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Judge David Stanoch posted a reminder that there is only 1-week left to vote for the contest.
David posts:
“There’s just one week left to vote for your favorite drummers and beatmakers in the 2022 Hit Like A Girl contest. The top five winners in each age group will receive a special prize package and recognition on the Hit Like A Girl website and social pages.
On a personal note, it has been a real thrill to be a judge for the contest this year for the ages 13-17 category as part of the Hudson Music Weekly Winner campaign. I enjoyed seeing a wealth of great talent and great potential amongst all of the contestants. It was truly inspiring and bravo to all!
Support all your favorites with one vote per person per 24-hour period. Check out all the contestants, as well as the incredible judges, sponsors and prizes, at www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com. “
David Stanoch
www.davidstanochschoolofdrumming.com
Working professionally since the age of 12, David Stanoch has built an eclectic career performing with renowned pop, jazz, rock, R&B, Broadway, movies and television artists, including the Airmen of Note, Jackson Browne, Hiram Bullock, Charo, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Richard Davis, Herb Ellis, Robert Goulet, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Scott Henderson, Freedy Johnston, Shirley Jones, Stanley Jordan, Shari Lewis, Jack McDuff, the Minnesota Orchestra, Keb’ Mo, New Kids On The Block, Bob Newhart, Christine Ohlman, Regis Philbin, Bernard Purdie, Bonnie Raitt, Walfredo de Los Reyes, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Danny Seraphine, Doc Severinsen, Ed Shaughnessy, Martin Short, Ben Sidran, Jab’o Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Timbuk 3, Butch Vig, Fred Wesley, and The Supremes’ Mary Wilson. He is currently musical director for Emmy-winner Shaun Johnson’s Big Band Experience.
A student of masters Elliot Fine, Alan Dawson, Max Roach, Jeff Hamilton, Chad Wackerman, Ignacio Berroa, and others, David authored “Mastering the Tables of Time,” voted Best Educational Book in the 2009 Modern Drummer Readers Poll – available in-print and digitally from Alfred Music and Hudson Music, respectively. He is in-demand as an educator, presenting clinics at NAMM, PASIC, and various drum festivals as well as guest artist residencies at universities around the USA. A 27 year faculty member of McNally Smith College of Music before its closing, he has also guest-taught at the Berklee College of Music. David now teaches online worldwide at his David Stanoch School of Drumming.
In 2018, David was presented the Legacy in Education Award by the Yamaha Corporation of America. He is currently DrumSet Editor for the Percussive Arts Society journal, Percussive Notes. David proudly endorses Yamaha, Paiste, Remo, Vic Firth, LP and Prologix instruments and accessories.
