Veteran powerhouse drummer Mike Terrana recently finished his tour with ex-Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen. Prior to the show in Melkweg, Amsterdam drummerszone.com managed to catch up with Mike for some questions.
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Topics discussed include getting prepared for a gig, Mike\'s latest dvd \'The Rhythm Beast\', Cozy Powell, accoustic versus electronic drums, and Mike\'s recent endorsement with Ddrum and new plexiglass drum kit.
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Tarja\'s Winter Storm Tarja Turunen, who left Nightwish in October 2005, released her second solo album, \'My Winter Storm\', in November 2007. It achieved gold status in Finland on the day of release.
The album features drummer Earl Harvin (Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Air) and bassist Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Rolling Stones, Lauryn Hill).
Band The band members that accompanied Tarja Turunen on her album tour last November and December are:
Mike Terrana on drums, Doug Wimbish on bass, Alex Scholpp on guitar, Maria Ilmoniemi on keys, Max Lilja and Markus Hohti on cellos, and Tarja\'s brother Toni Turunen on additional electronic drums, guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.
Veteran powerhouse drummer Mike Terrana recently finished his tour with ex-Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen. Prior to the show in Melkweg, Amsterdam drummerszone.com managed to catch up with Mike for some questions. 
