Rock of Ages (2013-2015)

Prior to joining Trivium, Paul Wandtke made his musical debut drumming for the hit musical ROCK OF AGES performing 6 nights a week as well as doing a drum clinic once a week called MEET THE DRUMMER.

THE FOLLOWING IS A MONTAGE OF THINGS FROM PAUL’S previous BLOGGING ABOUT ROCK OF AGES

Meet The Drummer

This year during my Rock of Ages adventure, I’m doing an extra show called “Meet the Drummer”

About “Meet The Drummer”

Meet the Drummer is basically a little seminar/work shop where I demonstrate and explain good traits and habits of a working drummer, explain different time feels, demonstrate a little drum solo and more.

Why?

Meet the Drummer is a little show developed by myself and my manager Chris Lashay the dude that’s helping me work out the kinks with my original band Dead Original www.deadoriginalmusic.com

I’ve always been a fan of clinician drummers that just go out and play drums for 3 hrs and talk everything and anything drum related except this show is 45 min in length.

During my most recent “Meet the Drummer” show, I ran into a publicist that does work with PINK’s drummer Mark Schulman! Small world haha Here’s a cool video of me and Mark Schulman talking about networking!

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P@ulE Rock of Ages Blog 13:

In support of celebrating Rock of Ages 5th year anniversary on Broadway @RockOfAges I got asked to do the mix/arrangement for their Today Show performance ‘backing track’. I got the original Pro Tools sessions and made the mix as per the MD instructions in less than a few days whilst ROA rehearsals in Tampa, FL.
Check it out here: http://www.today.com/toyotaconcertseries/rock-rock-ages-performs-80s-hits-plaza-2D79405926 I’m so glad and stoked to have gotten to do the medley! 😉

One day my ass will be on National Television singing my own songs w/ my own band. It’s gonna be badass, I’ve been working hard on my craft. I think people are gonna like my original stuff. It’s a little throw back to earlier times.

What I have online thus far does not compare to what I’ve been a brewing.

I’ve been praying to the ROCK GODS to give me strength.

“If Rock is dead, then so am I”

~P@ulE
www.paulwandtke.com
www.deadoriginalmusic.com

Editing of the Medley

The medley consisted of me editing the original Broadway sessions. It was a fairly easy process, all I had to do was re-track guitars and drums for only three bars of a transition in the song Don’t Stop Believing (Journey) coming from a short version of Here I Go Again (Whitesnake).

During ROA rehearsals I got to hang out and talk drums w/ STYX’s powerhouse Todd Sucherman tonite Feb 27th in Tampa, FL at their Strawberry Festival gig! Such a down to earth drummer from Chicago! Chicago peeps are humble and rock! I’m a Chicago rocker myself, I’ve been rocking the sweet musical Rock of Ages
be sure to check out my Rock of Ages blog at www.paulwandtke.com I bought Todd Sucherman’s DVD Methods and Mechanics 1 and Methods and Mechanics 2. I highly recommend any beginning, amateur, or even professional drummer should buy both of his instructional/performance DVD’s. Todd is a real drummer; drummer’s drummer and plays for the song!

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P@ulE Rock of Ages Blog 13

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Paul Wandtke has officially made his musical debut this year drumming for the hit musical ROCK OF AGES and this page is dedicated to P@ulE’s experience, be sure to follow his weekly blog. (to review P@ULE’s previous Rock of Ages blogs CLICK HERE or go to the home page and click the ROA tab.

This blog installment contains week 3 and 4 of July!

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P@ulE at the Airport

“Hey dudes,

This installment of my Rock of Ages blog contains brief video clips of me rocking Rock of Ages which are taken from my ROA blog 11. I’ve been super busy writing music, practicing vocals/gtr, listening to my favorite records so yeah…………… I didn’t have time to upload new videos.

