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Neil Peart discusses his Taking Center Stage instructional DVD in new video interview with Hudson Music

Sun, Oct 30, 2011@5:23PM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 11/2@1:32PM: Here's a review of the DVD from Skip Daly at Guitar International.

Hudson Music has posted to YouTube a short interview with Neil Peart where Neil discusses his recently-released instructional DVD Taking Center Stage. You can check out the interview below or at this link. Neil recently discussed the inspiration behind the DVD in the November issue of Rhythm magazine. The magazine piece was an edited version of a longer, online version posted at MusicRadar.com. MusicRadar.com also reprinted the four-part series of articles on the making of the DVD from lead editor and co-producer Joe Bergamini that were originally posted at TakingCenterStage.net. Rhythm is also running a contest where they are giving away a signed 14" Remo Time Machine drum head and three signed copies of Taking Center Stage. For all the details and to enter just check out this link. Guitar Center is running a contest which runs through the end of the month where they are giving away 20 copies of the DVD along with one Ultimate Neil Peart Prize Package. John at Cygnus-X1.net has scanned all the images from the DVD and also transcribed the liner notes. There are also several preview videos and other content available at TakingCenterStage.net. Neil Peart will be the feature of a cover story in the December issue of Modern Drummer magazine. The issue will hit newsstands on November 1st and contain an interview with Neil focusing on the Taking Center Stage DVD. You can read the Modern Drummer review of Taking Center Stage at this link.