Thomas Pridgen

Funkwrench Blues: Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures

by Chris May
August 3, 2023

Once upon a time it was hard to walk into an arthouse cinema without bumping into a jazz soundtrack. Miles Davis' for Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud (1958), Charles Mingus' for John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), Krzysztof Komeda's for Roman Polanski's Knife In The Water (1962) were among a legion of similarly inclined endeavours. But all that was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. In the 2020s, if you want to hear a freshly ...

Enter Music Publishing Hosts Historic Hit Man Benefit Featuring David Garibaldi, Marco Minnemann and Thomas Pridgen

Source: JCM Media
June 28, 2010

San Jose, Calif. - Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/drum percussion magazines worldwide, will host a “Hit Man Mania" Drumming Event. Taking place on August 13th, DRUM! Magazine will rhyme and roll what may be the biggest drumming event to roll in Northern California.

On that day, drummers will descend on the San Jose Repertory Theatre in the heart of Silicon Valley to witness three of the world's most exciting drummers -- extreme drumming sensation Marco Minnemann, Tower Of Power ...
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