Welcome to
Billy Hyde Drumcraft
Billy Hyde Drumcaft is the leading drum store in Sydney, Australia. We specialise in the following products and brands:
- Drum Kits
- Snare Drums
- Cymbals
- Cymbal Stands
- Latin Percussion
- African Percussion
- Electronics
- Microphones
- Hardware
- Accessories
- Spare Parts
- Repairs
- Tuition
- Advice
- Books
- DVDs and Videos
- Bags and Cases
- Pearl
- DW Drum Workshop
- Tama
- Yamaha
- Billy Hyde
- Zildjian
- Sabian
- Paiste
- LP
- Remo
- Evans
- Vic Firth
- Vater
- Pro Mark
- Plus heaps more!
Past Events
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Drumscene Live Australian Tour
July 2008
Clayton Cameron Masterclass
August 2008
Arthur Hull - Basic Drum Circle Facilitation Skills
May 2008
Master Percussionist Michael Spiro Presents
June 2008
Cindy Blackman Quartet
2008 Australia Tour
- Cindy Blackman - Drums
- J.D. Allen - Saxophone
- Carlton Holmes - Piano
- George Mitchell - Bass
The 17th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th September 2007
Keith Carlock Masterclass
Monday 17th September 2007
Johnny Rabb
Tuesday 4th September 2007
Drumscene LIVE Australian Tour 2007
Wednesday 25th July 2007
Tony Royster Jnr, Marco Minneman, Sonny Emory
Australian Drum Festival 2006
Saturday 4th November Kenny Aronoff Gordon Rytmeister with Tony Azzopardi Lucius Borich - COG Adrian Griffin - 28 Days Tubby Wadsworth - Educator / Clinician |
Sunday 5th November Grant Collins Pete Drummond Dane Brown - Sunk Loto Shane Wakker - Bodyjar Ben Ellingworth - MM9 |
The 16th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff
The playoff this year was a great success! Thank you to everyone involved and special thanks to all the participants.
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DRUMscene Live 2006
Featuring:
- Tommy Igoe
- Thomas Lang
- Dom Famularo
Michael Barker from The John Butler Trio In Clinic
Pearl Reference Drums and Zildjian Cymbals Australian Tour 2005
Tuesday 22nd November - Australian Institute of Music
Featuring:
- Michael Barker
- Con Settineri and Sunil DeSilva
Presented by: Pearl - Zildjian - Remo - Vic Firth
The 15th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff
The Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff is one of the best training grounds for young up & coming drummers, not just from Sydney but from all across the country. The aim of the Drummers’ Playoff is to help the Australian music scene grow and to develop the skills of the next generation of Australian drummers. Offering young players the opportunity to perform in front of their peers and to meet and form friendships with other performers, which is an integral part of securing a thriving music scene.
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Australian Drum Festival 2005
Saturday 28th AND Sunday 29th May, 2005
The biggest drumming event ever staged in Australia!
Held over two huge days at Sydney Superdome
Featuring:
- Omar Hakim
- The Drumbassadors
- Plus Many More!
Roland V-drum Expo - Sunday 8th May, 2005
This year the Sydney V-Drum Expo moves to FOX Studios to inspire you like never before with the latest in electronic drums and percussion. Witness monster performances, get up close and personal with international and local drumming greats, step back in time to the Roland Retro Museum or take up the challenge in the Roland V-Drum Fastest Drummer contest.
Plus performances from some awesome drummers!
An Evening with Pat Torpey
If you were lucky enough to be a part of the massive crowd who joined us at the Billy Hyde Drumcraft store for a free evening with Pat Torpey you would agree that it was one to remember. Pat was in town for Tama’s product launch of the new look Superstar series as well as the Starclassic stunning new finishes and of course the amazing Tama Bubinga Starclassic Exotix kits.
Mike Mangini Clinic
featuring:
- Mike Mangini
- Pete Drummond
- John Adams
- Patrick Earl Daneo
The Mike Mangini clinic held on Monday 29th November 2004 at the Zenith Theatre Chatswood was a huge success.
Thankyou to the Sydney drumming community for your support for this SOLD OUT event!
The 14th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff
The Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff is one of the best training grounds for young up & coming drummers, not just from Sydney but from all across the country. The aim of the Drummers’ Playoff is to help the Australian music scene grow and to develop the skills of the next generation of Australian drummers. Offering young players the opportunity to perform in front of their peers and to meet and form friendships with other performers, which is an integral part of securing a thriving music scene.
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Australian Drummers' Festival 2004
Saturday 29th AND Sunday 30th May, 2004
The biggest drumming event ever staged in Australia yet! Held over two huge days at Telstra Stadium.
