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Charlie Z is a New York City Session Drummer, Music Director & Producer who endorses:

Sonor drums, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans heads, Protection Racket bags, & Rhythm Tech percussion:

Charlie Z on Myspace: myspace.com/charliezeleny

1 .14 .09

Okay, we are long overdue for an update!

I am back from my final 12-Country European Tour with Behold the Arctopus and jumped right into a bunch of crazy sessions and projects.

The Jordan Rudess Online Conservatory drum instructional video course called "Extreme Drum Solo Mastery" is online now.

Go to www.JROC.us site to check it out and learn how I do some insane techniques and the concepts behind my playing in addition to how I play like a normal Session Drummer on gigs.

Next up, I did a double drum duet performance video with Terry Bozzio for The Drum Channel.

We spent an hour tracking and then he sat me down for an hour long interview. We are in the process of editing the clips together and it will go live in a couple of months.

Also, I am going to the NAMM show this year and will be at the Sonor Booth doing an autograph signing with Thomas Lang, Jojo Mayer, Derek Roddy, Steve Smith, Danny Carey, Phil Rudd, Benny Greb and the gang on Saturday January 17th at 3pm or 5pm. Come by and say hi!

At NAMM the same day, I am doing a virtual drum performance with Jordan Rudess at the Korg booth at 1:45pm. He had me pre-record myself on Video & Audio and will play along to me on the big screen while he plays. Should be fun!

I am now a proud Level A International Endorser of Sonor Drums, Pedals and Hardware to go along with my other fine endorsement companies: Vic Firth drumsticks, Paiste cymbals, Evans drumheads, Rhythm Tech Percussion & Protection Racket Bags.

I currently have Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree's previous 9 piece Maple Shell drumset in beautiful Birdseye Azure finish until I get my custom kit from the factory. Heres a pic at my Online Drum Tracking Studio:

Speaking of which, I am finally back into the groove of getting my backlog of Online Drum Tracking complete.

I am working on songs and albums with Amber Fall from Australia, Fountainhead from Germany, Ken Rubenstein from Oregon, a slew of Pop & Rock artists/groups and Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater along with Ron Jarzombek on the next Blotted Science record.

Last but not least is my YouTube site is updated with 4 new "Extreme Drum Solo Mastery" course videos along with some of the tracking I did for Jordan Rudess at my studio. Go here and enjoy: www.YouTube.com/drumdocz.

Thanks everyone and come find me at NAMM!

6 .10 .08

Hey Everyone, so much news!

First off, I am proud to mention that I am now in the Hall of Fame of SickDrummer.com and have an hour long Podcast up there now where I talk about all the crazy projects I do. I'm a columnist in the first issue of Sick Drummer Magazine out July 1st too. Go check it all out now!

Second, Blotted Science got together in Florida at Mana Studios to rehearse for future touring and it went great. We are going to post some pics and a video of the craziness that went down on all of our sites soon.

I'm currently tracking drums for the new record from the mighty Suspyre called "When Time Fades" coming out on on Sensory/Laser's Edge. I'm also going to be playing their CD Release party at the NJ Proghouse and playing the ProgPower Europe Festival with them in the Netherlands.

I'm also recording the upcoming album by Ken Rubenstein, just finished recording the album/music videos for The Great Kat and am working with Australian band Amber Fall on their full length besides doing some tracks for Michael Shouse and Lindsay Drew.

The US/Canada Tour with Behold the Arctopus went very well and we had a great time playing the Maryland Deathfest and will be doing a full US Tour in August and will be hitting the Quevillion Metal Fest in Canada.

I'm also hitting the Cutting Room next week with melodic guitar virtuoso Chris Mahoney at 9pm on Saturday July 21st. So make sure to come to that one.

The new Jordan Rudess Online Conservatory course called "Extreme Drum Solo Mastery" is being edited now and should be done by mid-July so keep an eye out for that.

I am going to launch some new features to this site soon including a Gear section, a subscription based Video section and a Online Session Drummer section to get me on your record whereever you are around the world!

I am up on the RhythmTech website showcasing some of their product in a trailer for the Jordan videos along with Drummerszone.com and YouTube.com.

Finally, I am honored to be asked by the legendary Terry Bozzio to be a guest on his new Drummer TV Station called The Drum Channel. It looks like I'll be hanging with him in LA on my next tour and doing an interview and playing a bit which should be awesome.

