THE
20th
ANNUAL
HEAT
STROKES
DRUM CONTEST 2018
Scores
|
# |
Name |
City |
Age |
Score |
|
1st. |
James Pinkl |
Chicago, IL |
25 |
95.00 |
|
2nd. |
Anthony Fredi |
Chicago, IL |
22 |
90.50 |
|
3rd. |
Mike Reinhold |
Crystal Lake |
26 |
88.50 |
|
4th. |
Jake D. Deutschmen |
Plainfield |
13 |
88.00 |
|
5th. |
Wolfgang Paul |
Lake in the Hills |
13 |
87.00 |
|
6th. |
Stephen Floro |
Hanover Park, IL |
34 |
84.50 |
|
7th. |
Joe Cangelosi |
McHenry, IL |
16 |
83.00 |
|
8th. |
Ken Slama |
Wonder Lake, IL |
37 |
82.00 |
|
9th. |
Dean Boytor |
Tinley Park |
32 |
73.50 |
|
10th. |
Kyle Michalec |
Minooka, IL |
17 |
67.50 |
The prior 19 were held thru out the states of
Arizona & Illinois.
The 1st six were held
Arizona. starting with Scottsdale (
1995 )
Mesa,
Phoenix,
Tempe, Mesa & in West Phoenix.
( w/ one hiatus via a move at
this time).
The 7th thru 18th
contests
were held in Illinois, starting with 2 in Oswego IL.
then
Crystal Lake Holiday Inn. then
at McHenry County College for many years.
Taking a hiatus for the
pack
up & move in 2015. We we're planing on
doing the
19th & 20th in Phoenix AZ. but because of a emergency back surgery
in
December of 2016, we just did the 19th at Alice Coopers Town venue in
downtown
Phoenix April of 2016
Took another Hiatus for
the
trip home to Illinois in 2017. (bad back and
all)
We made it back to
McHenry
County College. And after hundreds of contestants, Including Hannah Ford
(Prince) when she was a young teenager. And David Oriente
a contestant before He joined drum
corps. (2009 DCI National snare drum champion) & now at west point
w/ the
hellcats drum line. And many more that we feel enhanced there playing
careers
with the educational Annual Heat Strokes Drum Contest.
A Big Thanks
to
all our Sponsors:
For with out them, we
could
have never held this educational event.
Evans Drum
Heads -
HQ Percussion - Promark -
Yamaha
Drums
- Zildjian Cymbals -
Vic Firth
- Humes
& Berg - Sabian Cymbals -
Modern
Drummer
Magazine - Stick Stuff -
www. FagianoDrums.com -Piano
Trends
Music Company -
USMC
Alumni
D&B D.C. - McHenry County College -
DRUM ! Magazine - Percussive Arts Society
The important
volunteers: MC
Jeff Helgeson.
Judges: John Williamson,
Jeff
Williams & Robert Cesario.
Mike Ghilardi
- Ronda Schock - Dean Boyter
- Cody Baumann -
Wendy
Yemm / MCC - & always Dr. Takayama
& McHenry CountyCollege.
Ed Violet
Steve
Fagiano
Founder
&
Director
Annual Heat Strokes Drum Contest.
PS:
Congratulations to David Oriente
(prior winner of the contest 2008).
& on
being accepted to West Point - & the Hellcats drum line.
What a thing to have
happen
& to one the nicest guys I know.
HEAT STROKES DRUM CONTEST 2018 Videos
|
James Pinkl 1st Place
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Anthony Fredi 2nd Place
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Mike Reinhold 3rd Place
|
Jake D. Deutschmen 4th Place
|
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Wolfgang Paul 5th Place
|
Stephen Floro 6th Place
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More videos to come
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More videos to come
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|
Steve Fagiano - Last Tabulating Chore |
All 10 Finalists & MC Jeff Helgeson & Mike Ghilardi |
