If you or someone you know is interested
in Drum lessons in Southern Arizona,
send them a link to this page. Erik is
also available for Master classes,
recording, drum set tuning and
restoring.
05/14/2010
Erik will be one of the judges for the
Next Great Drummer competition being
held in Phoenix, AZ, May 22, 2010
05/13/2010
Here is some video footage from the John
Paris (EWF) Drum Clinic
03/22/2010
Erik will be assisting and performing
with with John Paris of Earth, Wind &
Fire at a FREE Drum Clinic on April
10th, 2010 6:00 to 8:00pm @ the Zia
records in Chandler, AZ.
02/11/2010
Erik will be the assistant to world
class drummer extraordinaire; Mr. Thomas
Lang @ his 3- day -Drumming Boot Camp in
Los Angeles, CA Feb 26th - 28th, 2010.
Erik will be Blogging from the location
all three days, so tune in on his
myspace page
01/21/2010
A slideshow has been added to the
Pics page from
the 2010 NAMM show
Including this one of Erik with Pop &
Jazz Legend, George Benson.
01/04/2010
Erik will be attending the 2010 NAMM
show Jan. 14th thru the 17th courtesy of OnBoard
Research (makers of the Beatnik
rhythmic Analyzer). If you are going to
be at the NAMM show, stop by and say
hello Hall D
Erik will be attending the 2009
Percussive Arts Society International
Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Nov. 11-13 2009 Courtesy of
OnBoard Research Corp. the Makers of the
Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzer
If you are going, swing by the OnBoard
booth and say hello
www.PASIC.org
10/4/2009
Erik will be joining his good friend and
music partner Andy Hersey as they
Headline the 21st Annual Patagonia Fall
Festival Sat. Oct. 10th from 3:00pm to
4:00pm along with Tammie award winning
mulit-instrumentalist Tim Oconor & Gerry
Ptak on Bass.
Erik now is an official endorser of
Soultone Cymbals. Beautiful Turkish made
cymbals that are taking the cymbal world
by Storm!
In other news, Erik has added new songs
and blogs to his myspace page. Check it
out by clicking
here
1/08/2009
Erik will be attending the 2009 NAMM
show Jan. 15th thru the 18th and will be
spending much of his time at the OnBoard
Research Booth (makers of the Beatnik
rhythmic Analyzer) If you are going to
be at the NAMM show, stop by and say
hello Hall D Booth #4131
1/06/2009
Erik is an official endorser of
FUTZ practice pedals
Check out there web site and artist
pages today.
"These are perfect for getting your feet
some practice....I especially dig the
different volume levels you get from the
different impact discs"
Hansenfutz.com
10/08/2008
Drum Clinic Alert!!!
9/27/2008
Erik is now a card carrying member of
the Percussive Arts Society & will be
attending the Percussive Arts Society
International Convention
(P.A.S.I.C) in November in Austin
Texas.
4/27/2008
"But for the Squid's money, the best
thing about Truelove is that he's a
monument to the drummer's essential
roll: Timekeeping.........."Heads up all
you established recording artists: if
you need a drummer who can hit dead on
the click every time, we've got your
man"-
Waldo the Squid- DRUM MAGAZINE Apr.
'08
See
the whole article in the April issue of
DRUM! Magazine
"New Blood" Column, by Waldo the Squid
In Stores Now! Or Click
Here
3/05/2008
Here is a preview
from the band TRYST....
1/23/2008
Erik
successfully defended his title of
"World's Most Accurate
Drummer" once again at the 2008
NAMM show in LA, by scoring an all time
new high of 758 out of 800.
See Official
Press Release
In other news, SILVERFOX will be working
on a "ET -Signature" model
drum stick in 2008. For more highlights
from the NAMM show, see Erik's BLOG
on myspace.
10/24/2007
Here
is a video excerpt from Erik's recent
Guitar Center drum clinic. This is a
small solo performed on "The Noisy
Cricket" a minature drumset custom
built by Erik himself.
For a small sample
of Erik's diverse drumming skills, visit
his MySpace
Here
is a recent newspaper article that ran
in Erik's hometown.
Click on pic to read.
10/07/2007
Thanks
to all who attended Erik's Drum
Clinic-"It's About Time" It
was a great success. (Video coming soon)
Also a big thank you to Tucson Guitar
Center for being the host. Erik plans to
conduct more clinics in the future.
Photo
Courtesy of Carol Tracy
Join
Andy Hersey & Erik Truelove as they
host
Between
God and Country Club
Golf
Tournament and Outdoor Concert
October
13, 2007
at
the beautiful Rio Rico Country Club at Esplendor
Resort in Southern Arizona.
All Ages. For more info and to RSVP
click here.
9/23/2007
Learn
-time
keeping secrets-
revealed at the Drum Clinic entitled
"It's About Time" conducted by
Erik Truelove @ the Guitar Center in
Tucson, AZ on Oct. 3rd 2007 @ 6:00 -
6:45pm. Right before the store
"Drum Off" Finals
Seating will be limited!
All ages! & FREE
8/14/2007
Erik Truelove won
the World's Most Accurate Drummer
contest for the 3rd time, this time in Pasadena, Calif.
4/17/07
Erik now
officially endorses
the "TURN IT UP LAY IT DOWN"
CD's
& is honored to be among the list of
amazing drumming legends who also
endorse them. Check them out @ www.DrumFun.com
"I
have been using these as part of my drum
lesson curriculum for the last few years
as well as my own practice and they are
surefire way to improve your timing,
endurance and versatility" --
Erik Truelove
3/20/07
E.T.
will be joining forces once again w/ RYANHOOD
in Phoenix and Albuquerque in April. For
more details see shows.
03/07/07
Rich
Hopkins & Luminarios
STAY TUNED FOR ERIK'S SLIDESHOW FROM THE
EUROPEAN TOUR 2007
01/28/07
A new Slide Show has been added to the pics
page from Erik's trip to the 2007 NAMM
Show.
Erik
will be blogging his way around Europe
the Rich Hopkins & the Luminarios.
See Blog
(myspace
blog. press your browsers back button to
return here).
01/25/07
Scroll down to see
all the latest stuff.
as
seen in DRUM Magazine starting in the Feb. 2007 issue
page 84
It's
Official. In addition to 2006, Erik
is now the winner of the
2007 World
Most Accurate Druummer Competition
Held @ the NAMM Show in LA Jan 18-21
2007