Post by Fiction Plane Info Center on Jun 4, 2009 11:33:48 GMT -5
This just in from Shark Attack Media:
For Immediate Release:
Fiction Plane drummer Pete Wilhoit voted into Modern Drummer 2009 Readers Poll winners list!
You heard correctly! Thanks in no small part to the devotion of Fiction Plane’s fan base, drummer Pete Wilhoit has been nominated the #3 Best Up and Coming Drummer, which is featured in the July 2009 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine (on stands now). Although the first and second spots are held by Flynnville Station’s Tommy Bales and Chris Cornell’s drummer Jason Sutter, Wilhoit charted ahead of literally thousands of drummers across the country, who were in contention for this list.
Pete enthusiastically admits, "It's a real honor to have been voted onto Modern Drummer's 2009 Reader's Poll. It's a privilege to be mentioned alongside so many amazing drummers.”
In addition to being listed in the poll, images of Wilhoit in action are prominently displayed throughout the magazine, in the respective Tama and Sabian equipment full-page advertisements. He continues, “I got a special kick out of being pictured in the Tama ad alongside my longtime teacher and hero Kenny Aronoff. I think he's graced the pages of every Modern Drummer issue I've ever read, so it's nice to be recognized with such a legend! I received a congratulatory phone call from my other longtime teacher and hero Shawn Pelton. I could almost see the grin through the phone as he utter the phrase, ‘I'm so f***ing proud, dig it,’ like a proud dad.”
As mentioned in the opening statement, without the resilience and hardcore voting by Fiction Plane’s fans, this honor would have been incredibly difficult to achieve. And Pete would like to make a special acknowledgement of that fact, ”A super special ‘THANK YOU’ to all the Fiction Plane fans that voted for me. I certainly couldn't have done it without you!"
For Immediate Release:
Fiction Plane drummer Pete Wilhoit voted into Modern Drummer 2009 Readers Poll winners list!
You heard correctly! Thanks in no small part to the devotion of Fiction Plane’s fan base, drummer Pete Wilhoit has been nominated the #3 Best Up and Coming Drummer, which is featured in the July 2009 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine (on stands now). Although the first and second spots are held by Flynnville Station’s Tommy Bales and Chris Cornell’s drummer Jason Sutter, Wilhoit charted ahead of literally thousands of drummers across the country, who were in contention for this list.
Pete enthusiastically admits, "It's a real honor to have been voted onto Modern Drummer's 2009 Reader's Poll. It's a privilege to be mentioned alongside so many amazing drummers.”
In addition to being listed in the poll, images of Wilhoit in action are prominently displayed throughout the magazine, in the respective Tama and Sabian equipment full-page advertisements. He continues, “I got a special kick out of being pictured in the Tama ad alongside my longtime teacher and hero Kenny Aronoff. I think he's graced the pages of every Modern Drummer issue I've ever read, so it's nice to be recognized with such a legend! I received a congratulatory phone call from my other longtime teacher and hero Shawn Pelton. I could almost see the grin through the phone as he utter the phrase, ‘I'm so f***ing proud, dig it,’ like a proud dad.”
As mentioned in the opening statement, without the resilience and hardcore voting by Fiction Plane’s fans, this honor would have been incredibly difficult to achieve. And Pete would like to make a special acknowledgement of that fact, ”A super special ‘THANK YOU’ to all the Fiction Plane fans that voted for me. I certainly couldn't have done it without you!"
I'm not at all surprised. Pete's become my favorite new drummer ever since my first playing of "Left Side of the Brain". And, he's American to boot. USA!USA! I love the fact that this is a British/American band. Brit/American bands have always had a good history in music. So many influences. So much tradition. So much to experiment w/. Rock on, Pete, and Rock on, fellow F.P. fans!