FSM ONLINE DRUM CAMP 2020

Furtados School of Music in association with artists like Todd Sucherman, Dali Mraz, Kaz Rodriguez and Gino Banks present the Drum Camp. 

Furtados School of Music: Furtados School of Music (FSM), today is a name synonymous with music education in the country. They are committed to bringing organized music education to children across age groups in partnership with leading schools in India. Starting in 2011, in a short span of time FSM has grown not only terms of school and non-school centres , but also in terms of faculty, infrastructure and the variety of courses taught. Today there are more than 180 school and non-school FSM centers, imparting music education to over 75,000 students. FSM faculty consists of highly motivated and passionate teachers drawn from a diverse mix of experienced and young musicians from India and abroad. Apart from being qualified musicians, they are extensively trained to impart an enjoyable and exhilarating music learning experience to students. Integral to FSM’s success is a world-class curriculum designed by leading educators from across the world.

Todd Sucherman: He continues to be one of the world’s most in demand drummers and educators. While recording touring the world with the multi platinum rock band STYX for the last twenty four years, he’s managed to balance a schedule of recording sessions, masterclasses, clinics, and creating the enormously successful “Rock Drumming Masterclass” for Drumeo. Todd has been recognized by his peers winning many Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll awards through the years taking top honors in the categories of Rock Drummer, Progressive Rock Drummer, Classic Rock Drummer, Live Drummer, Clinician, Educational DVD, Recorded performance, and multiple placements in other categories. In 2020 after playing drums for forty nine years, he released his first solo record, “Last Flight Home.”

Dali Mraz: A composer, drummer, a co-founder of an European advanced education platform, a member of QQ Studio company, as well as a frequent collaborator with several TV, film and radio companies. Born in Ostrava, Czech Republic; Dali since his earliest years has been cooperating with some of the great names in the modern music industry, such as Scott Kinsey, Susanne Vega, Martin Miller or Federico Malaman, just to name a few. At an age as young as 10 he received the first of his many national awards and at 16 he composed the entire score for a worldwide distributed film. Currently, he works on both sides of the Atlantic and his latest album Level 25 has been successfully accepted in Canada and the United States, most notably at one of the world's leading drumming platforms Drumeo, which also became the album's official partner and Jared Falk with Dave Atkinson a godfather.

Dave DiCenso: Coming on the scene as a metal drummer in the late eighties, Dave DiCenso has since worked in a diverse array of musical contexts; from hardcore and prog, to rock, pop, jazz-fusion, funk, and soul. Along with his chameleon-like approach, he is known for his individual sound, musicality, and highly animated performances. Dave has also excelled in the field of education, and is considered to be one of the great players/teachers of our time.

Kaz Rodriguez: An internationally acclaimed drummer and composer currently with The Disciples, Kaz Rodriguez is best known for his innate ability to write creative and colorful tracks that have been utilized by drummers from around the globe. He’s a Roland V-Drums demonstrator, a teacher at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, and has worked with some incredible musicians and projects including Jessie Ware, Sinead Harnett, Rita Ora, Plan B, Jay Sean, and Cirque Du Soleil.  Kaz has been an influence to drummers all around the world from his drum-less albums, and has written tracks for the likes of Anika Nilles, Chris Coleman, Aaron Spears, Robert “Sput” Searight, and many more.

Gino Banks: He has been fooling around with the drums since he was 8 years old and took it up seriously at the age of 15. He is the son of Louiz Banks, India's legendary jazz pianist and composer.  He is highly in-demand as a first call drummer for live concerts, studio sessions and production work. Gino has been performing and recording with artists and bands of all types of genres. 

 With musical legends like his father Louiz Banks, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt.Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt.Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pt.Vikku Vinayakram, Pt.Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, U.Srinivas, Fazal Qureshi, Taufiq Qureshi, Ustad Sabir Khan and others to Bollywood sessions and gigs with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Salim-Sulaiman, Vishal-Shekhar, Amit Trivedi, Pritam, Hariharan and MTV Coke Studio with Hitesh Sonik and the MTV Unplugged sessions with various artists to fusion groups like Niladri Kumar’s Sitar Funk, Rakesh Chaurasia's RAF, Ravi Chary Crossing, Anandam (Selva Ganesh/Karthik/Ravi Kulur), Bala Bhaskar, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan and Vravi to rock bands like Helga's Fun Castle, Joe Alvares, Gary Lawyer, Skinny Alley, Soulmate, BlackstratBlues, Zero, Vayu, Baiju Dharmajan Syndicate and NerveRek.

 He has performed with international musicians like Mike Stern, Guthrie Govan, Tony Lakatos, George Brooks, Osam Ezzeldin, Leni Stern, Jay Oliver, Angela Hagenbach, Jonas Desai, Carl Clements and The Maske Trio. As well as with Dance Troupes like Pt. Birju Maharaj's Kathak Group, Aditi Bhagwat, Kaveri Sageder and Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and many more.