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WORLD’S FASTEST DRUMMER WORLD FINALS 2012 WRAP UP!

The highly charged interactive phenomenon Worlds Fastest Drummer competition completed WFD’s twelfth outing as a featured attraction at NAMM Summer Session 2012 in Nashville, TN. The contest consisted of two categories, Battle of the Hands™ and Battle of the Feet™. The Preliminary Heats were held July 12th-14th. Included in the event were technical demonstrations, insight sessions, and appearances by WFD Champions and World Record Holders Matt Smith and Eric Okamoto.

The top ten Fastest Hands and top ten Fastest Feet then stepped into battle at WFD World Finals, on Saturday, July 14th. The event was open to the public as a feature attraction for NAMM’s Public Day! The event was received by a packed audience who cheered wildly for the entire competition. Also appearing was musical director Chris Patterson, aka Krushar, and the ever beautiful and talented Miss WFD 2012 Jennifer Seay of West Virginia.

The Battle of the Feet winner was ‘Vital Remains’ drummer Jack Blackburn of Houston, TX with a score of 870 Singles, followed by second place Tim Phillips of Yucaipa, CA (836), and third place Leonardo Baroncini of Indianapolis (810). The Battle of the Hands winner was 23-year-old Daniel Rice of Fort Smith, AR with a very respectable 1005 Singles in 60 seconds. Luis Rodriguez of Dallas placed second (952), while Nick Stefano of Wantage, N.J. placed third (931).

Dan Laskowski, who traveled with his wife Brigitte from Canada and placed 4th for fastest feet (763) added, “Since I began 10 years ago, it has changed my life!”

WFD Champ Eric Okamoto set a new World Record for double paradiddles of 1198 in 60 seconds! Other WFD records held by Eric include 1744 in double strokes and 1279 in paradiddles.

“This year’s Finals were packed out with excited fans! It was great to see Jack Blackburn of Vital Remains take Battle of the Feet. His predecessor Tim ‘the Missile’ Yeung of VR took the Feet honors back in 2006. Man! I can’t say enough about Daniel Rice; this was Daniel’s 3rd attempt at WFD! Many may not know this, but besides being a WFD Champ Daniel also has a full scholarship to Duke University Law School!”- said Boo McAfee, creator of WFD.

Over $12,000 in prizes were provided by Pearl, Sabian, Remo, Axis, Vic Firth, Power Wrist Builders, Modern Drummer, Alfred Publishing, BOSO and Drumometer. Grand Prizes included 2 PEARL Vision Kits, fully loaded with SABIAN Cymbals, a 1 year supply of Vic Firth drumsticks with the winner’s name on them, 100 REMO heads, AXIS double Pedal, Instruction books by Alfred, ‘World bragging rights’ and much more!

For more on WFD and upcoming events please visit www.WorldsFastestDrummer.com or email Info@WorldsFastestDrummer.com

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 WFD India ComeptitionWFD GOES TO INDIA!


WFD is proud to have it's first competiton on
the continent of India, hosted by FURTADOS.
The results were exciting .. here's a quote from their website:

"Mood Indigo witnessed the first official Fastest
Drummer Contest in India. Being the first time,
our expectations weren't too high. However,
the results were MIND BLOWING! The Contest
was open for 4 days. On the 2nd day, we had
over 120 entries in less than 2 and a half hours!
The competition was tight, and motivated a
whole bunch of people to practice for our next event."




  RESULTS:
Battle of the Hands Winner: Naman Sachdev
Battle of the Feet Winner:Amitabh Sarkar

Event Photos from WFD in India



Apparently The Single Stroke Rule Was Strictly Enforced by Security Guards!




UPDATE: Zac Sullivan Won The BIG BEAT St. Louis competition! Photos Below:
Big Beat WFD Winner

WFD is opening its 10 Year Anniversary Celebration with the
announcement of new WFD Events in USA and Canada.

WFD joins in the BIG BEATWFD is proud to announce it has combined efforts with Five Star Drum Shops throughout the USA and Canada to make WFD Competition a part of Five Star Drum Shops ‘The Big Beat’ Events held nationwide on Sunday, Nov. 1st 2009

“Going into 2010 is an exciting time for WFD.
It is our 10th Year Anniversary and to be a part of something so awesome as ‘The Big Beat” and what they are doing to raise money to benefit the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation is truly awesome!”
– said WFD creator Boo McAfee

Below are the locations doing WFD on Nov. 1st
more will be posted as they come in so check back regularly. Please contact the locations for more
event info via the links provided.

