http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/influences/drum-solo-influences.htm
Early drum solo influences. Peart's first drum solo influences were the drummers performing around Southern Ontario. In an article for Rhythm, Peart wrote about two drummers in particular, Skip Prokop with the band Lighthouse, and Jerry Mercer with Mashmakhan: I count myself lucky to have learned to play in the mid-'60s, and—of all places

https://drummagazine.com/magnetic-memories-four-decades-in-the-studio-with-rush/
BY NEIL PEART | PHOTOGRAPHY BY RONN DUNNETT. ... Thus it has become a valuable tool to me — especially as I pursue greater improvisation in my recorded drum parts. Typically I will try to get a good solid take, then keep going — attempting more random, "dangerous" experiments that sometimes produce a fill or a passage that is unique and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart OC (/ p ɪər t / PEERT; September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush.He was known to fans by the nickname 'The Professor', derived from the Gilligan's Island character of the same name. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his live performances for their

https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/neil-pearts-time-machine-drum-setup-in-pictures-485580
A look at the Rush drummer's elaborate tour setup. Neil Peart's Time Machine drum setup in pictures. "It's been my life's tangent," says Neil Peart on the subject of the pursuit of excellence. Since he joined Rush back in 1975, Neil has been the poster boy for prog - disciplined, metronomic and powerful. When you meet him in person it

http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/influences/index.htm
In 2007, after nearly a quarter-century of playing with Rush, Peart reflected on his influences and inspirations in a slightly different way: "It will be understood, I hope, that the idea of being inspired by other drummers like that isn't to 'get ideas.'. It's more about listening to great players and thinking to yourself, 'That's how good I

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1-800-439-8921 or directly at 1-604-855-7605. Your entire order is backed by. our 90-Day Money-Back. Guarantee. Study With Neil Peart World-renowned drummer for Rush. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Drumeo Interactive Edition The famous Hudson Music DVD has been reformatted for a world-class digital, interactive experience.

https://www.musicradar.com/rhythm/neil-peart-gets-improvisational-on-new-rush-record-523729
Peart explained: "In recent years I have been working deliberately to become more improvisational on the drums, and these sessions were an opportunity to attempt that approach in the studio. I played through each song just a few times on my own, checking out patterns and fills that might work, then called in Booujzhe (producer Nick Raskulinecz).

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/embracing-spirit-neil-peart-aural-appreciation-late-great-rush-drummer
Photo by Andrew MacNaughtan. Neil Peart, perhaps the only man to inspire just as many air drummers as actual practicing drummers, passed away on January 7, 2020, following a long and private battle with brain cancer. The world-renowned, world-class drummer and chief lyricist for Rush, the perpetually progressive Canadian power trio, was 67 years old.

http://news.cygnus-x1.net/2011/07/neil-peart-featured-in-august-2011.html
The August 2011 issue of Rhythm Magazine, the UK's best-selling Drum Magazine, features Neil Peart on the cover and includes an 11-page article on The Professor: Rush's prog drumming legend Neil Peart tells us about his continuing pursuit of drumming excellence. The Professor lets us in on why after 45 years behind the kit he's still working to

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/12/arts/music/neil-peart-rush-songs.html
Jan. 12, 2020. Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for the Canadian prog-rock band Rush for more than 40 years, died on Jan. 7 at 67. Regarded as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, he

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-neil-peart-remembered-for-operatic-drum-solos-and-a-love-for/
Neil Peart, seen here on May 6, 2008, wrote more than lyrics. ... his jazzy improvisation meticulously planned. He was a cymbal-smashing sticksman who felt comfortable in difficult time signatures

https://www.drumeo.com/beat/neil-peart-genius/
Neil Peart's legacy and influence. Peart was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.He was the youngest ever inductee to the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983, was featured on the cover a record 10 times, and won numerous awards from the magazine.

https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/modern-drummer-12.2011.php
In Modern Drummer's December 2011 cover story, out now, Rush's Neil Peart discusses a particularly productive period in his and the band's long career. Peart's new DVD, Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime of Live Performance, has recently been released, hot on the heels of the eighty-one-show 2010-11 Time Machine tour, which the video documents in

https://drummagazine.com/thus-spoke-neil/
DRUM! Readers Interview Neil Peart. When we decided to put Neil Peart on the cover to help celebrate Retrospective III, Rush's new best-of box set, we got the bright idea to let DRUM! readers interview " The Professor " themselves. So we asked you guys to submit questions by email, then we sat back and waited.

http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/20140300rhythm.htm
In part 2 of his insightful exploration of drum soloing, Neil Peart breaks down another of his Rush solos, reveals his soloing influences and considers the future of the drum solo. ... It remained true to the spirit of improvisation, as each element within the movements was deliberately not allowed to become fixed. For example, when I went to

https://www.musicradar.com/news/five-reasons-neil-peart-is-the-greatest-drummer-of-all-time
One of the clearest observations about Neil Peart was that while he was a groundbreaking drummer - and the results of our poll say he was the Greatest of All Time - he was much more than 'just the drummer'. ... continuously striving to better his playing technique, sound, composition and improvisation, but also away from the drums

http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neil_peart_bio.htm
Neil Ellwood Peart was born September 12, 1952, near Hagersville, Ontario, and died January 7, 2020, in Santa Monica, California. The cause was brain cancer ... It was Peter who helped me conquer—or at least attack—what was for me the Final Frontier: improvisation. Having developed a certain amount of compositional tools and habits over

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rush-neil-peart-tom-sawyer-isolated-drums/
If there was one thing to typify Rush it is this comment, an improvisation leading to one of their most cherished songs. Famed for his more measured style, it is refreshing to hear Peart let a rip and the music flow through him. Listen to Peart's isolated drums on Rush's 1976 hit 'Tom Sawyer' below:

https://www.atlassociety.org/post/the-introverted-drummer-and-philosopher-of-progressive-rock-neil-peart-was-his-own-hero
Six days later, on January 7th, we lost an exemplar of individualism's virtues, the inspiring rock and jazz drummer, author, poet, and Poetic Justice Warrior Neil Peart. He is most widely known as the rhythm master and wordsmith for the classic Canadian rock band Rush, and as a principled champion of hard rock as a unique art form,

https://neilpeart.net/theme-and-variations/
Apart from the GPS units, I carried paper maps, plenty of tools, a tire-repair kit, some water, and even a first-aid kit, while Michael added a satellite phone to our "improvisation supplies." So we were properly prepared to make that spontaneous choice. Don't leave spontaneity to chance.

https://erep.com/blog/a-profile-of-greatness-neil-peart/
Neil Peart passed away on January 7, 2020 of brain cancer (glioblastoma) at the age of 67. For those who don't know, he was the drummer and primary lyricist for the Canadian progressive rock band, Rush. ... he wasn't known for his wild experimentation or free-form improvisation. He left a little room in his live drum solos to try new things

https://www.drumchannel.com/bonus-course-neil-peart/
In this exclusive Drum Channel lesson, the legendary Neil Peart demonstrates how he typically gets himself warmed up before going onstage with Rush. • With more than four dozen multi-lesson Courses to choose from— on a virtually unlimited variety of drumming topics— Drum Channel brings the knowledge and experience of today's greatest drummers to a new generation of players.

https://reverb.com/item/30587282-neil-peart-anatomy-of-a-drum-solo
Anatomy of a Drum Solo presents newly recorded, in-studio footageof Neil discussing his approach to soloing. Using a solo recorded in Se ptember of 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany as a framework, Neil talks about each segment of this nine-minute tour de force that is a feature of everyRush performance. He describes the inspiration and the conceptual