Thursday April 14th, Scott's Drum Center in Lafayette played host to Eloy Casagrande' from Brazil.  Eloy won the Modern Drummer Undiscovered Drummer contest in 2005 at 15 years of age.  He was soon picked up by RMV drums with a full endorsement.  Eloy's was to be the first clinic tour sponsored by RMV in the United States.  We were lucky there was an RMV dealer so close ( 3 hrs ) to Shreveport, La.

The Clinic:

Eloy played a variety of solo material that he developed over the past couple of years.  His solos incorporated blinding speed between his hands and feet while skillfully weaving in rhythms from his native Brazil.  His independence with left and right foot clave, played underneath a notes-fest of various grooves up top, was second to none.  Eloy has only been playing drums for 7 years and in that short time has accomplished what takes some a lifetime.  I was sold when he played Rush's Tom Sawyer dead on like the album.

Me, Chris and Eloy hanging out after the show.

Eloy's Rig