Former Megadeth Drummer Nick Menza To Host Exclusive Drum Clinics In Mexico City April 28th – 29th – In Support Of His First Ever DVD – Intense Mega Drumming

Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza to host exclusive drum clinics in Mexico City April 28th – 29th – In support of his first ever DVD – Intense Mega Drumming, and Sick Drummer Magazine is proud to be a sponsor of the clinics. Both events are scheduled to take place at the Academia De Musica Fermatta campuses in Mexico City, Guadalajara. Monday April 28th from 10am – 2pm and Tuesday April 29th from 10am – 2pm.

 

For more information visit: www.fermatta.edu.mx

 

There are more dates currently being booked in Latin America and European  countries.

 

Nick Menza: "I'm totally pumped and looking forward to re-connecting with the Latin America fans they are the most passionate. If it wasn't for the fans none of this would even be possible, so I'm very grateful for all the support!"

 

 

The first of six webisodes documenting the making of former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza's first-ever instructional DVD, "Intense Mega Drumming," can be seen below.

 

According to a press release, the "Intense Mega Drumming" DVD will be educational, entertaining and will feature Menza's years of playing drums in Megadeth with tons of tips and tricks from his arsenal to help teach anybody out there become a better player, plus rare and unseen bonus footage from the Menza Mega Vault.

 

Menza joined Megadeth for the 1989 recording "Rust In Peace" and for the next nine years became associated with the band's "classic" and most profitable era.

 

Menza has been writing, recording and producing constantly but only releasing sporadic singles for years. That will all change when he opens the floodgates with the upcoming release of his memoir, "Nick Menza: Megalife", by acclaimed writer J. Marshall Craig.

 

"Megadeth was a big part of my story," Menza said, "but it was just one part. Jeff Craig has got me to talk about it all!" Menza is currently negotiating a publishing deal for the book, which will feature rare and never-before-seen photos of Menza with every band he's ever been in, including, of course, Megadeth. "It's a memoir of music," writer Craig said. "But a lot more. It's a book about chasing the ultimate gig, the ultimate drum setup, the ultimate sound and, it will come as no surprise to Nick's fans, the ultimate aliens, government conspiracies and anything else his muse sees fit to lay across his path."

 

Menza's first performance was at the age of two on stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival when legendary jazz percussionist Jack DeJohnette (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson) placed Nick on his kit. Thirty years later, he was stepping out on stage in front of thousands of screaming fans every night.

 

Menza, son of legendary jazz saxophonist Don Menza, was at the top of his game when Megadeth started a world tour in support of its album, "Cryptic Writings", but began to suffer knee problems and escalating pain. Doctors diagnosed him with a tumor. Surgery waylaid the drummer briefly, but he was relieved to learn the tumor was benign and was eager to rejoin his bandmates, who had continued their tour with a replacement drummer. But deteriorating relations within the band exploded and Menza was replaced permanently.

 

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Additionally, we recently featured Nick and the isolated drum track from Megadeth's 'Holy Wars,' in our new Isolating The Throne section on the website. Bookmark it and check back for much more very soon!