Young Drummer of the Year 2023 - Finalist - Jared Agyekum

Jared Agyekum's performance at the 2023 Final of the Young Drummer of the Year Event held in the UK.

All entrants must be under 16 and send in a video of themselves playing. A shortlist of 40 is decided, then the top 10 are chosen to come and play in front of a panel of professional players and music industry heavyweights. Not only do they perform a solo, an accompaniment to some prerecorded music, and a 'live' piece with 2 other musicians (a piece of music that they only heard the morning of the event); but they are also have an informal chat with the judges about music and themselves.
The event, this year, is kindly sponsored by PDP Drums, Paiste Cymbals, GEWA Bags & Cases & Gibraltar Hardware.

Track one - Written by Kaz Rodriguez just for this event.
Track two live - Written and performed on bass for the event by Stefan Redtenbacher and Guitar Carter Arrington

Filmed at the Lighthouse Arts Centre in Poole, Dorset UK