Want to learn how to play drums?
Experienced drum instructors Fred Sottile, Jeff Fish and Joe Allesandro will be teaching 3 free group drum lessons at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos, California.
Sat. January 5th: 10am – 12 noonCall Paul Delaney at 562-468-1107 for more info.
Sat. January 12th: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Sat. February 23rd: 2 - 4pm
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Danté Roberson began playing for the Church of God in Christ at the tender age of 3. This self-taught musician later put himself through school to learn how to read music and was taken under the wing of his mentor, Anthony King.
Roberson continues to hone his skills while learning about the music business and has worked with many notable artists including Platinum selling, Grammy and Stellar Award Winners.
Here are some of Dante Roberson’s musical accomplishments:
Musical Director: Comedy Central’s “Weekends at The DL” featuring DL Hughley of The Kings of Comedy, Robin Duhe (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly), Playboy’s “Nightcalls” featuring D’Wayne Wiggins, El DeBarge, Marcus Johnson, The Golden State Warriors and for various up and coming artists.Dante Roberson will be conducting a drum clinic at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos, California, on Thursday February 21 at 7pm.
Recorded with: Jaime and Sunnye Hawkins, Carl Wheeler, Tremaine Hawkins, Daryl Coley, Phil Perry, Ivan Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Michael Cooper, Tony Saunders, New Power Generation, Dayne Stevens, Najee, Jaime Foxx, Tank, Alicia Keys.
Performed with: Najee, Joe, Marcus Miller, Marcus Johnson, D’Wayne Wiggins, DL Hughley, Eric Benet, Jaime Foxx, Tank, India.Arie, Dave Hollister, BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Tracey Chapman, Busta Rhymes, The Whispers, Larry Braggs of Tower of Power.
John Favicchia has been called "one of the most musical and well-rounded drummers." His versatility has enabled him to play gigs and drum clinics worldwide. In addition to playing with his band, Dharma All Stars, he has performed and/or recorded with Steve Khan, Larry Coryell, Harvie Swartz, Chieli Minucci, David Mann, Bob Malach, Dean Brown, Mike Pope, Lonnie Plaxico and Steve Adelson.
Upcoming John Favicchia drum clinics at Sam Ash in the Los Angeles area:
"I am very proud to announce that for the year 2007 Sam Ash Music has won the Music Inc. "Retailer of the Year" award for chain stores. Thank all of you very much, we couldn't have done it without you."
December 2007
Extended holiday hours for the Southern California Sam Ash Music stores in Hollywood, Torrance, City of Industry (Puente Hills), Cerritos, Canoga Park and Westminster:
Friday, Dec. 14th: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 15th: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 16th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 17th – Friday, Dec. 21st: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 22nd: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 23rd: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 25th: Closed - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wednesday, Dec. 26th – Sunday, Dec. 30th: Normal Store Hours
Monday, Dec. 31st, New Year’s Eve: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008: Closed - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Friday, Dec. 14th: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PMSee sidebar on right for each store's normal store hours for 2008.
Saturday, Dec. 15th: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 16th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 17th – Thurs., Dec. 20th: 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Friday, Dec. 21st: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday, Dec. 22nd: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, Dec. 23rd: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 25th: Closed - MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wednesday, Dec. 26th – Sat., Dec. 29th: 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Sunday, Dec. 30th: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday, Dec. 31st, New Year’s Eve: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Foolish FoolsSunday, December 16th at 2pm
The Bolts
Apocalipstick
The Gentlemen
Touch Response
Aceive
Sam Ash Music is having a big holiday sale this weekend!There's a great interview with Paul McCartney in the newest Sam Ash Gear Guide on page 83.
Paul discusses his greatest acoustic songs, his influences, his fingerpicking technique and his signature model Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar.
A used Epiphone Texan FT-79 acoustic guitar signed by Paul McCartney is currently on sale in the Sam Ash store in Canoga Park, California. Serial number: 03364006. Limited edition #105 of 250. Made in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a beauty!
On page 82 of the new December catalog, the Sam Ash Music Institute Guitar Lesson of the Month features the chords and strumming pattern in the style of Paul McCartney's "Yesterday."
Fans of The Beatles can also learn about the John Lennon Epiphone EJ160E jumbo acoustic/electric guitar on page 12.
To check out the new Sam Ash Gear Guide, sign up for the mailing list, download it at samashmusic.com or visit any Sam Ash Music store.
Check out the holiday deals from Native Instruments:
1. BUY TRAKTOR SCRATCH and GET TRAKTOR 3 for FREE!
Ableton is now shipping Live 7, new add-on instruments and Ableton Suite.
Live 7 is full of enhancements to the audio engine including 64-bit mix summing, new and improved devices with side-chaining capability, better MIDI timing and hardware integration. Most-requested features, such as time signature changes, video export and multiple automation lanes have been added. The brand new "Drum Rack" streamlines beat making with an easy drag-and-drop interface and offers native sliced audio and REX file support.
New add-on instruments include Tension (string synth), Electric (classic electric pianos) and Analog.
The new Ableton Suite bundle includes Ableton Live 7, Sampler, Operator, Electric, Analog, Tension, Drum Machines, Essential Instrument Collection 2 and Session Drums all in one box.
For more on these new releases, visit ableton.com or any Sam Ash Music store.
