the todd harrold band has been in existence since 1991,and after many cd's,many cross country road trips,and many personnel changes,todd is still at it,recently winning the fort wayne whatzup magazine's whammy award for best jazz artist for the third year in a row..todd hooked up with the phenomenal 8 string guitarist dan mowan in 2004,a musical partnership that resulted in the disc, "further from yesterday",in 2007 on monkey wings records,available at amazon.com."further from yesterday" reached 7 on the jambands.com radio charts in 2007-2008.todd has shared the stage with the doobie brothers,govt mule,lalah hathaway,leon russell,dave weckl,ike stubblefield,the bodeans,leftover salmon,and kc and the sunshine band,and has appeared in modern drummer,down beat and relix magazines.
in 2009 he began a musical partnership with saxophonist rob dixon in songwriting,performing and performing.the results should be available soon.todd uses tama drums,paiste cymbals and vic firth sticks.
todd is especially proud of his many students,and continues to teach private lessons in fort wayne.
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The Whims are nominated for a Whammy Award! (Best New Performer) Stop by our page and give us a listen if you haven't already. Then go to whatzup.com and give us your vote!
Public Radio's Saturday Fade... the place to hear Todd.
October 24: Albert Ayler Sailaway
Catch the free live stream for our next show, October 31 from 9pm to midnight (Eastern time). No commercials, no static...just great music that other radio stations won't play.
Hope you check out my new dvd "Methods and Mechanics" and the clips at Altitudedigital.com It's over 5 hours shot in HD 16X9. Below are quotes from Steve Smith and Modern Drummer on the DVD. Available world wide at:
"I'm going to tell everyone what an inspiring and helpful DVD "Methods and Mechanics" is. It is one of the best and most helpful drum DVDs ever. There are some great licks in there that I'm going to be shedding when I get a minute!" --Steve Smith
"Styx drumming great Todd Sucherman earns the rank of master drummer with creative, entertaining, and artistically produced instructional package. Four and a half stars (out of five). " --Mike Haid Modern Drummer magazine
"A stunning achievement. This DVD sets the bar high for others to follow. One of the best looking and sounding DVDs ever. " --Ken Micaleff Modern Drummer magazine
