Rhythm Fest (drummers) Students receive approximately 6 x 6hr days of tuition.
Access to all masterclasses and clinics £356
Concert & SU jam pass (B) (compulsory for residential students) Access to all concerts & SU £40

Accommodation

Arrive Sat 31 July‐ Depart Friday 6 Aug. 6 Nights
Challinor half board – single room with shared bathroom, breakfast and dinner (very limited places) £255.00
Park Villas half board – single room with own bathroom and meals as above £294.00

Everyone joining us -whatever your standard- will come away a better and more rounded player, with bags of inspiration, better technique, new ideas and new friends!

Keep an eye on this site for news about masterclasses, artists, tutors, events and performances. Also feel free to use the Mike Dolbear forum to ask questions, give us comments or share experiences from previous years. We really want to make this a week that everyone can be a part of.

Dave picked up his first sticks aged eight; a decade later he was playing in the local area with the region’s top unsigned acts. 8 years and a host of live shows under his belt (and at the time a semi professional teacher), Dave joined his first signed band Bal-Sagoth, a Sheffield based symphonic black metal band, where he learned the joys of speed and extreme metal drumming,

After recording 2 full length albums and embarking on several european tours Dave left Bal-Sagoth to join Dragonforce. Now, 6 years on, with 5 full world tours, 2 albums and a mass of music videos under his belt (not to mention a mini tour of drum clinics recently), Dave is on a break from touring, and is looking forward to drum clinics in 2010.

Gary Husband is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as a drummer and a keyboardist of international repute. His classical roots, his quest and development in the improvisational, jazz and jazz/fusion areas – not to mention his tenure in the pop, rock, funk and blues circuits – are all evident inside Gary’s distinct and far-reaching musical personality.
His solo album and DVD output over the last several years has also reinforced his status as a critically acclaimed writer and arranger in the contemporary music world.

He released his first (all-synthesizer) album (DIARY OF A PLASTIC BOX) in 1998 and from 1999 to 2002 he led his GARY HUSBAND NEW TRIO featuring bassist MICK HUTTON and drummer GENE CALDERAZZO) recording two albums with the group.
In the summer of 2003 Gary was awarded a highly coveted place on the Arts Council of England’s contemporary Music Network touring scheme to lead a hand-picked ensemble of world-class U.S. musicians for a concert tour across the UK in March 2004. This project, entitled Gary Husband’s Force Majeur, featuring Randy Brecker, Matthew Garrison, Jim Beard, Elliot Mason, Jerry Goodman and Arto Tuncboyaciyan was so successful that it returned to the UK in March 2005 for a further series of concerts including a sell-out week’s residency at Ronnie Scott’s Club, London. Among his several ambitious solo piano recordings is the highly-acclaimed A Meeting Of Spirits – Interpretations of the Music of John McLaughlin – an innovative and passionate portrayal of some of the guitar maestro’s most famous music. His most recent group project (Gary Husband’s Drive) released the album Hotwired in 2009.
Gary continues to devote a substantial portion of his time to other artists’ projects, new collaborations, educational programmes and drum clinics. His typically diverse range of associations and credits include projects with artists such as ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, JACK BRUCE, BILLY COBHAM, MIKE
STERN, British pop/funk band LEVEL 42, GARY MOORE, ROBIN TROWER, fusion / jam band GONGZILLA, CHRISTOF LAUER TRIO (with MICHEL GODARD), Germany’s NDR and HR Big Bands and others. He has also performed with JEFF BECK, CHRIS SQUIRE, AL JARREAU, MARIA SCHNEIDER, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, EDDIE VAN HALEN, BOB BERG, JOE LOVANO, AYDIN ESEN, ANDY SUMMERS, PETER ERSKINE, RON SEXSMITH, WAYNE KRANTZ, OLGA KONKOVA, DENNIS CHAMBERS, VINNIE COLAIUTA, SIMON PHILLIPS, OMAR HAKIM, MICHAEL GIBBS, STEVE HACKETT and drum n’ bass protagonists LEMON D and DILLINGER.

He is currently keyboardist & second drummer in JOHN McLAUGHLIN’S 4th DIMENSION, and is in the midst of recording work for his next fusion album project (DIRTY & BEAUTIFUL) which is to feature many special guest instrumentalists.

Troy Miller, a multitalented drummer, music director and composer began playing drums in a family band and at church. As a teenager he reached the finals of the BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition. After graduating from the Guildhall School Of Music, Troy started playing with Jean Toussaint and soon after with Soweto Kinch. Having played opposite American Vibes Legend Roy Ayers several times, Roy asked Troy to go on tour with him and has been playing with him for the last 5 years both over here, Europe and the US. This lead on to a number of other collaborations including tours with Don Blackman, Jocelyn Brown, Amp Fiddler and Michael Urbaniak the latter of whom is associated with Miles Davis. More Recently, Troy has been working with the Multi-Grammy award winning singer, Amy Winehouse and toured with Mark Ronson. His recent collaborations include David Jordan and Daniel Merriweather.

Troy’s debut album ‘40 Days’ was released in June 2006 under J’Noir Records and features veteran UK and US talents Jean Toussaint, Jason Rebello, Eric Revis and Marcus Printup as well as long standing partners, Soweto Kinch, Michael Olatuja, Femi Temowo and Karim Merchant. It also features vocalists Eska Mtungwazi, Xantone Blacq and Anna Omak. His latest project has been writing for the Prague Philharmonic strings who also appear on the Album. Recorded in Brooklyn New York. This stunning album fuses a blend of Jazz, Gospel and music from the Streets – now available on itunes and Amazon. Troy is now a professor at The Guildhall School Of Music and Drama and has been asked to give clinics at other institutions around the UK including Drum Tech and the Percussive Arts Society. He endorses Yamaha Drums, Sabian cymbals, Pro-Mark Sticks, Evans Drumheads and Audix Microphones.