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Contact

For more information about working with Charlie Zeleny as a Drummer, Producer, Music Director, Bandleader or Songwriter:

Email: DrumDocZ@aol.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/charliezeleny

Links

Current Projects:

NYC Session Drummer
Charlie Z is for hire on Gigs, Recording Sessions and Tours in all styles of music in New York City and all over the world. He also is an Internet Session Drummer with his own Protool studio to remotely record drum tracks online for all genres of bands and artists. Paypal accepted.

Dr. Z Entertainment
Charlie Z leads backing bands for all sorts of artists and events playing Pop/Rock, Jazz/Fusion and Original/Cover/Clubdate tunes. CZ has led bands at Z100's Zootopia at Continental Arena and The International Photography Awards at American Airlines Theater in Times Square NYC and also at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in NYC.

Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater
Jordan Rudess has had Charlie Z play Rudess Morgenstein Project and Rhythm of Time tunes on a Japan Tour early 2007.

Blotted Science Online Myspace.com/BlottedScience
Ron Jarzombek's critically acclaimed new band, who is the guitarist from Watchtower, Gordian Knot, Marty Friedman Band and Spastic Ink. It features Charlie on drums and Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse on bass.

Jordan Rudess' ACCENT MAGAZINE & Online Conservatory
Jordan Rudess' Online Magazine and Online Conservatory where Charlie runs his own column called Drumset Mastery and has an Drum Instructional Video Series.

LucieAwards.com
Charlie is the Music Director and Bandleader for this prestigious event every year at the International Photography Awards held at American Airlines Broadway Theater in Times Square NYC.

Current/Past Sessions:
TerryBozzio.com - Double Drumming Duets for the Drum Channel
DrumChannel.com - Online Drum TV Station
ToneMakerDJ.com - Ringtones behind Method Man and Cee-lo
ShannonCorey.com - Piano based Pop/Rock Songwriter
LindsayDrew.com - Pop/Country Singer/Songwriter
BaldwinEntertainment.com - Lindsay Drew's Management
BurrJohnson.com - Jazz/Fusion Guitar Monster
GreatKat.com - Female Shred/Classic Guitarist/Violinist
Kayodot.net - Toby Driver's brainchild, CZ on full album
zebox.com/kenrubenstein - World/Prog/Fusion Midi Guitar
ChrisMahoney.com - Great Melodic Instrumental Guitarist

Venues:
LincolnCenter.com - Avery Fisher Hall Concert, sold out show
ColiseoDePuertoRico.com - Opened for Bon Jovi, sold out show
ContinentalAirlinesArena.com - Z100's Zootopia Concert
BoweryBallroom.com - famous NYC venue
CBGB.com - infamous NYC rock club
KnittingFactory - played all 3 floors NYC & LA
CMJ.com - College Music Journal NYC festival
BoutonCenter.com - NY Performing Arts Center, 2 sold out shows
XMRadio.com; Sirius.com - Many CZ records are on rotation
NJShakespeare.org - Produced/directed/drums for own GODSPELL
MTV.com - Real World/Road Rules/Battle of the Sexes music
CBS.com - CBS Morning Show featured performer

Endorsements:
Sonor.com - Sonor SQ2 & Delite Drums, Giant Step Pedals
Paiste.com - Paiste Signature & New Signature Cymbals
EvansDrumheads.com - Evans G2 Clear & J1 Drumheads
VicFirth.com - Vic Firth 5A Drumsticks
RhythmTech.com - Rhythm Tech Mounted Drum Percussion
ProtectionRacket.co.uk - Protection Racket Bags and Rugs
RocNSoc.com - Roc-n-Soc Hyrdalic & Straight Drumstools

Friends:
JordanRudess.com - Dream Theater's monster Keyboardist
RonJarzombek.com - Spastic Ink/Blotted Science Guitarist
TheThousdanCaves.com - Behold the Arctopus' recording studio
XGAMediaGroup.com - Chris Ott, amazing videographer
TommyKessler.com - Tommy K CZ recording guitarist
DreamTheater.net - Behold the Arctopus' Prog/Metal forefathers
MikePortnoy.com - Incredible Drummer of Dream Theater
RodMorgenstein.com - Killer Drummer of Dixie Dregs/Winger
TommyIgoe.com - Fusion Monster & Lion King on Bway Drummer
DrummingJoe.com - Broadway Drummer and friend Joe C

Dailybuzz.net - James Daily, Web Design and Guitar

Press

CZ Individual Press

All Music Guide
"Zeleny's drumming has to be heard to even be believed."

