The Century Project

What Top Professionals & Educators are Saying:

STEVE SMITH

“A 5-Star masterpiece! With The Century Project Daniel Glass has successfully condensed 100 years of U.S. drumming and drumset evolution into an impactful three-hour documentary. Especially interesting is Daniel’s perspectives on how U.S. culture impacted the development of drumming and how drumming and music influenced U.S. culture. For fans of my DVD History of the U.S. Beat, Daniel’s presentation is the full-length, big-budget version, which covers a wider time period and includes more detail. Daniel’s refined and swinging playing embodies the history of U.S. music and the excellent band examples bring the story to life. Not only should all drummers own this DVD, all musicians should own this DVD!

ZORO

“The Century Project is a brilliant, fascinating and inspiring film that thoroughly traces the lineage of the American drum set and the evolution of modern drum set playing as an art form.

Daniel Glass has done a remarkable job at telling the story in a heartfelt, thought provoking, entertaining and state of the art manner and does his country a great service by having done so.

The musical performances are fantastic and Daniel’s passion for history is downright infectious.

Watching this DVD should be mandatory for anyone who considers playing or teaching the drums to be their passion or profession. A truly monumental achievement in the documenting of one the greatest art forms in American history!”

CURT BISQUERA
Drummer for Tom Petty

“This is a ‘must see’ DVD about and the history of the drum set. Daniel puts a clear perspective on the key elements that make up this incredible instrument! Thank you Daniel!”

SKIP HADDEN
Percussion professor, Berklee College of Music

“Great job! I have already started using Daniel’s DVDs in the Survey of Jazz Drumming class I present here at Berklee College of Music.”

CHAD SMITH
Red Hot Chili Peppers

“I really enjoyed The Century Project. Go out and get it!”

The Century Project: 100 Years of American Music From Behind The Drums

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“The Century Project: 100 Years of American Music From Behind The Drums” is the award-winning DVD from drummer, author and educator Daniel Glass (Royal Crown Revue, Brian Setzer Orchestra).

“The Century Project” takes you on a thrilling journey through 100 years of music history, tracing the story of the drum set from its inception at the end of the Civil War (1865) to the dawn of the British Invasion (1965). Throughout the presentation, Daniel introduces and demonstrates a variety of classic styles and techniques, including double drumming, ragtime, New Orleans jazz, Chicago jazz, classic swing, bebop, rhythm and blues, rockabilly and early rock’n’roll.

To bring these musical eras to life, The Century Project incorporates eleven stunning vintage drum sets, hundreds of rare product and vintage catalog shots, and a dozen high energy performances from an all-star band featuring members of Royal Crown Revue, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the Conan O’Brien house band, and Bette Midler’s “Kiss My Brass” Revue.

Filmed and recorded in stunning high-definition, The Century Project reveals a side of the drums never before seen, and endeavors to show musicians here in the 21st Century just how much they actually have in common with the past. The bottom line – learning more about the classic styles demonstrated in The Century Project will make you a stronger and more competitive drummer, regardless of what style of music you play.

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