Posted on 29 July 2010 | 6:58 am
Rehearsals continue for MusicTech week 4.
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 6:35 pm
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Posted on 26 July 2010 | 8:11 am
Progressive Music Center teamed up with the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) and Vans Warped Tour to offer free 5 minute Lesson Labs on site at the Charlotte, NC Vans Warped Tour stop on July 22. Progressive Music Center teachers and staff were on site at the PMC playdrums.com tent all day at the Warped Tour providing free 5 minute drum lessons, having giveaways for a 16” Zildjian A crash and other cool gear. We were joined in the tent by Dillinger Escape Plan’s drummer Bill Rymer (below in white T-shirt) and Gypsy from Haste The Day along with other guest drummers from the tour throughout the day. Other PMC sponsored dates this summer include LA, Mountain View, CA, Boston, Milwaukee and Pomona, CA. If you are attending any of these shows stop by the playdrums.com tent and say hello!
Bill Rymer of Dillinger Escape Plan teaches a drum lesson
Gypsy of Haste The Day
and Progressive Music Center's
Hampton Smith
Progressive Music Center's
Dexter Horton teaches
a drum lesson
Posted on 24 July 2010 | 8:31 pm
Week three (July 12 - 16, 2010) of our popular summer camp experience MusicTech has started and the bands are up and rehearsing first thing! Original tunes are underway and we will start recording some basic tracks for each band tomorrow afternoon. This camp week is sold out so we have a full house with lots of music going on in each rehearsal room, which means the Friday Finale Concert is going to be AWESOME!
Posted on 12 July 2010 | 8:00 am
Posted on 23 June 2010 | 6:17 pm
Rehearsing original tune during MusicTech week 2 June 2010
Posted on 22 June 2010 | 6:47 pm
improvisation class (we know the sound is not that great, but it was filmed on an iPhone on the fly)
Posted on 22 June 2010 | 6:08 pm
Progressive Guitar/Bass Instructor Matt Grady works with his band this
morning on our main stage while amusing drummer Hampton Smith.
It's the second session (out of 6) of our MusicTech Summer Sessions and things are off to a great start. Just like last week we are sold out for this session so we are working at capacity with 6 bands of incredible student musicians. The groups started their day at 9:00 AM getting to know one another and then jumping right in working on song selections and and developing some original tunes. Things seem to be going very smooth!
Posted on 21 June 2010 | 10:14 am
Posted on 17 June 2010 | 8:21 am
This week is flying by and running very smooth. The bands wrapped up working on their original songs today and are now focused on getting their cover tunes in order for Friday evening's finale concert. Two workshops on mic placement for stage/studio and a vocal workshop were held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Progressive Instructor Derek Arnold took 9 rockers through proper voice warm ups, natural singing positions and exercises to help them prepare for the concert while Kyle Long worked with everyone on recording techniques and simple set-ups for DIY home recording solutions. It's been so busy that we have not had time for getting pictures, but the sessions are being recorded with the Zoom Q3, so we'll have video up on our youtube page (and new website - more on that news very soon) later this week. More updates Thursday & Friday -
Posted on 16 June 2010 | 6:38 pm
Posted on 14 June 2010 | 6:16 pm
From our ZOOM Q3 in house recorder - student concert
Posted on 26 May 2010 | 7:05 am
Filmed on our ZOOM Q3 camera, footage of featured performances (original material and cover tunes) - Progressive Music Center guitar instructors Andrew Davis, Chris Bodall and drum instructor Joey Stultz's students.
Posted on 26 May 2010 | 6:46 am
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Posted on 25 May 2010 | 5:24 pm
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Posted on 17 May 2010 | 10:11 am
If you just happen to have a 3/8"-16 x 36" threaded rod, 1/2" x 12" pipe, 1/2" x 8" pipe 1/2" x 3" pipe, 3/4" x 6" pipe and a 1" x 2" pipe then you have the beginnings of this DIY Industrial HiHat stand. Full directions here.
Posted on 15 May 2010 | 12:43 pm
Thanks to Greg Petruzzi for sharing these pictures of Nick and Amanda Petruzzi (students at Progressive Music Center) hanging out backstage at the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert. Pictured with Alan White (drummer for YES and performing with the White Sox All Stars during this show)
Posted on 11 May 2010 | 9:21 am
Posted on 3 May 2010 | 6:52 pm
Continuing our quest for cool music tech products we are adding the ZOOM Q3 to our line-up of products in stock in our retail shops and in our teaching rooms. The Q3 uses the same microphone capsules as the industry-leading H4n Handy Recorder and is perfect for recording anything where great audio and video are a must. A user friendly must have A/V recorder for under $250!
We already have 4 of the 6 units we were able to get reserved. Call us, we'll reserve yours before they sell out again.
Posted on 30 April 2010 | 8:35 am
Orange Amplifiers announce the launch of the revolutionary all-in-one Computer Amplifier Speaker – The OPC, and we want one!
A fully fledged computer, the OPC has 4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, Intel chips, Windows 7 x64 home premium, 8 x USB2.0 ports, is Wi-Fi enabled and has an integrated GeForce 9300 graphics card with an optional dedicated ATI 5670 512MB card for those who may want to play a few games while they put their guitars down. The first models will include modelling software incorporating computer samples of vintage and current Orange amps and cabinets as well as free branded recording software package. Once plugged in, you can then use the software included to create music or choose your guitar sound and then play, record and hear your guitar through the computer!
June 2010 $TBA orangeamps.com
Posted on 28 April 2010 | 6:01 am
Posted on 22 April 2010 | 11:47 am
If you just happen to have a 3/8"-16 x 36" threaded rod, 1/2" x 12" pipe, 1/2" x 8" pipe 1/2" x 3" pipe, 3/4" x 6" pipe and a 1" x 2" pipe then you have the beginnings of this DIY Industrial HiHat stand. Full directions here.
