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Artist News: Ex-Into Eternity Drummer Replaces Mike Mangini At Berklee

Posted on Thursday, May 19 @ 20:30:00 UTC by nightowl

Renowned drummer Steve Bolognese (Baptized In Blood, ex-Into Eternity) has been officially named Mike Mangini's replacement at the Berklee College Of Music.

Berklee College Of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip hop, reggae, salsa, rock, heavy metal, and bluegrass, in addition to its traditional jazz courses. It offers degrees in composition, contemporary writing and production, film scoring, jazz composition, music business/management, music education, music production and engineering, electronic production and design, music therapy, performance, professional music, and songwriting.

Commented Bolognese: "As the world knows, Mike Mangini has joined Dream Theater as their new drummer.

"Mike was my drum teacher for years, beginning back in 2000. He is one of the most talented, dedicated drummers in the world, and also one of the most inspirational teachers one could ask for. Unfortunately, Mike, or any of us for that matter, cannot be in two places at once. Therefore, he has recommended me to teach his classes at Berklee. It's an amazing opportunity and I'm totally honored.

"Mike is obviously irreplaceable, but I'm going to do my best to share the invaluable information that Mike has taught me. It always feels great to share the knowledge with aspiring students."

[Source: Blabbermouth.net]

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