Indie Workshop
"Drummer Charlie Zeleny is solid and relentlessly creative."

Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater
"Charlie is the busiest drummer on the east coast. He has more energy than all of us put together. This guy can play in 4/4 as well as anybody and can count in 15/16 while doing it!"

Progressive Ears
"The drumming of Charlie Zeleny, whose credentials read like a who's who of jazz, prog and metal, is pure magic."

CD Baby
"Incredible drumming from Charlie Zeleny...all at once accessible, eclectic, introspective, energetic and ultimately uplifting modern music."

GuitarMasterclass.net
"I had to give Charlie Zeleny a 10/10 as his drumming is absolutely gobsmacking. From intense blast beats to intricate touches and jazz influences the guy is the perfect drummer...Its a true drum showcase."

Crave Magazine
"Drummer Charlie Zeleny has definitely come into his own. His lightning quick fills and keen sense of rhythm steal him the show over his equally talented bandmates. It sounds like something Buddy Rich might have played if he had lived long enough..."

CZ Band Press

Amazon.com
"Charlie Zeleny is quite simply godlike, staying synchronized with the other two thirds of the band through the fastest of speeds and most complex of rhythms."

Rate Your Music.com
"Charlie Zeleny's drumming routine should become an option for the Jenny Craig Program, shedding I'm guessing ten pounds after every arm snapping, barrel bashing performance."

UnboundZine.com
"What do you get when you put three of the best musicians the metal world has ever seen together? You get Blotted Science."

MetalJazz.com
"[Blotted Science] is about the most extreme, powerful, heavy explosion of power-trio frustration you can imagine."

SeaofTranquility.com
"Blotted Science's Ron Jarzombek leads the charge here, taking herculean bassist Webster and dynamo Zeleny through 16 tracks of absolutely jaw dropping insanity that will appeal to any fan of technical metal, fusion, or complex & aggressive progressive rock."

MetalTeamUK.net
"Blotted Science's Jarzombek, Webster and Zeleny deserve recognition and acclaim for this album, because they manage to seamlessly integrate all their many talents AND leave you with an experience that captivates, crushes and enthrals."

Uranium Music
"An instrumental 3-piece that will fry any brain that attempts to keep up with their tech wizardry. THey are the epitome of avant-garde, experimental metal, the pinnacle of jazz fusion and tech metal insanity."

Bio

Charlie Zeleny is a professional NYC Session Drummer who is also a Music Director, Bandleader and Producer. He specializes in all styles of music especially Pop, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Metal, Hiphop, Funk and R&B.

Charlie Z has recently returned from a Toured Japan playing duo with Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater and has also performed double drums with Terry Bozzio for The Drum Channel.

Charlie is also a member of the internationally acclaimed band Blotted Science featuring Ron Jarzombek of Spastic Ink and Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse and was an original member of Behold the Arctopus signed to Metal Blade Records.

Zeleny studied under Tommy Igoe, Nick Schebule and Joe Bergamini before being accepted to Graduate School for Jazz Drumset Performance at NYU. He did not attend but instead decided to become a professional musician and has never looked back.

His Drumming, Producing, Bandleading and Music Directing have been a part of:

