During these tough and uncertain times, many “Sick Drummers,” and friends of ours, have taken to Twitch.TV and have started live streaming performances, lessons, play-throughs, Q&A sessions, and more. Give these channels a view, subscribe, and share. Every little thing we do during this difficult time will help these drummers who have sacrificed and lost so much… all just chasing their dreams of drumming for a living.
Sick Drummers on Twitch.TV:
Alex Bent: https://www.twitch.tv/alexbentdrums
Blake Richardson: https://www.twitch.tv/blakeyeatsteaky
Jason Bittner: https://www.twitch.tv/jasonbittner
Jay Postones: https://www.twitch.tv/jaypostones
Matt Garstka: https://www.twitch.tv/mattgarstka
Pete Webber: https://www.twitch.tv/petewebberdrums
Samus Paulicelli: https://www.twitch.tv/66samus
Raanen Bozzio: https://www.twitch.tv/RaanPlays
Andrew Baird: https://www.twitch.tv/sigmacaldera
If you are reading this and also have a Twitch.TV channel, drop us a line from our contact page with your details and we’ll review any submissions for inclusion.
Thank you ~ SDM
Twitch is a video streaming service operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon. Introduced in June 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv, the site primarily focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to music broadcasts, creative content, and more recently, “in real life” streams. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via Video on Demand.
The popularity of Twitch eclipsed that of its general-interest counterpart. In October 2013, the website had 45 million unique viewers, and by February 2014, it was considered the fourth largest source of peak internet traffic in the United States. At the same time, Justin.tv’s parent company was re-branded as Twitch Interactive to represent the shift in focus – Justin.tv was shut down in August 2014. That month, the service was acquired by Amazon for US$970 million, which later led to the introduction of synergies with the company’s subscription service Amazon Prime. Twitch later acquired Curse, an operator of online video gaming communities, and introduced means to purchase games through links on streams along with a program allowing streamers to receive commissions on the sales of games that they play.
By 2015, Twitch had more than 1.5 million broadcasters and 100 million viewers per month. As of 2017, Twitch remained the leading live streaming video service for video games in the US and had an advantage over YouTube Gaming. As of February 2020, it had 3 million broadcasters monthly and 15 million daily active users, with 1.4 million average current users.
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