Learn About sportdrumming

ABOUT

sportdrumming™ is a space for drummers to share the art of rhythm, creativity, and connection through competition. We’re the world’s first promotion showcasing drum battles as a sport, hosting global online events that highlight individuality, musical voice, and the many styles that make drumming universal.

HOW IT WORKS

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sportdrumming brackets 2 players to face in a sporting (real) drum battle. Each drummer competes back in fourth in sets (of a selected time frame) to display their skills. Judges weigh both sportdrummers performances based on a point system. Sets are scored from 5 categories; chops, feel, groove, stick-tricks & collateral, adding to a maximum score of 20/20; with collateral capping at 2/2, stick-tricks at 3/3 and the rest at 5/5.

SETS

SCORING

BATTLE RESULT

Landslide (LD)
10 - 0
9 - 1

Unanimous Decision (U dec)
8 - 2
7 - 3

Split Decision (S dec)
6 - 4
5 - 5 (If a set deserves winning from performance; points)

Draw (D)
5 - 5

Disqualification (DQ)
If a player was cheating (time manipulation, overdubs etc.)

RULES / BANS

No quantization (timing and precision need to be natural)
No time manipulation
No overdubs
No backing tracks
No external help (no 2+ drummers playing together)

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MISSION STATEMENT

What does sportdrumming seek from its works?

sportdrumming envisions to popularize drum battles as a respected 1v1 sport among all the other legacy sports. We want to craft musical competition into a spectacle dynamic, creating shows that every drumming, music and sport fan can appreciate as the highest level of sports and music entertainment. Rather than taking drumming's artistic value away, we're simply redefining the meaning of "sport" while adding a new sector of artistic endeavor.

PRESIDENT, CEO

TONY DEAN

"Some may see sportdrumming as an unartistic intrude; but it's true character is built off the highest form of music and artistic appreciation." - Tony Dean

PHOTOGRAPHER, VIDEOGRAPHER

TOLKIEN BREWER

VICE PRESIDENT, CFO

TYLER DEAN

"sportdrumming is about more than just combining drums with athleticism, it has the potential to change how drumming and sports are viewed entirely." - Tyler Dean