Buffalo Drum Outlet-Buffalo, NY
http://www.buffalodrumoutlet.com/buffalo_big_beat_2008.php

Drum HeadQuarters-St Louis, MO
http://www.drumheadquarters.com/BigBeatSTLFAQ.html

Texas Big Beat-Houston, TX
http://www.percussiononline.com/texasbigbeat.html

Donn Bennett Drums- Seattle, WA 
 http://www.bennettdrums.com/

Stay tuned for more WFD 10th Year Celebration announcements!


WFD Live competition - June 26, in Nashville TNDRUM LEAGUE PRESENTS:
A SHOWCASE OF WORLD CLASS DRUMMERS

FEATURING:
TED TRETIAK - JOHN TOOME - MIKE SNYDER
CHRIS PATTERSON & JOHNNY RABB (DrumJockeys)

WORLD’S FASTEST DRUMMER
REGIONAL COMPETITION

(PRELIMINARIES BEGAN @ 6:30 PM)
THURSDAY JUNE 26th @ 7:30 PM

THE RUTLEDGE
410 4th AVE. SOUTH, NASHVILLE, TN 37201
ALL AGES SHOW - $8

WFD: Baterista de 60 Segundos
BATERISTA De 60 SEGUNDOS - concurso DRUMOMETER colaboracao MONTI DRUMS
Dia 10 De Maio de 2008
http://www.montidrums.com/BSS/



February 11, 2008: Press Release

WORLD'S FASTEST HANDS AT
FRANKFURT MUSIK MESSE March 12-14 2008
Pro-Mark Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer dedicated exclusively to the design, production, and distribution of drumsticks, mallets, and percussion accessories once again teamed with the WFD in the World's Fastest Hands contest at the Frankfurt Musik Messe. Results and images from this year's contest will are posted onwww.ProMark.com and on www.Drumometer.com after March, 2008
 


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Photos from Singapore DRUMFEST 2008
The first pic is the 'Fastest Hands' winner with a score of 1067, Alex Tey
DRUMFEST 2008, Singapore WFD ContestDRUMFEST 2008, Singapore WFD Contest
DRUMFEST 2008, Singapore WFD Contest
Sheylara - Singapore Blogger at the event.
Singapore, DRUMFEST 2008
Alvin Tan, one of the judges for the Drum Challenge Asia
takes the DRUMOMETER challenge!

Official site for Singapore Drumfest 08
Photos from http://sheylara.com



"WORLD’S FASTEST DRUMMER SETS NEW WORLD RECORD”
Matt Smith Set a New Record of 1132 Strokes at WFD Event! See the video at WFDTV!
Event Host Drummer Johnny Rabb and WFD Creator Boo McAfee
Kevin Bernardy - Battle of the Feet Winner
Event Host Drummer Johnny Rabb and
WFD Creator Boo McAfee
Kevin Bernardy - Battle of the Feet Winner


Nashville, TN is definitely no stranger to WFD Speed Drumming World Records. In 2000 Johnny Rabb set the first ever WFD World Record by playing 1027 single strokes in 60 seconds. WFD (short for World’s Fastest Drummer) is a highly charged, interactive phenomenon and has spread feverishly around the world. The contest consists of two categories, Battle of the Hands ™ and Battle of the Feet ™. As WFD has grown there has become a need for more regional grass roots events. The first WFD Regional event was held in conjunction with Drum League at The Rutledge in downtown Nashville on June 26, 2008

The evening was hosted by WFD Champ Johnny Rabb and WFD founder Boo McAfee. Although the event was intended to be regional, competitors traveled from as far away as Oklahoma and Canada. Music City heated up quickly as WFD Champion Matt ‘the kid’ Smith took center stage and broke the long standing ‘traditional grip’ World Record held by WFD Champ Mike ‘da man’ Mangini. Matt played an astounding 1132 single strokes in 60 seconds, breaking Mike Mangini’s previous record by 6 strokes.

