\"Neil Peart was on our June cover because we suspected this would be a big album for Rush. Even though our audience skews younger than Rush\'s fan base, he\'s a huge influence on all drummers, so it\'s not surprising he finally won this award from DRUM!\'s readers.\"
The following is a summary of the drummers, who won in other categories.
DRUMMERS
Drumming Rising Star: Jason Bittner
Runners Up: Brann Dailor, Andrew Hurley, Benny Greb
Progressive Rock Drummer: Neil Peart
Runners Up: Mike Portnoy, Danny Carey, Gavin Harrison
Metal Drummer: Jason Bittner
Runners Up: Chris Adler, Joey Jordison, Tomas Haake
Jam Band Drummer: Carter Beauford
Runners Up: Matt Abts, Stanton Moore, Rodney Holmes
Funk Drummer: Chad Smith
Runners Up: David Garibaldi, Dennis Chambers, Zoro
Mainstream Rock/Pop Drummer: Chad Smith
Runners Up: Carter Beauford, Travis Barker, Daniel Adair
Alternative Rock Drummer: Travis Barker
Runners Up: Danny Carey, Matt Cameron, Taylor Hawkins
Punk Drummer: Travis Barker
Runners Up: Tre Cool, Andrew Hurley, Josh Freese
R&B/Blues Drummer: Zoro
Runners Up: Steve Jordan, Aaron Spears, John Blackwell
Jazz/Fusion Drummer: Dave Weckl
Runners Up: Morgan Ågren, Steve Smith, Billy Cobham
Country Drummer: Paul Leim
Runners Up: Eddie Bayers, Chuck Tilly, Kenny Aronoff
Drum Clinician: Dom Famularo
Runners Up: Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Mike Mangini
Studio Drummer: Vinnie Colaiuta
Runners Up: Josh Freese, Kenny Aronoff, Steve Jordan
Live Performer: Neil Peart
Runners Up: Danny Carey, Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordison
PERCUSIONISTS
Percussionist Of The Year: Luis Conte
Runners Up: Marc Quiñones, Zakir Hussain, Alex Acuña
Percussion Rising Star: Taku Hirano
Runners Up: John Mahon, Gumbi Ortiz, Reid DeFever
Latin Percussionist: Giovanni Hidalgo
Runners Up: Luis Conte, Alex Acuña, Richie Flores
Jazz/Fusion Percussionist: Airto Moreira
Runners Up: Luis Conte, Ralph McDonald, Raul Rekow
Rock/Pop Percussionist: Luis Conte
Runners Up: John Mahon, Fausto Cuevas, Taku Hirano
World Beat Percussionist: Zakir Hussain
Runners Up: Arthur Hull, Glen Velez, Karsh Kale
Percussion Ensemble: Blue Man Group
Runners Up: Hip Pickles, Global Percussion Trio, Drumbassadors
Drum Circle Facilitator: Kalani
Runners Up: Arthur Hull, Christine Stevens, Zorina Wolf
Percussion Clinician: Luis Conte
Runners Up: Jesus Diaz, Richie “Gajate” Garcia, Giovanni Hidalgo
Studio Percussionist: Alex Acuña
Runners Up: Luis Conte, Sammy Figueroa, Lenny Castro
Enter Music Publishing and Drummerszone.com would like to congratulate all of the winners of this year\'s DRUM! 2007 Drummies Awards. In addition to being in the November Issue of DRUM!, all of the winners will be listed online as well at www.drummagazine.com/drummies.
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