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Saturday 17th April, 2004
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Featuring:
- Geoff Dugmore [UK] - Robbie Williams, Dido, Tina Turner
- Steve Fisher [USA] - the man behind the Roland V-Drums
- Johnny Rabb [USA] - the worlds fastest drummer
- Karl Lewis - ex Savage Garden
- Alex Carapetis - Jimmy Barnes
- Bruce Clark - Wicked Beat Sound System
- Plus more...
- Competitions
- Giveaways
- Surprise Guests
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Grant Collins Clinic & LP Percussion Day
November 2003
Featuring:
- Grant Collins
- Fabian Hevia
- Janine Rew
- Craig Abu Morrison
- Denis Gonzales
- Berbard Winetroube
- Jeremy Cook
- Ahyko Ahkrif
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13th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff
21st September 2003
Featuring the best of Australia's up and coming drummers.
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Jimmy DeGrasso Clinic - 15th June 2003
Featuring:
- Jimmy DeGrasso
- Pete Drummond
- Danny Heifetz
- Bernard Winetroube.
Adrian 'Red' Herbert - Drum Marathon
The Guiness Book of Records event of the decade!!!
Danny
Carey from Tool - Instore - 24th April 2003
Danny was cool enough to hang out and sign about 200 autographs on everything from rare Tool records to one crazy fan’s shoe! He also answered heaps of questions before heading down to the Sydney Entertainment Centre where Tool were performing that night. It was great to see so many people show up on the day to support Danny. Billy Hyde Drumcraft would like to thank everybody for their support and for being so well behaved!
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Zildjian Day - 10th October 2002
Featuring (left to right):
- Pete Drummond
- Tony Azzopardi
- Karl Lewis (Savage Garden)
- John Otto (Limp Bizkit)
- Darryn Farrugia
- Grant Collins
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DW Day - 2002
Featuring:
- Chad Wackerman
- Darryn Farrugia
- Lucius Borich
- plus special guests
DW Drums in conjunction with Billy Hyde Drumcraft, Drum City and The Drum Shop Parramatta put on a fantastic afternoon of drums and drumming in Sydney on a sunny Sunday afternoon in November.
The featured drummers were Lucius Borich, Darryn Farrugia and Chad Wackerman. All three showed why they are so highly regarded in their particular style with Chad blowing everyone away with his incredible playing and also his stories of life in the Frank Zappa Band. He finished the afternoon with his band featuring Daryl Pratt on midi-vibes, James Muller on guitar and Leon Gaer on bass.
This great afternoon wasn't just about three drummers on stage, but a chance to get up- close-and-personal with some of the DW kits on show around the rooms and a chance to hear them being demonstrated by other noteable players including: John Adams (Doug Williams Band and Drum City), Warren Trout (Men at Work and Kate Ceberano), Colin Hatchman (Screaming Jets), Adrian Griffin (bonic, degeneracy and Billy Hyde Drumcraft). Jason MacDonald took some time on stage to show the concept of DW drums and why he thought they were the best ever!
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Sabian Day - 1998
Featuring:
- Terry Bozzio
- Dom Famularo
- David Jones
- Gordon Rytmeister and Glue
Sabian Day, staged by Billy Hyde Drumcraft, was for many the drumming highlight of 1998 in Sydney. Held at the Enmore Theatre on a Sunday afternoon it featured world class talent from Australia and overseas.
Gordon Rytmeister and his band 'Glue' performed a fantastic set with 'Gordo' on fire with his incredible style, technique and musical taste.
David Jones performed a solo spot starting with his 'Welcome bowls' and then moving on to his kit which he played with absolutely everything. The tension he can create playing a drum kit is amazing and his standing ovation at the end totally deserved. David is the complete musician and on this particular day his enormous talent seemed to reach new heights.
MC for the day was Dom Famularo from Sabian. Dom travels the world preaching the gospel of drums (don't let a bass player in) and motivating people to play better. When he stops talking and starts playing though, you realise why he is so well respected throughout the world.
The final performer for the day was Terry Bozzio behind his huge DW kit and the biggest selection of Sabian cymbals you have seen outside the factory. There has been volumes written about Bozzio's playing, all glowing and all correct. He is just an amazing musician and if you missed out this time, don't make the same mistake again.
9th Annual Billy Hyde Drummers' Playoff - 1998
The judges - left to right:
- Eric Singer (KISS)
- Gordon Rytmeister
- Andrew Gander with son Josh
- Peter Drummond
- Kere Buchanan
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Other Past Clinics from Bill Hyde Drumcraft
- Dennis Chambers
- Louis Bellson
- Jonathan Mover
- Virgil Donati
- Plus many more...