The Palace Drum Clinic is excited to bring a PDClinic tour in June with two amazing drummers – Alex Cohen and Riccardo Merlini. The PDClinic Tour is starts on Monday 10th in South Wales and finishes on Thursday 13th June in North Wales. Please click on the one nearest to you for tickets..All tickets must be purchased before attending. Monday 10th June – 7pm till 9:30pm – Cariad Drums, Bridgend, Wales Thursday 13th June – 7pm till 9:30pm – North Wales Drum Promotions – Mold, North Wales (please contact Matty on mathewroberts@btinternet.com) Alex Cohen has now emerged as one of the most advanced progressive drummers on the planet. Called, ‘Incredible’ by Thomas Lang, and ‘A revelation’ by Virgil Donati, Alex is pushing the boundaries of what was thought to be possible on the drum set. Both of his books, ‘Ultimate Progressive Drumming’, and ‘Extreme Polyrhythm And Speed Techniques’ (co-authored with Brazilian drumming icon Ramon Montagner) have received rave reviews from drummers ranging from Derek Roddy to John Riley. A faculty member at the world-renowned Drummer’s Collective in York City, Alex maintains a busy teaching and gigging schedule, as well as running a high-end recording studio in Pennsylvania. As of 2024, he is the recipient of the ‘Louie Bellson Award’ from Drumeo for his innovations on the instrument with independence and double bass. Alex will be also releasing his third book, and conducting drum camps all over the world as well. Riccardo Merlini, Italian drummer, fastest hands on the planet, graduated at Conservatory, student of Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) in Boston. Teacher, clinician, Riccardo is also one of the world fastest drummers who discovered and developed the fastest hands technique for a human being reaching 400BPM with single stroke roll. Riccardo shows his skills everyday putting his personal style on any beat, groove and song reaching very high approvals on every social media platform like Instagram, TikTok (with more than a million view in just 1 video), Facebook and YouTube. Drummers from all over the world studies with Riccardo like superstar percussionist Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill study, Mike Reid (drummer for Janet Jackson, Rhianna) and thousands of amateur drummers who want to increase their skills. Riccardo is not only a drum teacher, you can also follow his live performances and Clinic tour around the world.