The total count of artists performing and signing, or just attending NAMM 2007, is quite impossible to determine. While watching and recording one, another was performing somewhere else, resulting in missing lots of great moments. However, Drummerszone.com was present at Omar Hakim\'s first performance playing Roland V-Drums. We took pictures, made recordings and made a small selection of what this virtuoso does.
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Omar Hakim, probably best known for his work for artists like Madonna, Sting, Michael Brecker, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis and many more, is one of the most versatile drummers in music. His performances on albums as \"The Dream Of The Blue Turtles\" (Sting, 1985) and \"Brothers In Arms\" (Dire Straits, 1985) put him in the major league of musicians for good. His balanced playing, his unique touch for every style and technical skills show and sound just as good on electronic drums as they do on an acoustic kit.
Watch Omar perform on Roland V-Drums at the NAMM 2007 by clicking the MEDIA tab. To complete this article we added some pictures of his performance as well. On his Artist Page you will find the full listing of images.
Notice the picture with the V-Drum section Roland set up for the visitors to try out the V-Drums series. At least 10 full V-Drum setups were available for everyone to play at the Roland stand at the NAMM.