Drums Live! is an annual stage show created and produced by Toronto drummer/educator Rob Brown. This exciting three hour presentation was created purely to celebrate the art of drumming. The show is meant to entertain, educate and inspire drummers and other musicians of all levels. The uniqueness of the show is achieved by its format which, we believe, is what draws people out. There are three drum kits on the stage, three sets of live music and a closing grand finale drum solo involving all three drummers. Along with the cast of drummers the show also features some of the best musicians in Canada so Drums Live! is not just for drummers. It’s a show created by musicians for musicians and for anyone of any age that just loves live music. All of our shows are ‘all ages’ events. As the popularity of the show grows we believe it will gain national exposure and will draw larger crowds and drummers and other musicians from all over joining the ranks with other festivals like the Montreal and Cape Breton Drum Fests.Rob and his wife Avia both have a strong desire to further the arts in Toronto and are determined to make Drums -Live! the premier annual drum event in Toronto and consider themselves blessed to have the encouragement and support of Mr Ralph Angelillo, the creator and producer of Montreal Drum Fest and also Bruce Aitken, the man behind Cape Bretton Drum Fest."Toronto needs an annual drum event like this and we're gonna be the ones to bring it!".The first two shows have brought out some phenominal talent such as Jeff Salem, Larnell 'Stixx' Lewis, Vito Rezza and Wilson Laurencin, not to mention supporting musicians like KC Roberts, Andrew Craig, Tony Zorzi, Vaughan Miesner and Andrew Stewart to name a few."Every year we bring out some incredible drummers but we never want to repeat ourselves. Our goal is to make every show bigger and better than the last. Every year you come out to see the show you're going to see new faces. One of our desires is to put a spotlight on the local talent. There are some mind blowing musicians here on our own soil. The Steve Smiths and Dave Weckls are great but we have some local cats that can bring some serious pain!"
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