The Battle of the Hands winner was Gary ‘the skip’ Skipper of Nashville, TN, with a score of 896 Singles. Tyler Boydstan placed second (845) while Big Frank placed third (816). The Battle of the Feet winner was Kevin Bernardy from Edmond, Okalahoma with an awesome score of 901 singles, followed by Ronnie McDowell Jr. (786) and Canada’s Dan Laskowski (680). Keeping with the tradition of the much larger WFD World Finals and other extreme sporting events, of course there had to be that huge, gaudy WFD Championship Belt..

“There were several wonderful stories that came out this first WFD Regional event. The Battle of the Hands winner, Gary Skipper has been competing at WFD since our very first WFD event, well over eight years ago. The Battle of the Feet winner Kevin Bernardy, who has competed for several years, drove all the way from Oklahoma. Special congrats go out to Kevin from our WFD family for he won on the third anniversary of his sobriety,” said WFD founder Boo McAfee.

World’s Fastest Drummer Competition is sponsored by
PEARL, AXIS, PRO·MARK and REMO.
“We are extremely excited about all of the new ventures at WFD, especially the announcement of the game version of WFD called WFD, The Game and Extreme Music Game Challenges,” added McAfee.

For more info on WFD-World’s Fastest Drummer, Extreme Sport Drumming visit www.WorldsFastestDrummer.com

For more info on WFD, The Game and
Extreme Music Games visit www.WFDGame.com
Gary Skipper - Battle of the Hands Winner
WFD Champion Matt Smith
Gary Skipper - Battle of the Hands Winner
WFD Champion Matt Smith


ILLINOIS REGIONAL WFD COMPETITION - MECAWFD COMPETITION RESULTS, BARTLETT ILLINOIS:
 June - August

MECA (Music Education Centers of America) IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE WORLDS FASTEST DRUMMER COMPETITION!

CONTEST LOCATIONS, DATES,
TIMES AND CURRENT RESULTS

Arts in Bartlett Festival
www.artsinbartlett.org

Sunday, June 29
from 2:30pm - 5:00pm (preliminary round)

RESULTS

Boys 10yrs old and younger
Dylan Mitchell 591 (free style)
Girls 10yrs old and younger
Alexa Mogan 439 (free style)
MECA WFD ResultsBoys 17yrs old and up
Ryan Holmes 883 (free style)
Girls 17yrs old and up
Katie Brown 1070 (free style)

Huntley Outlet Mall
Friday, July 4
from 6:00pm - 9:00pm (preliminary round)
RESULTS

Boys 10yrs old and younger
Narron Pham 583 (free style)
Boys 11-16yrs old
Joshua Sotomayor 884 (free style)
Josh Firlick 389 (single)
Boys 17yrs old and up
John Strait 1065 (free style)
Joe Chung 859 (single)
Girls 17yrs old and up
Carrie McCabe 499 (free style)


Nashville WFD Event: june 28 2008

Jim Music & Teaching Center
JIMS MUSIC STORE & TEACHING CENTER:
WFD CONTESTS in MICHIGAN- May through March!

"Hey everyone, are you ready to drum up some crazy madness.
Starting April 21st it is the Jim's Music "Worlds Fastest Drummer" Contest. http://www.jimsmusic.biz/

That's right time to warm up those hands and feet and qualify from:
April 21st - April 26th in our Iron Mountain location. - April 28th - May 3 in our Marquette location.
May 5 - May 10 in our Escanaba location - with the finals in Marquette on May 17th.
The top ten scores in the battle of the hands and feet will qualify to be in the finals. So don't miss a beat, stop into any of our locations and try your hand or feet in becoming the world's fastest drummer."
Jims Music hosts WFD Competition

 

February 11, 2008: Press Release

WORLD’S FASTEST HANDS AT FRANKFURT MUSIK MESSE March 12-14 2008
Pro-Mark Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer dedicated exclusively to the design, production, and distribution of drumsticks, mallets, and percussion accessories will once again team with the WFD in the World’s Fastest Hands contest at the Frankfurt Musik Messe.

The Frankfurt Musik Messe, held each spring in Frankfurt, Germany, is the largest international music products show. It draws well over 100,000 manufacturers, retailers, and musicians from around the world. This year marks the fourth year Pro-Mark has hosted the event with the blessing of the WFD sanctioning body.

According to Pat Brown, Pro-Mark’s director of sales and marketing, “We always look forward to this. Having the Drumometer in our booth never fails to draw a huge crowd and everyone has a great time!”

Results and images from this year’s contest will be posted on
www.ProMark.com and on www.Drumometer.com after March, 2008



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