School of rock philly

DRUM WORKSHOP: January 23rd @ SOR Philly.

Eli Litwin is a Philadelphia-based musician and educator. Over the past 15 years Litwin has played drums in a variety of musical projects whose wide range of styles have included extreme metal, free jazz, progressive rock, and avant-garde classical composition. These bands have released internationally distributed albums and toured North America and Europe, sharing the stage with other highly regarded acts such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dysrhythmia, Behold...The Arctopus, Psyopus, Matmos, Sun Ra Arkestra, Ruins, Daughters, Zs and many others. In 2011, the influential heavy metal label Metal Blade Records released a solo project of Litwin’s called Intensus. The self-titled debut album was a whirlwind of freely improvised extreme metal, featuring Litwin on drums, guitar and bass, along with guest vocalists from such notable metal acts as Between the Buried and Me, A Life Once Lost, and East of the Wall. The album earned Litwin a feature in the Philadelphia Citypaper, along with favorable reviews within the metal blog community, praising its unique creative vision. In addition to his performing, touring and recording career, for the past 10 years, Litwin has been teaching drum, guitar, and piano lessons as well as directing youth-based rock band ensembles throughout the greater Philadelphia area. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance from Temple University, a Masters Degree in Music Education from The University of the Arts, and has been awarded arts grants on more than one occasion. He is currently in his second year teaching K-8 General Music in a Philadelphia public school. More information about Litwin’s many projects, along with recordings and video, can be found at www.elilitwin.com.

The workshop at School of Rock will include the following topics:-

Litwin’s own experiences as a performing, touring, recording and teaching musician

-Gear talk-Musical influences

-Live performance and videos

-Improvisation-Extended techniques

-Instructional books and practice techniques

Workshop Details:

Price - $40.00

When - January 23rd 5-7pm

Where - SOR Philadelphia. 

EXTREME DRUM WORKSHOP @ SOR PHILLY 6-8pm December 28th.

Eli Litwin is a Philadelphia-based musician and educator. Over the past 15 years he has played drums in a variety of musical projects whose wide range of styles have included extreme metal, free jazz, progressive rock, and avant-garde classical composition. These bands have released internationally distributed albums and toured North America and Europe. In 2011, the influential heavy metal label Metal Blade Records released a solo project of Litwin’s called Intensus. The self-titled debut album was a whirlwind of freely improvised extreme metal featuring Litwin on drums, guitar and bass, along with guest vocalists from such notable metal acts as Between the Buried and Me, A Life Once Lost, and East of the Wall. The album earned Litwin a feature in the Philadelphia Citypaper, along with favorable reviews within the metal blog community. In addition to his performing, touring and recording career, for the past 10 years, Litwin has been teaching drum, guitar, and piano lessons as well as directing youth-based rock band ensembles throughout the greater Philadelphia area. He is currently in his second year teaching K-8 General Music in a Philadelphia public school. More information about Litwin’s many projects, along with recordings and video, can be found at www.elilitwin.com.

The workshop at School of Rock will include the following topics:

-Litwin’s own experiences as a performing, touring, recording and teaching musician

-Gear talk

-Musical influences

-Live performance and videos

-Improvisation

-Instructional books and practice techniques