Virgil Donati is widely recognized as one of the most dedicated and technically advanced drummers of all time!
Virgil was born in Melbourne, Australia, where he also launched his career. Since the mid-nineties he has been a household name. Residing in Los Angeles, Virgil is travelling the world as a international drumming superstar, as well as a composer and an educator.
He has performed and toured with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai and Allan Holdsworth, while maintaining a busy schedule as a band leader and member of numerous recording and touring bands over the years, most notably Loose Change, Southern Sons, On The Virg, Soul Sirkus, Planet X and various incarnations of The Virgil Donati Band and The Virgil Donati Trio.
His natural talent, combined with a herculean work-ethic and never-ending curiosity, has propelled him to an unbelievable performance level.
This November, Virgil will embark on a long-anticipated Australian Clinic Tour. DRUMscene was very fortunate to secure twelve clinic dates during Virgil’s busy November-December tour schedule! And so Virgil’s vast and loyal fan base will be treated to a clinic tour of monumental proportions, when he will be covering some of his unique and practical concepts first-hand in a presentation like no other!
“A lot has transpired since my last major clinic tour in Australia back in 2010. I’ve written and produced three solo records, including the latest, RUINATION, scheduled to be released on November 8. During that time, I also released the debut IceFish record, HUMAN HARDWARE. I’m looking forward to sharing some of my most recent ideas on this upcoming clinic tour. I will be playing through material from ‘Ruination’, and a few IceFish cuts. Attendees will receive a handout with transcriptions of key drum grooves and fills from these tracks, embellished with other ideas I’ve been recently working on. I hope to make it an informative, and interactive event, and look forward to seeing you there.
Concurrently, I’m excited to announce a reunion tour with Southern Sons at the ‘One Electric Day’ festivals, and we’ll be playing some additional shows as well. Irwin Thomas (aka Jack Jones) and Reggie Bowman, from Southern Sons, also collaborated with me on Ruination, which turned out to be a fortuitous and synchronized series of events.”
www.virgildonati.com
www.drumscene.com.au
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY:
DW - SABIAN - DRUMSCENE - REMO - VATER
Tour Dates & Tickets
Hobart - Sunday 3rd November
Modern Musician
23 Brisbane Street Hobart, TAS 7000
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.modernmusician.com.au
Modern Musician Ph: (03) 6234 5537
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Geelong - Thursday 7th November
Oxygen Music College
22 Gordon Ave West Geelong
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.oxygenmusic.com.au
Oxygen Music Ph: (03) 5223 1724
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Canberra - Sunday 10th November
Groove Warehouse
5/1 Sawmill Cct Hume, ACT 2620
1 Day Drumming Intensive
9:30am - 4:30pm
Tickets:
www.groovewarehouse.com.au
Groove Warehouse Ph: (02) 6176 3412
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Sydney - Monday 11th November
Paramatta Academy of Drumming and Percussion
55 Church St, Paramatta
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
Drum Factory Ph: (02) 9635 5552 or 0433 324 613
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Brisbane - Sunday 17th November
Just Percussion
13 Crestwell St Newstead
3 Hour Masterclass
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tickets:
www.justpercussion.com.au
Just Percussion (07) 3216 0801
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Gold Coast - Monday 18th November
Gold Coast Music
53 Nerang Street Southport
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.gcmusic.com.au
Gold Coast Music (07) 5532 7174
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Melbourne - Monday 25th November
Drumtek
529-535 High St Northcote
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.drumtek.com.au
Drumtek (03) 9482 5550
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Albury - Tuesday 26th November
Beer Deluxe Albury
Lvl 2, Crown Lounge
491 Kiera Street Albury
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.oztix.com.au
Blackline Music (02) 6041 2451
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Griffith - Wednesday 27th November
Area Hotel
208 Banna Ave Griffith
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
www.oztix.com.au
Gianni Cocilova 0412 562 850
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Wagga Wagga - Thursday 28th November
Wagga Commercial Club
77 Gurwood St Wagga Wagga
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
allisonmusic.com.au
Allison Music: (02) 6921 2696
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Adelaide - Thursday 5th December
The Goodwood Institute
166 Goodwood Rd Goodwood SA 5034
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
derringers.com.au
Derringers Drums: (08) 8371 1884
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Perth - Monday 9th December
The Charles Hotel
509 Charles St North Perth WA 6006
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm
Tickets:
kosmic.com.au
Kosmic Music: (08) 9204 7577
