BIG BEAT 2009  -  SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Map      3 Miles from Stebal Drums (see directions)

$10. Admission for Participants & Spectators

Load In Drums 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. 

Program Begins at 3:00 P.M. featuring: Dave Brewer , Billy Coakley , All-City Drum Line

and the FASTEST DRUMMER COMPETITION!!!

Jim Bonfanti of the Raspberries will be on hand to play the Big Beat

John Adams - Indians Drummer -  will be Beating at the Big Beat

Needed:  Minimum 3 Pc Drum Kit, (bass, snare, tom, cymbal, seat)  Drum Rug, Registration Sheet, Pledge Sheet(s)

(Registration Sheets will also be available at the door)

$16,000 IN DRUM GEAR TO BE GIVEN AWAY to TOP PLEDGE RAISERS and AUCTIONS: 

Dream 32" Chau Gong w/stand &bag 
DW 8002 Double Pedal
Pacific 800 Color Hardware Pack
Extreme Isolation Headphones
Instanbul Agop 21" Signature Ride
Istanbul Agop XIST Box Set
Mapex Custom Maple/Walnut Snare (w/BB and Store Logos)
Mapex P390A Double Pedal w/Bag
Sabian XS20 Performance Set
Sabian AAX Effects Pack
Sabian APX Effects Pack
Rogers Drum Kit w/Hardware
Drum Fun 3 Sets of 9 Turn it Up and Lay it Down Playalong CD Sets
Gretsch 7x13 Snare Drum
Gretsch 6.5x14 Snare Drum
Toca Hihat Tamborine, Clave Block, Whip, Pro Cowbell, Acrylic Mini Timbale
Evans Bass and Snare Heads, Puresound Snare Wires
Pearl Sensitone 5x14 Snare Drum
Rhythm Tech Trick Pack (Bag, Tamborine, Super Claves, Live Shaker, Cabasa, 5"/9" Studio Shakers
Sonor Force 3003 5x14 Snare Drum
Tama HP-300 Iron Cobra Jr. Pedal
Universal Percussion - Wuhan 26" Chau Gong w/Stand
Zildjian 18" Z3 Crash

WIN A BASS HEAD WITH RUSH’S “SNAKES & ARROWS” ARTWORK,  AUTOGRAPHED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS OCCASION BY LEGENDARY RUSH DRUMMER, NEIL PEART

click picture to enlarge Neil Peart Head

BIG BEAT RAFFLE

Rogers Trailblazer Kit w/Hardware ($1000. msrp)

 $5 per ticket  or  3 tickets for $10.

THE 1st   100 TO REGISTER WILL RECEIVE A GOODIE BAG

 USE PLEDGE SHEETS TO RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS IN NEED OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS ARE NEEDED

All money raised will go directly to buy drums for our local schools to replace funds that have been affected by government cuts. Help us Raise Money to keep Music Education part of our Children's Education and keep Music in their Lives! Music makes kids smarter, teaches them the beauty of commitment and reward and enriches their lives for the rest of their lives!

BIG BEAT 2008 RAISED $4700. WHICH WAS USED TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE MARCHING SET OF PERCUSSION FOR CLEVELAND'S ALL-CITY ARTS PROGRAM

See Presentation of Gear To All-City Drumline

SEE PICTURES & VIDEOS FROM LAST YEAR'S BIG BEAT 2008:

AT BIG BEAT 2009 , ONE OF THE MANY GREAT PRIZES:   MAPEX 8x14 CUSTOM MAPLE/WALNUT BIG BEAT SNARE DRUM