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Nashville cats and private lessons

Zoro has relocated to Nashville, TN from Los Angeles. For those seeking private lessons, that means you can either catch him on the road (see the events page), or, when in Nashville, contact him at 818-257-2414. Zoro will be teaching exclusively at Forks Drum Closet, the top drum store in the region

The Wayback Machine

We've added a new video player we've called "Zoro's GrooveTV " to zorothedrummer.com where you can see Z in both video and live performances with Bobby Brown, Lenny Kravitz and Vanessa Paradis. Turn it up!

Top rock drummer Zoro makes "Clean Sweep" on Style Network's Clean House episode - to air next week on September 13th  

Young garage band gets encouragement from one of the world's most celebrated musicians.

(Nashville, Tennessee) – September 7, 2006 –Style Network’s hot new reality series for the housekeeping challenged among us—Clean House—will air next week with a special celebrity guest in the clean-up crew.   World famous rock R&B drummer, Zoro, whose command of the stage on drums for top artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Bobby Brown has lined his walls with platinum albums and virtually every singular award available for his musicianship, put down his drumsticks to help the Miller family of five have a creative clean-up around their California digs.  

The premise of the show—to create order out of chaos—and give families a fresh beginning on the road to tidiness—had a unique spin with Zoro in the mix.  The three Miller boys, who have formed their own band, The Sheds, dreamed of a rehearsal room for their growing assortment of band gear. In addition to show host Niecy Nash and the Clean House crew of interior interventionists, the production crew put out a call for a musical mentor for the boys.  

Enter Zoro—who not only grooves like no other drummer in rock music—but is also an increasingly in-demand motivational speaker with a heart for encouraging kids.   As viewers will see next week—the Millers home clean-up became a sweeping success!   The Miller Kids—Mac, age 14, Evan age 13, and Morgan, age 10, not only got their rehearsal room in the unveiling of their reborn home—but a stage load of new professional band gear—guitars, bass, new sound system and all accessories from Musiciansfriend.com.  Drum equipment included gear from major Zoro sponsors Sabian cymbals and Evans drumheads.  

Zoro’s personally delivered gifts to the boys included a brick of a dozen sets of his Vic Firth signature drumsticks, an autographed copy of his best selling book and DVD The Commandments of R&B Drumming, and signed Z posters for the rehearsal room walls.   No one was more enthusiastic about the episode than Z himself.  “It was a pleasure to guest on Clean House, to meet the Miller family and to listen to The Sheds,” Z noted onset. “I live to launch people into their destinies, and thoroughly enjoyed being an instrument of encouragement to the Miller boys.”   Added Angie Brown of the Clean House production team: “Zoro encouraged the boys to dedicate themselves to their music and we’ve since heard The Sheds have taken his advice to heart and are performing in Southern California.”

Zoro, who will be in Europe conducting master level drum clinics in September, won’t be home in L.A. to catch the scheduled September 13th airing. But he will monitor the progress of The Sheds and their dream of a career in Z's professional world.  Zoro, who grew up fatherless on the tough streets of L.A. only to reach the pinnacle of success  in the music world is one man who dramatically understands the power of a dream.   “As a father myself, it touched my soul deeply to see parents so happy for their children.  It was truly a blessing and an honor to be part of such a special moment in the life of one American family who dares to dream” noted Zoro.  

Catch local listings for Clean House on the Style Network, airing Wednesdays nationally.  

Zoro on MySpace

Let Z know you're a friend by joining him at his new MySpace site. Don't forget to leave a comment too!

Recent TV appearance

July 10, 2006 - KDFW/ Fox Channel 4 (Dallas, TX) - Zoro will be interviewed on the “Good Day” morning show. See the clip here

Zoro has joined forces with Drumcore!

New Zoro pack available
DrumCore provides a complete set of tools for creating great drum tracks. It is the only product that combines name-brand drummer content (in both audio and MIDI formats), with a unified search engine, letting you search, select and export files into your audio workstation in nothing flat. DrumCore even helps you manage your own loop libraries. It's perfect for producers and composers who need to find great drum parts quickly in a multitude of styles. Check out the Drumcore site for more info!

 

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Long-time sponsor Vic Firth has debuted Zoro's signature stick. Let your local drum shop know you want a few pairs and you can be pounding the skins with the same tools Z uses every gig.

Modern Drummer DVD available now

MD DVD

Get your own autogrpahed copy of the new Modern Drummer Festival 2005 3-DVD set today, featuring blistering performances by

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, R&B authority)
Jason Bittner
Rodney Holmes (The Steve Kimock Band)
Keith Carlock (Steely Dan and Sting)
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
Jojo Mayer (with Nerve)
Sheila E (Prince, solo artist)
Alex Acuña (Latin drumset and percussion great)
Raul Rekow (Santana)
Karl Perazzo (Santana)
Roy Haynes (jazz legend)

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Management

Jerry Hammack
206-219-7154 - Direct
j@zorothedrummer.com

Press Relations

Morning Star PR
Jackie Monaghan
Sr. Media Advisor
(615) 646-5990—Direct
MorningstarPR@Comcast.net

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