota
  • Apr 23 2010 7:00P Revolution Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Apr 24 2010 8:00P Kryptonite Bar Rockford, Illinois
  • Apr 26 2010 8:00P Double Door Chicago, Illinois
  • Apr 28 2010 7:30P The Studio at Webster Hall New York, New York
  • Apr 29 2010 8:00P Brighton Bar Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Apr 30 2010 8:00P Seaside Tavern Stamford, Connecticut
  • May 1 2010 9:00P The Basement Kingston, New York
  • May 2 2010 7:00P Dragonfly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • May 4 2010 7:00P Pop's Sauget, Illinois
  • May 5 2010 8:00P The Other Side Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • May 7 2010 8:00P The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
  • May 11 2010 8:00P Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, California
  • May 12 2010 8:00P Babylon Club Fresno, California
  • May 13 2010 8:00P The Modesto Virtual Modesto, California
  • May 14 2010 8:00P B Ryders Bakersfield, California
  • May 15 2010 9:00P 4th & B Theater San Diego, California

March 21, 2010

Vater Percussion is is honored to now be a member of the Percussion Marketing Council.
The PMC's mission is to provide professional marketing and advertising campaigns, programs and activities that bring increased public awareness to drumming, thus increasing the number of people playing all types of drums. Check out more info on the PMC here:
www.playdrums.com
myspace.com/pmcplaydrums

You can catch Spanky this summer on the road with Lady GaGa. The tour dates confirmed so far include:

  • June 28: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre)
  • July 1: Boston (TD Garden )
  • July 4: Atlantic City , N.J. (Boardwalk Hall)
  • July 6: New York (Madison Square Garden)
  • July 11: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
  • July 14: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
  • July 15: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
  • July 17: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
  • July 20: Oklahoma City, Okla. (Ford Center)
  • July 22: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
  • July 25: Houston (Toyota Center)
  • July 28: Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center)
  • July 31: Phoenix, Ariz. (US Airways Center)
  • Aug. 3: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
  • Aug. 11: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
  • Aug. 13: Las Vegas (MGM Grand)
  • Aug. 16: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
  • Aug. 19: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)
  • Aug. 21: Tacoma, Wash. (Tacoma Dome)
  • Aug. 23: Vancouver, B.C. (General Motors Place)
  • Aug. 26: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
  • Aug. 30: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
  • Sept. 1: Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Center)
  • Sept. 4: Detroit (The Palace Of Auburn Hills)
  • Sept. 5: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Consol Energy Center)
  • Sept. 7: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
  • Sept. 8: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
  • Sept. 14: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
  • Sept. 16: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
  • Sept. 18: Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
  • Sept. 19: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)

Chad Smith and Chickenfoot are releasing a live DVD! "Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On live" will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 20th.

Vater Artists Phil Ehart (Kansas)and Brian Tichy (Foreigner) are touring together this summer.

Vater Artist Cora Coleman-Dunham is featured in the new Five Star Drum Show advertising campaign. Check out the ad below and www.fivestardrumshops.com to find a Five Star Drum Show near you.

Jeremy Colson is now behind the drums for Rock and Roll Legend Billy Idol. Catch Jeremy on tour this summer with Billy.

Congratulations to Mike Melancon (Emerson Drive) and Jason Pierce (Justin Bieber, Shiloh and Carly Rae Jepsen) for being nominated for Canadian Juno Awards this year.

Thomas Noonan and 36 Crazyfists start tracking their new album in April.

February 4th, 2010

Be sure to check out the Vater Factory Tour feature in DRUM! Magazine's February 2010 issue (Dave Lombardo is on the cover), which is on sale now. The feature includes a step by step description of Vater's manufacturing process, Vater History and photos from the factory.

Chris Layton is heading out on the 2010 Experience Hendrix Tribute Tour. Special guests this year include Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys), Johnny Lang, Susan Tedeschi, Living Color, Joe Satriani and many more.

  • 2010 Experience Hendrix Tour Dates Include:
  • Mar 4 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
  • Mar 5 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
  • Mar 6 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint By Rogue at the Hard Rock Hotel
  • Mar 7 Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center)
  • Mar 9 Friant, CA - Table Mountain Casino Events Center
  • Mar 10 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
  • Mar 11 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
  • Mar 12 Reno, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino
  • Mar 14 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
  • Mar 15 Salina, KS - Stiefel Theatre For The Performing Arts
  • Mar 16 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
  • Mar 17 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
  • Mar 18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
  • Mar 20 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
  • Mar 21 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
  • Mar 23 Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
  • Mar 24 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
  • Mar 25 Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
  • Mar 27 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
  • Mar 28 Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
  • www.experiencehendrixtour.com


Vater is pleased to announce that 3 of the 6 artists performing at the 2010 Modern Drummer Festival are Vater Artists! Representing Vater this year are Chris Pennie (Coheed and Cambria), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live Band) and Adam Deitch (Wyclef Jean/Lettuce). This years fest will be held May 22nd in Montclair, NJ. for complete info and to purchase tickets, please go to www.moderndrummer.com

George "Spanky" McCurdy is heading out on Lady GaGa's world tour.

Mike Wengren and Disturbed have entered the studio to work on their new album. 2010 also marks Disturbed's 10th anniversary of their debut, "The Sickness". It also marks Mike's 10th year being an official Vater Artist.

Rocky Gray (Ex-Evanescence) and his new project, We are the Fallen, head out on tour from March 26-May 7th. Check out some of their tracks and tour dates here: www.myspace.com/wearethefallen

January 27th, 2010

PHIL EHART AND KANSAS CELEBRATE 35TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LIVE SYMPHONIC DVD, "THERE'S KNOW PLACE LIKE HOME"

All these years later, Kansas still rule the classic rock radio airwaves, and continue to put on simply spellbinding shows of the highest caliber. And what better way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of Kansas' self-titled 1974 debut than with a live DVD, "There's Know Place Like Home," which was released on October 13th, 2009. For more info on the DVD and a list of tour dates, please visit www.kansasband.com


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