Tim Waterson is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer' ...
who holds the world record for the fastest number of double strokes on a
bass drum
The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically cylindrical, with the drum's diameter much greater than the drum's depth, with a struck head at both ends of the cylinder. T ...
using a double pedal, with a record of 1,407 in one minute (January 22, 2002).
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Career
Waterson started an organization to promote speed drumming as a sport.
["Edmonton Record Holders"]
''Avenue Magazine'', December 2010. by Omar Mouallem In 2006 he performed 1,075 single-stroke rolls on a bass drum in 60 seconds.
In 2007 Waterson released a two-DVD set, ''Techniques, Motions and Applications for Bass Drum Playing''.
Waterson uses the
heel-toe technique"Heel Up vs. Heel Down Drumming – Bass Drum Technique"
''Drum.Radar'' website - accessed Dec 7, 2019 and also invented the pump technique for fast single strokes. His use of the Vruk heel pedal system enables him to perform a modified version of heel-toe playing. Tim is profiled in the book ''Believe the Unbelievable'' by Bartley Press.
References
External links
Interview on YouTube
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Canadian drummers
Canadian male drummers
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