Drumming Lesson with Legend Rick Gratton!!!

In this one of a kind, once in a lifetime drumming session, Rick will give you some serious tools to up your drumming game.  Learn from the best!!!

 
Throughout Rick's career, he has performed and taught in the United States, Europe and Canada. People that have used his instructional materials include: TERRY BOZZIO, GARY CHAFFEE, DENNIS CHAMBERS, MARVIN "SMITTY" SMITH, JOE PORCARO, RALPH HUMPHREY, and RICHIE HAYWARD. Rick has worked with musicians such as ABE LABORIEL (Lee Ritenour), MIKE PORCARO (Toto), BILL DILLON (Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson), MARK JORDAN, LONG JOHN BALDRY, CAROL POPE, PETER CARDINALI (Ringo Starr, Brecker Bros.) IAN THOMAS & THE BOOMERS and many others.

If Rick isn't teaching or performing in his regular groups, he's usually in the studio.  he's usually in the studio & has recorded with Rough Trade, Marc Jordan, Patti Labelle, Roger Hodgson, Zac Efron etc and was nominated for a Grammy for playing on the John Travolta "Hairspray Movie Soundtrack along with the Beatles "Love" CD.

Though all of Rick's experiences as a professional drummer is far too numerous to mention, highlights would include; having his book (Rick's Licks) ranked in the top ten of Modern Drummers 'Top 25 Greatest Drum Books" by LARRIE LONDIN and KENNY ARONOFF, being on the cover of Drums Etc. first issue, having his material implemented in CARMINE APPICE's updated-version book, Realistic Rock (one of the best selling drum books of all time), recording with fantastic artists such as PATTI LABELLE, MICHELLE WRIGHT and TERRI CLARK, sharing the stage with STEVE SMITH, SONNY EMORY and KIRK COVINGTON at Drum Fest '94 in Montreal, teaching a master class with the likes of GARY CHAFFEE, STEVE HOUGHTON, WALFREDO REYES SR. and JOEY HEREDIA at Drum Fest '99, having performed various drum clinics, plus master classes in the Black Forest (Germany) at M & T Drum Camp with MAUREEN BROWN, MITCH DORGE and LUCAS VAN MERWIJK.

Rick's students have included ANTON FIG (David Letterman Show) and JEREMY TAGGERT (Our Lady Peace) amidst many other outstanding drummers. Rick also had the pleasure of recording the first ever direct-to-disk album with Rough Trade (1974), produced by JACK RICHARDSON (Guess Who).

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