Pete Drummond is an Australian session

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, producer, multi-instrumentalist and

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who has developed a digital platform for drum lessons. Since 2006, Drummond has been associated with New Zealand band

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, and many others.

stated in Modern Drummer Magazine: “Pete Drummond is an amazing Australian drummer”.

Early life

Drummond began drumming at three years of age. He started his formal training two years later with his mentor Jess Zappia. He later continued on his own, learning from recordings, instructional books, and videos.

Career

Bands career

Drummond joined

in 2006 when the band reformed after a nine-year hiatus. In 2008, he was enlisted into the

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. He plays drums, keyboards and sings in the live shows with Dragon. He had previously performed with The Bushwackers,

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Career as a composer and songwriting

Drummond has worked as a composer and producer. ‘Not the Question’ (2002) was his debut album as arranger, mixer and producer. A few programs which feature Pete's music are ‘Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil’, ‘Holy Switch’, ‘Ten Bucks a Litre’, ‘Inside The Inferno’, ‘Life On Us’, ‘Australia: A Time Traveler’s Guide’, ‘A Traveler’s Guide to the Planets’, and ABC's ‘ The Killing Season’.

Solo performer

In 2003, Drummond appeared at ''Australia's Ultimate Drummers Weekend''. In 2012, he performed on Shannon Noll's ‘Switch Me On’. He played on the ARIA award-winning album ‘Homefires’ by Dead Ringer Band, ABC TV, NRL, and Channel 10. He has also released multiple international DVDs as a cover artist. Drummond's solo album ‘Identity Crisis’ was launched in 2006. It contains eight original tracks of

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’s number one Australian album ‘ Spirit of the Anzacs’. In 2018 Drummond was featured in Australia's drumming publication Drumscene Magazine.

Discography

* Lee Kernaghan – Beautiful Noise (2012) * Adam Brand – My Side of the Street (2014) * Lee Kernaghan – Spirit of the Anzacs (2015) * Dead Ringer Band – Homefires (1995) * Dragon – Roses (2014) * Pete Drummond – Identity Crisis (2006)

Awards

* 1996 – Session Drummer on ARIA award-winning Homefires album * 2011 – Legacy Award for Dragon * 2011 – Vodafone Music Awards in New Zealand

References

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