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What It Takes To Win A Global Drum-Off

Jared Falk  /  UPDATED Jun 1, 2023

Earlier this year, Jared flew to Singapore to be a judge at the Drum-Off Global competition, which was started by drummer Tan Boon 12 years ago. The talent was phenomenal, and you’ll see in this awards show video that the winners are truly next level.

And not a single one of them is over the age of 17!

We flew the winners all the way to Drumeo headquarters to perform a song and solo, and tell us a bit more about themselves.

In this video you’ll see:

2:22 – PERFORMANCE: Rhythm duo Pham Duy Anh (15) and Nguyen Duc Minh Duong (17) from Vietnam
12:16 – PERFORMANCE: Devano Gabriele (7) from Indonesia
22:40 – INTERVIEW: Duy Anh and Duong
29:14 – PERFORMANCE: Zhang Ao (15) from China
42:58 – INTERVIEW: Zhang
48:57 – PERFORMANCE: Akram Rosyid (11) from Indonesia
59:25 – INTERVIEW: Tan Boon (Drum-Off Global Founder)
1:08:18 – PERFORMANCE: Chita Zaima (10) from Japan
1:15:57 – INTERVIEW: Chita
1:24:32 – PERFORMANCE: Rayner Stefanoline (15) from Indonesia
1:35:55 – INTERVIEW: Rayner
1:40:55 – INTERVIEW: Tan Boon

DRUM-OFF GLOBAL 2019

Organized by:
Fest Events International

Hosted by:
Singapore Drum Fest

Official venue:
Bugis Plus, Singapore

Awards show host and official channel:
Drumeo

Official Drum Media:
Drum Talk TV

Drum set and Drum Brand Sponsors:
Dixon
ddrum
DW
Gretsch
SJC
Rogers

Official Drum Hardware:
Gibraltar

Official Cymbals:
Istanbul Mehmet

Official Percussion:
Latin Percussion

Official Drum Heads:
Remo

Official Drumsticks and creative sticks:
Headhunters

Official Drum Dampener:
Drumdots

Official Drum Effects:
Big Fat Snare Drum

Official microphones:
Beyerdynamic

Official AV:
Necessary Audio Visuals

Supported by:
The Drum Doctors
and 16 Beat Drums


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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