Drum Magazine seeks Neil Peart interviewers

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   If  you're a Neil Peart fan or drummer, who digs the professor, this news could be of interest to you. Read on to find out why...

San Jose, CA -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip percussion mags worldwide, will feature Neil Peart on the cover of DRUM! Magazine in June. However, instead of having one of its staff writers interview Neil, the company is inviting Neil Peart fans to conduct the interviews via email. 
In fact, the company has set up a special email address, [email protected] so the Neil Peart population can have their say. (The readers can also go online or access a question page on DRUM!'s Youtube page. 
Those fans who want to participate simply email their questions and, if chosen by editor, Andy Doerschuk, will have their names and pictures included in the story. We've done this once before and it was a great success, said Phil Hood, publisher of Enter Music Publishing. With Neils fans it will be even better. We're very curious to see what the results will be of our email story campaign. 
After receiving all of the interview questions, which are due by March 15, Doerschuk will then weave them into an integrated interview. Neil Peart seemed like a great pick for this kind of story, Doerschuk said. After all, he has won DRUM! Magazine's drummie of the year for two straight years. Our fan base, regardless of age, obviously respects him and that did play into our decision to try this with him. 
DRUM! Magazine expects a great response from Peart fans to this opportunity. The company just hopes that its Drumlink.com server will not explode due to the amount of incoming email. 

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drummer40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 24 2007 Status: Offline Points: 25	Topic: Drum Magazine seeks Neil Peart interviewers Posted: February 23 2009 at 14:45
	If you're a Neil Peart fan or drummer, who digs the professor, this news could be of interest to you. Read on to find out why... San Jose, CA -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip percussion mags worldwide, will feature Neil Peart on the cover of DRUM! Magazine in June. However, instead of having one of its staff writers interview Neil, the company is inviting Neil Peart fans to conduct the interviews via email. In fact, the company has set up a special email address, [email protected] so the Neil Peart population can have their say. (The readers can also go online or access a question page on DRUM!'s Youtube page. Those fans who want to participate simply email their questions and, if chosen by editor, Andy Doerschuk, will have their names and pictures included in the story. We've done this once before and it was a great success, said Phil Hood, publisher of Enter Music Publishing. With Neils fans it will be even better. We're very curious to see what the results will be of our email story campaign. After receiving all of the interview questions, which are due by March 15, Doerschuk will then weave them into an integrated interview. Neil Peart seemed like a great pick for this kind of story, Doerschuk said. After all, he has won DRUM! Magazine's drummie of the year for two straight years. Our fan base, regardless of age, obviously respects him and that did play into our decision to try this with him. DRUM! Magazine expects a great response from Peart fans to this opportunity. The company just hopes that its Drumlink.com server will not explode due to the amount of incoming email.

drummer40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: September 24 2007 Status: Offline Points: 25	Posted: April 14 2009 at 16:57
	Well, the "Email Neil Peart Editorial Campaign ended officially on March 15. However, the results of the campaign were pretty interesting. Here's some news to get you up to speed regarding the "Email Neil Peart Editorial Campaign." SAN JOSE, Calif., -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum magazines worldwide, is experiencing a tremendous response rate to its “Email Neil Editorial Campaign.” Officially launched on February 11, the Neil Peart population has sent questions via neilpeart@drumlink. Additionally, questions have been sent online at http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/just-ask-neil-yourself/; or by accessing the Questions Page on DRUM!’s Youtube site, www.youtube.com. The result: 1,000 emails from across the globe. The emailed questions have varied from the most basic to the highly complex in regard to Peart's drumming approach. During an initial audit, many questions posed to Peart focused on how his influences have been as well as more technical, such as how he developed such a diverse left hand approach. "We were very intrigued by the initial results," said Phil Hood, publisher and one of the founders of DRUM! Magazine. "Neil is just one of those drummers appreciated by drummers of all ages and walks of life so we anticipate a really diverse and cool story. As previously announced, Andy Doerschuk, editor and another founder of DRUM!, will take the questions and create and integrated editorial cover story. He's already beginning to get nervous regarding deadline. And, on that note, all emails have to be received by DRUM! Magazine by March 15th. Stay tuned, we'll keep you informed on the "Email Neil Editorial Campaign" as it rolls out. Fans who want to be ensured of getting a copy of the special June issue can subscribe at www.drumsub.com.