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Courtney "Bam" Diedrick
Courtney “Bam” Diedrick de St. Ann, Jamaica, é um baterista renomado ganhador do Grammy que fez turnês com Damian Marley e gravou os aclamados álbuns Distant Relatives (apresentando Nas e Damian Marley), Stony Hill (Damian Marley). Ele já trabalhou com muitos outros artistas, como Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Playing For Change (PFC), Dave Stewart, Josh Stone, Stephen Marley e a lista continua.
A jornada de Courtney começou em Brown’s Town, St. Ann, Jamaica, onde ele cresceu fazendo música com seus outros irmãos. A música logo o levaria para o Edna Manley College de Artes Visuais e Cênicas, onde seu conhecimento de bateria foi ampliado. Com a vontade de compartilhar tudo o que havia adquirido, a sala de aula parecia ser a válvula de escape perfeita, então ele optou por ensinar música na Brown’s Town High School. Porém, como professor, ele não conseguia conter todo o seu potencial, então começou a trabalhar com diferentes bandas. Sua paixão por sua arte pode ser sentida em cada ritmo que toca, e sua bela alma brilha através de seu amor eterno pela música.
Como nos conhecemos: Quando Courtney “Bam” Diedrick toca bateria, você sente o ritmo atingir seu peito e te erguer. Lembro-me da primeira vez que conheci Courtney, ele tocava bateria com Damian Marley e se apresentava no Henry Rollins Show. Eles apresentaram tantos grandes artistas naquele show, mas essa apresentação com Damian e sua banda estava pegando fogo !! PFC tem trabalhado com Courtney Diedrick desde então, do estúdio ao palco e às ruas da Jamaica. Ele é destaque em nosso mais novo álbum, PFC3: Songs Around The World.
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