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Virgil, Brett to rock city today

Staff Reporter

Drummer Virgil Donati

BANGALORE: Black Dog and Kingfisher Premium are presenting drummer Virgil Donati featuring guitarist Brett Garsed live in concert in a Sandeep Chowta Project.

Virgil is known amongst drummers as a technical virtuoso, having developed incredible power and flexibility (whilst playing traditional grip), mastered polyrhythyms, odd-time playing and intricate phrasing, attained blinding quickness and powerful, metronomic precision, all with a rare attention to showmanship and visual playing. He was born and raised in Melbourne. From the time he could barely utter a word, he keenly observed the regular band rehearsals his father held in the house. Virgil’s interest in music and instinct for rhythm had been apparent to his parents for some time. One month prior to turning three, he found himself sitting behind his first real drum-set. Brett Garsed was born in rural Victoria, Australia, and began playing guitar at age 12 after hearing Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore play “Speed King”. Brett’s most recent recording projects include the Uncle Moe’s Space Ranch album featuring TJ Helmerich, Gary Willis, Dennis Chambers and Scott Kinsey, the Tapestry album which was released under the band name “Mojo” and features Ric Fierabracci on bass and Kofi Baker, son of the legendary Ginger Baker on drums, and his debut solo album Big Sky with Ric returning for bass and production duties and Toss Panos behind the drums. The concert will be held today at 7.30 p.m. at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. For details, call 9845244610.

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