RUSH DRUMMER NEIL PEART’S “ANATOMY OF A DRUM SOLO” DVD
RECEIVES BOTH CRITICAL AND POPULAR RECOGNITION.

“Anatomy Of A Drum Solo” (Hudson Music), the groundbreaking performance/instructional DVD by Neil Peart, drummer with the popular and influential rock band, Rush, continues to rack up acclaim, accolades and awards — being named the Top Educational DVD of 2006 by the readers of Modern Drummer in the magazine’s July 2006 issue while also earning a prestigious “Excellence in Music DVD” award for technical merit from the DVD Association.

Winning the Modern Drummer Readers Poll is a testament to the DVD’s uncompromising production and instruction quality as well as Peart’s well-deserved popularity within the drumming community. The DVDA Excellence Awards, on the other hand, are the only DVD awards program judged exclusively by industry peers. DVDA awards honor skill, creativity and craftsmanship in various aspects of DVD production and authoring and only entries deemed "excellent" by the judges can earn a DVDA Excellence award. “Anatomy’s” DVDA Excellence in Music DVD Award was presented to Brian Brodeur of NewYorkDVD on March 29, 2006 for his outstanding efforts in authoring the DVD.

In addition to these noteworthy awards, “Anatomy Of A Drum Solo” has also received unprecedented drum media coverage around the world, with cover stories simultaneously appearing in the United States (Modern Drummer), England (Drummer), Australia (Drum Scene), Spain (Total Bateria), Germany (Sticks), France (Batteur), Italy (Percussioni) and the Netherlands (Slagwerkkrant).

Along with extensive bonus material, “Anatomy Of A Drum Solo” features newly-recorded, in-studio footage of the legendary drum artist analyzing, discussing and dissecting his unique approach to the art of soloing. The 3 ½ hour, double DVDcarries a suggested retail price of $49.95 and is available at leading drumshops, music stores and where ever Hudson Music DVDs and books are sold. For more information please contact Hudson Music at tel: (888) 796-2992, fax: (914) 246-5282, e-mail: hudsoninfo@aol.com, Internet: www.hudsonmusic.com. Hudson Music DVDs and books are distributed by the Hal Leonard Corp., 7777 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, tel: (414) 774-3630, fax: (414) 774-3259, Internet: www.halleonard.com.