Wellsville Creative Arts Center

When Donovan was seven years old, he received a small drum made of a coffee can from his grandmother. He heard in it an eternal calling, a path to the rest of his life. At 12, a drumming corps invited Donovan to crash cymbals, at 14, he played in the high school band.

Jim was permitted to enroll in University of Pittsburgh where he eventually ended up in the classical music program and into the waiting arms of those with whom he would create Rusted Root.

During the past 15 years Rusted Root has made millions of people all over the globe dance, smile and sweat, selling in the excess of three million recordings. The group has made countless trips around North America where they shared the stage with such Rock and Roll legends as Santana, Page and Plant, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead and many others. They have appeared on numerous national TV shows, including MTV, FX, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, VH-1's Hard Rock Live and the CBS Morning Show. Their music has been featured on numerous TV shows, as well as major films such as “Ice Age,” “Matilda” and Twister,” and the PBS “Web of Life Documentary.”

On his own, Donovan has released three solo CDs, as well as four instructional drumming CDs. He also has recorded with Triloka recording artist Krishna Das on his highly acclaimed CD “Live on Earth.”

Donovan's most recent CD “Revelation #9” was nominated for 2004 Electronica Album of the Year by Just Plain Folks Songwriters organization.

Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand to people, Donovan has built a series of educational drumming workshop programs that he teaches across the U.S. at universities, festivals, schools, corporations and specialty venues. He is an instructor at Saint Francis University and is the current director of drumming at the New York Institute of Dance and Education. He is a featured columnist in Drum! Magazine, the world's number one drumming magazine. He was nominated for “Best Rock Pop Percussionist” in the 2004 Drum! Magazine Readers poll.

In 2005 and 2006 finds Donovan expanding his musical world into two new performance projects: The highly acclaimed Drum the Ecstatic International Tour and The Drummer and the Dancer International Tour.

Donovan's two new live performance shows continue to break new ground as they combine world class musicians from all over the globe, astonishing choreographed dance and multimedia. Donovan's current media projects in process are due out in 2006 - a full length Drum the Ecstatic International CD, and an instructional djembe DVD titled “Rhythmic Foundation,” and “The Yoga of Drum and Chant Meditation CD.”



		JIM DONOVAN TO OFFER WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE AT CREATIVE ARTS CENTER SATURDAY
		WELLSVILLE - The Wellsville Creative Arts Center is hosting a workshop and performance featuring Jim Donovan from Rusted Root this Saturday. Donovan, who rose to national prominence as a founding member and drummer for the multi-platinum band, Rusted Root, will be hosting a very special day of drumming workshops and performance for the whole family. A Rhythmic Motivation Workshop will take place from 1-4:30 p.m., the Evening Drumming Performance starts at 7:30 p.m. and the doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Art Center or on line at www.WellsvilleCreativeArtsCenter.com. “The afternoon workshop is intended to give you personal growth tools to last a lifetime,” said Andy Glanzman, founder of the WCAC. “In this program, Jim will guide you through a series of steps designed to help you learn more about yourself through the ancient art of hand drumming.” The evening performance will be a concert of Donovan's music.

		When Donovan was seven years old, he received a small drum made of a coffee can from his grandmother. He heard in it an eternal calling, a path to the rest of his life. At 12, a drumming corps invited Donovan to crash cymbals, at 14, he played in the high school band. Jim was permitted to enroll in University of Pittsburgh where he eventually ended up in the classical music program and into the waiting arms of those with whom he would create Rusted Root. During the past 15 years Rusted Root has made millions of people all over the globe dance, smile and sweat, selling in the excess of three million recordings. The group has made countless trips around North America where they shared the stage with such Rock and Roll legends as Santana, Page and Plant, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead and many others. They have appeared on numerous national TV shows, including MTV, FX, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, VH-1's Hard Rock Live and the CBS Morning Show. Their music has been featured on numerous TV shows, as well as major films such as “Ice Age,” “Matilda” and Twister,” and the PBS “Web of Life Documentary.” On his own, Donovan has released three solo CDs, as well as four instructional drumming CDs. He also has recorded with Triloka recording artist Krishna Das on his highly acclaimed CD “Live on Earth.” Donovan's most recent CD “Revelation #9” was nominated for 2004 Electronica Album of the Year by Just Plain Folks Songwriters organization. Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand to people, Donovan has built a series of educational drumming workshop programs that he teaches across the U.S. at universities, festivals, schools, corporations and specialty venues. He is an instructor at Saint Francis University and is the current director of drumming at the New York Institute of Dance and Education. He is a featured columnist in Drum! Magazine, the world's number one drumming magazine. He was nominated for “Best Rock Pop Percussionist” in the 2004 Drum! Magazine Readers poll. In 2005 and 2006 finds Donovan expanding his musical world into two new performance projects: The highly acclaimed Drum the Ecstatic International Tour and The Drummer and the Dancer International Tour. Donovan's two new live performance shows continue to break new ground as they combine world class musicians from all over the globe, astonishing choreographed dance and multimedia. Donovan's current media projects in process are due out in 2006 - a full length Drum the Ecstatic International CD, and an instructional djembe DVD titled “Rhythmic Foundation,” and “The Yoga of Drum and Chant Meditation CD.”

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