Japan Tour: w/Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater
Lincoln Center: @ Avery Fisher Hall, sold out show
Bon Jovi: opener @ El Coliseo de Puerto Rico, sold out show
Z100's Zootopia Concert: @ Izod Arena NJ
CBS Morning Show: TV Featured Performer
Direct Support: Blue Oyster Cult, Between the Buried and Me, Bon Jovi, Akon & Bowling for Soup
International Photography Awards: @ American Airlines Broadway Theater NYC
Magazine Press: Decibel, Guitar One, Metal Maniacs, Newsday, Alternative Press, Revolver, AMP, Zero Tolerance, Ruin, Arsnic, Blender, Crave, Stylus, Aquarian, Planet Drum, Batterie & Modern Drummer Magazines
TV Music Videos: Oxygen TV, MTV Logo, AOL, Hit Records Nightlife, Virv TV & VH1
TV Music: VH1's Old School, Joan of Arcadia, Dr. Steve-O Show, Lifetime TV, MTV's Real World/Battle of the Sexes/Road Rules & USA TV Network
NYC Gigs: The Bowery Ballroom, The Supper Club, CBGBs, Club Avalon, Alvin Ailey Theater, The Bitter End, The Cutting Room, The Annex, The Canal Room, Rockwood Music Hall, Tonic Jazz Club & BB Kings Jazz and Blues Club
Radio Play: XM/Sirius Satellite, 91.1 WFMU, 89.5 WSOU, 102.3 WBAB, 94.3 WMJC, WSCA 106.1, Radio 1190 AM, WUOG 90.5, Pandora Radio, Last.fm Radio, Musically Incorrect Radio, 89.7 KRUI & 88.9 KUCI
Touring Gigs: The Knitting Factory NYC & LA, Paramount Theater, Boulton Center, Paradise Rock Club, Rams Head, Otto Bar, FM Kirby Theater, Starland Ballroom, Toads Place VA & CT, Amos Southend & in venues in 39 US States & in 13 Countries.
Festivals: John Zorn's Full Force Fest NYC, CMJ Music Marathon NYC, Prog Power Europe Fest, Maryland Death Fest, Midpoint Music Festival OH, APCA College Booking Festival, Black Potato Festival, Songwriters Hall of Fame NY & NY Choreographers Ball
Studio Work: Avatar Recording Studios NYC, Sony Music Studios NYC, Cove City Studios NY, Drum Tracks for Tone Maker DJ Ringtones w/Method Man & Ceelo Green & on over 20 full length albums
Educational: Jordan Rudess Online Conservatory Drum Instructional Videos, JR's Accent Magazine Columnist, Drew University Jazz Program Founder/Head, Sick Drummer Magazine Videos/Articles/Lessons, Litchfield Jazz Festival Assistant Instructor CT
Online Profiles: Drummerszone, SickDrummer, Artist Direct, All Music Guide, Wikipedia, Billboard Magazine, MTV, VH1 & Fuse

Media

POP:
Listen - Jay Hansen - Pop
Lately - Jay Hansen - Acoustic Pop
Come Back Home - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - Pop Rock

FUSION:
Midnight Sunrise - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - Latin Fusion
Ol Factory (Live) - Burr Johnson - Electric Fusion
DKBK (w/Jordan Rudess) - Dani Koesterich- Acoustic Fusion

JAZZ:
Sugar (Live) - Jerry Vivino - Sax Quartet Jazz
Nawlins Medley - Steve Salerno - Classic Jazz
Jazz Funk Improv (Live) - Wash n' Dry - Modern Jazz

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PROG/METAL:
Canada - Behold...The Arctopus - Prog Metal
Oscillation Cycles - Blotted Science - Tech Metal
You're All Whores - Ken Rubenstein - Avant Prog

HIPHOP/ELECTRONIC:
Method Man/Ceelo Ringtone - CZ - Method Man/Ceelo
Dirty Tabla - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - Electronica
Drum N Bass - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - Drum n Bass

FUNK/R&B:
Go to Work - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - Funk
Show Me - ©2005 Charlie Zeleny - R&B
Feel That Soul - Thing-One - Soul Funk

FOLK/COUNTRY/BLUES:
Robert Johnson Groove - John G. - Country Blues
Ongoing Dance - Jay Hansen - Folk
Winter - Shannon Corey - Acoustic

ROCK:
End Line - WWBD - Rock & Roll
Sum Fling - WWBD - Alt Rock
Maybe Tonight - Tommy Kessler - Pop Punk

AVANT GARDE:
Invert & Transcend - Ken Rubenstein - Neo-World
Free Improv - BKBZ - Free
Danse - Ken Rubenstein - Neo-Avant World

COVERS:
Pride (in the name of love) - Zuu - U2
You Really Got Me - Zuu - Van Halen
In Da Club - Zuu - 50 Cent

JORDAN RUDESS VIDEOS:
Extreme Drum Solo Mastery Trailer - Charlie Z - Jordan Rudess OC
Screaming Head Live - Jordan Rudess/CZ Duo - Tokyo, Japan
Screaming Head - Jordan Rudess/CZ Duo - Roland Factory
Don't Look Down - Jordan Rudess/CZ Duo - Tokyo, Japan
Over the Edge - Jordan Rudess/CZ Duo - Tokyo, Japan
Online Conservatory Welcome - Charlie Z - Jordan Rudess OC

VIDEOS:
Still Think of You - Shannon Corey - Canal Room NYC
Fate - Shannon Corey - Canal Room NYC
Rock Music Video - Telling on Trixie - Studio Session
Transient Exuberance - Behold the Arctopus - Knitting Factory
Skullgrid/Canada - Behold the Arctopus - Otto Bar MD