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Meeting 1 :: 30 August 2007

Soft Drummers Singapore. Meeting 1 :: 30 August 2007. Soft Drummers Singapore. Meeting Agenda. Establish common ground / understanding Forge Ahead!. Soft Drummers Singapore. Who are we?. A bunch of drummers, hanging out in soft.com.sg. Soft Drummers Singapore.

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Meeting 1 :: 30 August 2007

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  1. Soft Drummers Singapore Meeting 1 :: 30 August 2007

  2. Soft Drummers Singapore Meeting Agenda • Establish common ground / understanding • Forge Ahead!

  3. Soft Drummers Singapore Who are we? • A bunch of drummers, hanging out in soft.com.sg

  4. Soft Drummers Singapore What do we do?(Our Vision & our culture) • To be the BIGGEST, not-for-profit drum community in Singapore • We organize events based on non-monetary exchange of drum knowledge, ideas, equipment • Identify & nurture drum talents in Singapore • We strive to be neutral, and to welcome everyone, regardless of race, language, religion, gender, music genre preference and personal bias

  5. Soft Drummers Singapore PAST – PRESENT - FUTURE

  6. Soft Drummers Singapore History First known Drum “Exchange" occured in 2000 Basically a professional working drummer getting together a bunch of hungry (for knowledge) drummers Shahferi (Ahpek) Birdnesty (ernest) – ethan ong’s uncle Luke chen Shavin (turbochicken) Myself (alfe) Zain (biz2020) Blissy (Hairi) Alvin Ohfunk (Prakash), Ernest (slamfunk), therocker2112 (a lawyer), swingstar (frank) & the list goes on...

  7. Soft Drummers Singapore History (continued) On-line Drum Communities come and gone: · Drum Collective of Singapore (1999) · Singapore Drummer Circle (2002) >> Fast forward to 2007 (March) Eric (Rudimental Drummer) organizes 1st Soft Drummers Meetup

  8. Soft Drummers Singapore History (continued) Many lessons learnt from years of organizing exchange - Flame wars - Personal agendas, hidden motives - Try to learn from others, but don’t share - Lack of direction / content to keep attendees interested alfe: "i consider myself a proud student born from the new order of drum education approach"

  9. Soft Drummers Singapore The Present (2007) • Prevalence of internet and multiple learning resources • We are not tied to a single teacher, drum system or school of thought

  10. Soft Drummers Singapore The Future (2008 & beyond) • A new wave of students who take charge of their own learning and development • Multiple teachers; learn from a teacher until point of saturation and move on

  11. Soft Drummers Singapore Where do we fit into all this?

  12. Soft Drummers Singapore On-line communities: Pros & Cons Pros - many people gathered together - breaking down barriers - knowledge can be compiled and left there 'forever' for others to learn Cons - hiding behind a nick - on-line flaming wars, backstabbers, hydra (multiple entities gang up on one) - lack of focus & direction

  13. Soft Drummers Singapore Soft Drummer Meetups The numbers Most recent meetup (August 2007) - 50 and growing Can we get to 100? 200? (and beyond) Can we sustain the growth? Can we sustain the quality & content?

  14. Soft Drummers Singapore Charting our direction& our focus

  15. Soft Drummers Singapore Drum meetups = Drum Exchange

  16. Soft Drummers Singapore What is a drum Exchange?Free-flow, non-monetary exchange between drummers of drum-related knowledge, ideas, equipment

  17. Soft Drummers Singapore Who are our target audience?

  18. Soft Drummers Singapore Target Audience Drum Teachers - to give something back to society, and SG drumming community - a platform for them to introduce, establish and promote themselves - to network & Drum Students - get some free lessons/tips once a month (does not cannibalise existing teachers giving students weekly lessons) - finding/audition a potential drum teacher informally - place of belonging, motivation and support towards love of drumming

  19. Soft Drummers Singapore Target Audience (by age profiling) - 12 and below (Primary 6 or younger) - Teenager (Secondary School, Polytechnic, ITE, JC) - Army / University Student (SAF MDC, Lasalle jazz undergraduates etc.) - Working professionals, part-time drummers/teachers - Full-time drum educators, working drummers in clubs, sessionist, recording artiste

  20. Soft Drummers Singapore The ship has started sailing... All hands on board!!!

  21. Soft Drummers Singapore Current Committee Members 1 Eric (RudimentalDrummer) 2 Fu Man (Drum_Hobbyist) 3 Rupert (rla) 4 Chun Leng (caijunlong) 5 Reuben (reuben) 6 Jason (rustee) 7 Mel (mel80) 8 Hairi (blissuicide) 9 Elaine (snowflier) 10 Lennat (killerbee) 11 Jimmy (jimmyplaydrums) 12 James (soft) 13 Alfe (plainsman)

  22. Soft Drummers Singapore Many hands = Quick Work

  23. Soft Drummers Singapore What do we do?(as committee members) - Help to supervise, facilitate drum exchange and events - We are the Core Group. We live the culture and we believe in the spirit of Soft Drum Exchange - Continuously look for ways to improve & expand the Soft Drum Exchange Programme

  24. Soft Drummers Singapore Another important thing: We are here because we love drums Core Value of drum exchange: to Identify and Nurture drum talent in singapore Who do you want to be today? and Tomorrow.

  25. Soft Drummers Singapore Drum ExchangeProgramme Development

  26. Soft Drummers Singapore Drum Exchange Programme Development 1 Drummers presentation segment 2 Equipment manufacturers showcase - special offers or promo pricing 3 Tie-in with other instruments (guitar/bass/vocal) Jam Sessions (with feedback included)

  27. Soft Drummers Singapore More?Programme IdeasBrainstorm!!!

  28. Soft Drummers Singapore 1 Drummers Presentation Segment - Get as many professional/working drummers on board - Tier 1 professional drummers: Jimmy Lee, Tama Goh, Louis Soliano, Lewis Pragasam & others Whenever possible, get Tier 1 drummers to do a segment per exchange. If not possible to be free, get $$$ sponsors (James, Eric and myself will spearhead)

  29. Soft Drummers Singapore 1 Drummers Presentation Segment (cont’d) - Tier 2 - the next wave of drummers/drum educators shaping SG Drum community/culture - Get at least 2-3 educators on board each meetup. they can help police/keep knowledge shared in check and act as means of verifying what is being taught is correct or otherwise - Medium-term goal: get a pool of 10 or more tier 2 educators/drummers to volunteer their free time on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. - Encourage them to use their segment to develop their teaching materials, presentation skills with a mind to conduct their own workshop/clinic some day.

  30. Soft Drummers Singapore 2 Equipment Manufacturers Showcase - Equipment manufacturers showcase Plus special offers for Drum Exchange attendees/Soft members Core Value of Drum Exchange: we must strive to be neutral, and welcome everyone, regardless of race, language, religion, gender, music genre preference, personal bias, etc.

  31. Soft Drummers Singapore 3 Tie-in with other instruments - Have a Drum’n’Bass Exchange !!! (A couple were organised successfully in 2002 at Jerry Chua :: Myx studios) - More tie-ins - spread the love to other music brothas & sista - singers, guitarists, bassists, keyboardists etc.

  32. Soft Drummers Singapore Let the good times roll!!!

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