SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER To Answer Fan-Submitted Questions Via DRUM! Magazine Forum

January 28, 2011

The editors at DRUMmagazine.com are tired of having to do all the work. So they've devised a way to shift some of the heavy lifting to members of their rapidly growing online drumming community.

During the week of February 1-7, drummers from around the world will have the unique opportunity to interview Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL on DRUMmagazine.com's Forum For Fanatics.

No editors. No filters. Just a direct link from the fans to the artist.

The scope of the questions is unlimited, from inquiries into Bittner's powerful chops and specific signature licks, to more general questions about technique, tuning, grip, touring, recording, miking, speed, soloing, fills, career tips — nothing is off the table.

Jason will log on to DRUMmagazine.com and check the Forum daily during the first week of February to personally answer your questions. "Whether there are two questions a day or two hundred, I will do my best to answer them all," he says.

While the weeklong Pro Talk question-and-answer session is open only to DRUMmagazine.com members, registration is free and takes only moments to complete. New members gain immediate access to all of the site's benefits, including the ability to communicate with other members, comment on articles and lessons, vote in drumming polls, receive email newsletters that keep you informed on the latest drumming news, and be eligible for special promotions.

"We like to regularly reward our online members with special promotions and premiums," says the company's editorial director Andy Doerschuk. "For example, late last year we gave away a free PDF minibook about John and Jason Bonham to our members — just because we felt like it! We have plenty of other web-exclusives in the works."

To register, go to drummagazine.com and look for the "sign-up" link in the upper right-hand corner.

DRUM! magazine conducted an interview with Bittner at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California during the 2011 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 13-16. You can now watch the chat below.

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