RUSH's NEIL PEART Named 'Drummer Of The Year'

December 25, 2007

Neil Peart proves that he is still percussively pertinent to a younger generation of drummers by winning DRUM! magazine's "Drummies 2007" "Drummer Of The Year". He also won four other awards.

Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/percussion magazines worldwide, such as DRUM! and Traps magazines. During this year's "Drummies", Peart was named "Drummer Of The Year" by 4000 drummers, who participated in the readership survey conducted by DRUM! for the Drummies. The runners-up were: Danny Carey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Thomas Lang. Additionally Peart won four more "Drummies" for "Progressive Rock Drummer," "Live Performer," "DVD" ("Anatomy Of A Drum Solo"),and "Drumming Album" ("Snakes & Arrows" by RUSH).

While Peart has received numerous awards for his drumming over his career, this marks the first time that he has won DRUM!'s prestigious "Drummer Of The Year".

"Neil Peart was on our June cover because we suspected this would be a big album for RUSH," said Phil Hood, publisher of Enter Music Publishing. Even though our audience skews younger than RUSH's fan base, he's a huge influence on all drummers, so it's not surprising he finally won this award from DRUM!'s readers," continued Hood.

The following is a summary of the drummers who won in some of the other categories:

Drumming Rising Star: Jason Bittner
Runners-Up: Brann Dailor, Andrew Hurley, Benny Greb

Progressive Rock Drummer: Neil Peart
Runners-Up: Mike Portnoy, Danny Carey, Gavin Harrison

Metal Drummer: Jason Bittner
Runners-Up: Chris Adler, Joey Jordison, Tomas Haake

Mainstream Rock/Pop Drummer: Chad Smith
Runners-Up: Carter Beauford, Travis Barker, Daniel Adair

Alternative Rock Drummer: Travis Barker
Runners-Up: Danny Carey, Matt Cameron, Taylor Hawkins

Punk Drummer: Travis Barker
Runners-Up: Tre Cool, Andrew Hurley, Josh Freese

Drum Clinician: Dom Famularo
Runners-Up: Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Mike Mangini

Studio Drummer: Vinnie Colaiuta
Runners-Up: Josh Freese, Kenny Aronoff, Steve Jordan

Live Performer: Neil Peart
Runners-Up: Danny Carey, Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordison

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