Clinics will be presented by Jane Boxall, Lennie DiMuzio, Daniel Glass, Rick Latham, and the Ho Etso Taiko group.

Jane Boxall is always received very well and worked into her presentation this year is a dual drum kit performance with her husband presenting Gary Chaffee's Seventh Heaven, written for Vinnie Colaiuta and Steve Smith.

Longtime Zildjian staffer Lennie Dimuzio will share stories with the clinic audience; the Q&A exchanges in these kind of appearances always remind Lennie of many stories that did not make it into his memoir 'Tales From The Cymbal Bag'.

Daniel Glass will not only be demonstrating the chops that he uses to power Royal Crown Review and the Brian Setzer Band, but also will conduct a roundtable discussion with William "Bill" F. Ludwig III, Lennie DiMuzio, and educator Denny Brown on topics associated with Daniel's recent dvd release 'The Century Project'.

The world's largest bass drum
Neil Boumpani, the maker of 'Big Mo', the world's largest bass drum, is scheduled to explain (with AV assistance) how he constructed the big drum for the University of Missouri.

Taiko performance to debut at drum show
A first for the Chicago Drum Show is a Taiko performance. The Ho Etsu Taiko group from Evanston will perform in the clinic area as well as conducting a Master Class on Taiko drumming.

Sponsors
The clinic program is made possible by the support of DW, Ludwig, Zildjian, Sabian, Vic Firth, Pro-Mark, Istanbul Mehmet, Evans, Prologix, Prentice, Alfred, AKG, Big Bang Distribution, Aquarian, Crescent, and LP.

Master Classes
Master Classes will be presented by Daniel Glass, Rick Latham, and the Ho Etsu Taiko group. Ed Shaughnessy will teach a special Master Class on Jazz and Big Band Drumming. Explains Rob Cook:

"The Master Classes are basically extensions of the clinics. We limit the class size to 25 so everyone gets some personal attention - it's like a mix between a clinic and a private lesson. We also plan to have some special events in the Master Class conference room like the Daniel Glass roundtable."

Home-cooked food will be available in the Rebeats Cafe which has over the last three years evolved into sort of a 'second stage'. with informative video presentations, interviews, and performances.

Headlining the Cafe stage presentations will be Jon Cohan who has a presentation on studio drum tuning. Cohan is the author of 'Star Sets', and 'Zildjian; A History Of The Legendary Cymbal Makers'. He is also a vintage authority, gigging drummer, and top-tier drum tech. Among the other Cafe presentations will be an explanation of the new 360 Systems platform recently introduced by Evans.

New exhibitors
Show organizer Rob reports that both exhibit halls are filling up with at least a dozen new exhibitors this year:

"It's a great mix, with several brand new boutique drum companies this show has become known for as well as first-time appearances of some big industry players like Tama and Pearl. It has become clear that the Chicago Drum Show demographic covers nearly every age and interest. It will be a big music weekend in St Charles; there is also a guitar show and a Gary Hoey concert at the newly renovated Arcada theater, a former vaudeville palace>"