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Mike Dolbear to run second Marathon for Teenage Cancer Trust |
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Here’s a great chance to win a Zildjian A Custom EFX 18” Crash cymbal, signed by Blink-182’s drummer Travis Barker, and raise a splash of cash for charity too.  Mike Dolbear, founder of the drummers’ site mikedolbear.com, will be combining his love of fitness with his support for the Teenage Cancer Trust; a charity that enables young cancer sufferers to be treated in specialist wards which are geared to their specific needs. For the second year, Mike will be running in the Halstead & Essex Marathon on 13th May and everyone who sponsors him will be entered into a draw to win the donated cymbal.
Mike will be taking part in the marathon in memory of Jordan Terris; a talented drummer who lost his battle with cancer in 2007, aged only 15. Mike was also involved in the Jordan Terris Memorial Drum Festival last year. “After watching the Teenage Cancer Trust film at the event” he said, “I wanted to try and do more to help a charity that does such important work. I ran the marathon in Jordan’s honour last May and people were very generous with their sponsorship, donating over £1800. This year I hope to raise even more money for the charity. Travis kindly offered me the cymbal, which he has used with his kit, when I told him that Jordan had been a huge fan. It is a very fitting prize”.
Mike will be running just over 26 miles. To sponsor him, go to http://www.justgiving.com/Mike-Dolbearrun and follow the instructions. Every £2.50 of sponsorship will earn one chance to win, so £25 will earn ten chances. There is no maximum donation. When Mike’s completes the run, Jordan’s mum Fiona will pull a name out of the hat and the lucky winner will receive the cymbal and a pair of sticks. Keep an eye on mikedolbear.com for details of future fund raising events. Information about the Teenage Cancer Trust and its work with young cancer sufferers can be found at http://www.teenagecancertrust.org. |
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The Mike Dolbear Drumschool |
 Mike Dolbear has been a professional drummer for over 25 years and worked in many musical situations with many artists all around the world, he set up his teaching studio 15 years ago during a 10 year stint playing at the prestigious London west end venue ‘The talk of London’. Mike wanted to be around for his young family and was given the opportunity to teach a few classes a week at a North London drum school (Talking Drums) and enjoyed the opportunity to pass on the knowledge he had learnt over the years.
Over the years Mike has studied with the great Jazz drummer Kenny Clare, Max Abrams and Bob Armstrong as well as percussion lessons with the great James Blades. Many of Mike’s students have become professional musicians and teachers including current students Cherisse Osei (Mika), Kapil Travedi (Mystery Jets), Emily Dolan Davies (Bryan Ferry/Cher Lloyd), Mark Richardson (Skunk), Steve Forrest (Placebo), Nic Marangoni (Cats eyes), Gemma Hill (Cee'lo Green) to name a few and Fashion tycoon Peter Werth and has been helping Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) and Brian Bennett. Mike has performed and coordinated drumming performances for BBC Blue Peter, Xchange, CBBC Level up, coordinated many drum features for TV ads and worked with fixers to provide drummers for many TV shows. |
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