On top of rocking Rock of Ages, I’m working hard on writng an album for my original music project called Dead Original www.deadoriginalmusic.com

My plans for Dead Original are to release an album and to tour in 2014 to support the record. What is Dead Original about? It’s about trying to bridge the gap from the 90’s. I feel there’s been a lot of nameless acts since the 90’s. I’m currently trying to create a project with songs that are recognizable and iconic in instrumentation for the sake of music not chops or education and certainly not pop shit. People wrote shit back in the day about shit, they wrote REAL songs and they played their instruments. What I’ve release online thus far is only a sample of what’s to come. I’ve been working very hard on my craft of vocals and guitar and songwriting. I’ve been praying to the Rock Gods to give me approval and to help me move in the right direction. I need all the help I can get.

I also just got a gig to write drum parts for a Broadway running show, so to say that I’m multi-tasking would be short of words.

ROCK!!!!!!!!

P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam ‘Feel the Noize’

P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam Reel 1

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P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam Reel 2

2013 May Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine, containing P@ulE’s article Rock Drum Soloing 101
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CLIPS FROM THE RECENT PAST

Aspiring ROCK STAR

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Name “P@ULE”
Age: 24
Rocks out: yes
Writes original music: yes at www.deadoriginalmusic.com

What the H### am I doing whilst all this madness?

I’m writing a f##### rock album where I play guitar and sing. Plans are to start a scene in Chicago and then take over the world and sh#t. Typical rock 101 plans/agenda kinda mind set/stuff.

I’m broke doing what I love and I come from a small town. Actually I wouldn’t be broke if I didn’t go to music school, but if I didn’t go to music school then I wouldn’t be doing what I love. Music School didn’t give me a gig but it did give me the foundation of basic music knowledge both that’s transpired to live performance and most importantly songwriting. I have been lucky to travel the world as a drummer having been to over 45 countries, it’s this traveling that has made me become a different person. I wanna share my experiences via song via rock n roll.

The following videos are what I wrote and produced last year. I’ve been taking vocal lessons and shedding the krap out of guitar, let’s just say the album is gonna kicka## and yeah there’s gonna be real drums and no “sound” replacement; REAL LIVE DRUMS if that even matters.

BlankTV launches Dead Original’s new song Never Come Back


Hope all is well and ROCKIN!

Dead Original- Crazy About You “Official Music Video” 

The whole cast and band
The whole cast and band

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Times Square
Times Square

“Life on the road w/ drummer Paul Wandtke” Episode 1: Being called “SEXY DRUMMER”

My new SONGWRITING tool; “Gen 16 AE cymbals”.
I DO NOT ENDORSE THIS COMPANY OR BRAND
I was so excited about these cymbals however, that I made a video for them to explain how they work and why I’ve been using them.
Special thanks to Vic at Vic’s Drum Shop in Chicago, IL for providing the convenient video shoot location and also, special thanks to video producer Rick Allen.

Rock

Modern Drummer BlogsCLICK HERE or go to the home page and click the ROA tab.

This blog installment contains week 1 and 2 of July!

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P@ulE at the Airport

“Hey dudes,

This installment of my Rock of Ages blog contains brief video clips of me rocking Rock of Ages. Hope you like them and don’t forget that there’s a Rock of Ages tab on the home page of my site that’ll link you to my previous blog posts.

ROCK!!!!!!!!

P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam ‘Feel the Noize’

P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam Reel 1

P@ulE Rock of Ages Drum Cam Reel 2

2013 May Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine, containing P@ulE’s article Rock Drum Soloing 101
May2013_Cover

CLIPS FROM THE RECENT PAST

Aspiring ROCK STAR

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Name “P@ULE”
Age: 24
Rocks out: yes
Writes original music: yes at www.deadoriginalmusic.com

What the H### am I doing whilst all this madness?

I’m writing a f##### rock album where I play guitar and sing. Plans are to start a scene in Chicago and then take over the world and sh#t. Typical rock 101 plans/agenda kinda mind set/stuff.

I’m broke doing what I love and I come from a small town. Actually I wouldn’t be broke if I didn’t go to music school, but if I didn’t go to music school then I wouldn’t be doing what I love. Music School didn’t give me a gig but it did give me the foundation of basic music knowledge both that’s transpired to live performance and most importantly songwriting. I have been lucky to travel the world as a drummer having been to over 45 countries, it’s this traveling that has made me become a different person. I wanna share my experiences via song via rock n roll.

The following videos are what I wrote and produced last year. I’ve been taking vocal lessons and shedding the krap out of guitar, let’s just say the album is gonna kicka## and yeah there’s gonna be real drums and no “sound” replacement; REAL LIVE DRUMS if that even matters.

BlankTV launches Dead Original’s new song Never Come Back


Hope all is well and ROCKIN!

Dead Original- Crazy About You “Official Music Video” 

The whole cast and band
The whole cast and band

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Times Square
Times Square

“Life on the road w/ drummer Paul Wandtke” Episode 1: Being called “SEXY DRUMMER”

My new SONGWRITING tool; “Gen 16 AE cymbals”.
I DO NOT ENDORSE THIS COMPANY OR BRAND
I was so excited about these cymbals however, that I made a video for them to explain how they work and why I’ve been using them.
Special thanks to Vic at Vic’s Drum Shop in Chicago, IL for providing the convenient video shoot location and also, special thanks to video producer Rick Allen.

Rock

Modern Drummer BlogsCLICK HERE or go to the home page and click the ROA tab.

This blog installment contains week 3 and 4 of June!

P@ulE at the Airport
P@ulE at the Airport

“Hey dudes,

This is Part 1 of my 3rd and 4th week of June Rock of Ages Blog except this time, I’m including clips from the Broadway running show that I’m also performing in called Burn the Floor. I was able to sneak in some rehearsal drum cam footage, hope you dig! ~P@ULE

ROCK!!!!!!!!

P@ulE Rock of Ages Blog 3rd and 4th week: part 1

Contains a drum solo, a vocal lesson with Sam who’s playing Drew in our current cast.

This is Part 2 of my 3rd and 4th week of June Rock of Ages Blog except this time, I’m including “MORE” and “MORE” drumming clips from the Broadway running show that I’m also performing in called Burn the Floor. It has way more drumming clips and has a clip of me trying to dance; not a pretty site.

P@ulE Rock of Ages Blog 3rd and 4th week: part 2

Contains live drumming cam clips.

CLIPS FROM THE RECENT PAST

Aspiring ROCK STAR

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Name “P@ULE”
Age: 24
Rocks out: yes
Writes original music: yes at www.deadoriginalmusic.com

What the H### am I doing whilst all this madness?

I’m writing a f##### rock album where I play guitar and sing. Plans are to start a scene in Chicago and then take over the world and sh#t. Typical rock 101 plans/agenda kinda mind set/stuff.

I’m broke doing what I love and I come from a small town. Actually I wouldn’t be broke if I didn’t go to music school, but if I didn’t go to music school then I wouldn’t be doing what I love. Music School didn’t give me a gig but it did give me the foundation of basic music knowledge both that’s transpired to live performance and most importantly songwriting. I have been lucky to travel the world as a drummer having been to over 45 countries, it’s this traveling that has made me become a different person. I wanna share my experiences via song via rock n roll.

The following videos are what I wrote and produced last year. I’ve been taking vocal lessons and shedding the krap out of guitar, let’s just say the album is gonna kicka## and yeah there’s gonna be real drums and no “sound” replacement; REAL LIVE DRUMS if that even matters.

BlankTV launches Dead Original’s new song Never Come Back


Hope all is well and ROCKIN!

Dead Original- Crazy About You “Official Music Video” 

The whole cast and band
The whole cast and band

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Times Square
Times Square

“Life on the road w/ drummer Paul Wandtke” Episode 1: Being called “SEXY DRUMMER”

My new SONGWRITING tool; “Gen 16 AE cymbals”.
I DO NOT ENDORSE THIS COMPANY OR BRAND
I was so excited about these cymbals however, that I made a video for them to explain how they work and why I’ve been using them.
Special thanks to Vic at Vic’s Drum Shop in Chicago, IL for providing the convenient video shoot location and also, special thanks to video producer Rick Allen.

Rock

Modern Drummer Blogs