Tropicana headliners Recycled Percussion will host a very special performance of the Tarkanian Middle School Drum Line, as the students get the rare opportunity to open for a Strip show. The performance will take place on February 10th at 7:00 PM at the Tropicana Theater inside the Tropicana Las Vegas.
Tarkanian Middle School is the only middle school in the Clark County School District to have a competitive drum line, which is comprised of 22 students. Their fellow peers, teachers and parents, as well as regular audience members, will all be in the crowd that night to not only cheer on the young percussionists, but to enjoy a night of fun, excitement and some extreme drumming, courtesy of Recycled Percussion.
“This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for the students, “said Tarkanian band teacher Rayne Ellison. “It's something that they will remember for the rest of their lives. They are extremely excited and it is showing in their preparation for the event. Music is something that literally keeps kids in school. It provides them with an outlet that they may not otherwise have. With this type of opportunity, it just reinforces to the students that with hard work and dedication, amazing things can happen. I cannot thank the people of "Recycled Percussion" enough for doing this for our kids."
“For me being a part of marching band helped shape me into the performer I am today,” said Recycled Percussion founder Justin Spencer. “We are excited to help the next generation do the same, and help bring this full circle and back to our roots."
Formed in 1994 in New Hampshire at their high school talent show, Recycled Percussion’s first performance gave birth to the style of music now known as JUNK ROCK. This small-town band has built their show into one of the more powerful live performances in entertainment. During every show, the band mixes their gritty assault on buckets, power tools or anything else they can get their sticks on with a sense of humor and gravity defying athleticism. The larger stage and venue at Tropicana Las Vegas lets the band do the types of theatrical stunts that they have always wanted to perform.
Spencer, who has been named the world’s fastest drummer, along with fellow drummer Ryan Vezina, guitarist Matt Bowman and DJ Todd Griffin started to tour the world as Recycled Percussion in 2001 and have averaged over 250 shows a year since. The band was introduced in living rooms across the country on the hit television show “America’s Got Talent” on NBC. The group placed 3rd out of over 100,000 acts and became the first non-singing act to place in the top 3 in show history. The group has appeared on the cover of “USA TODAY” and has performed on the “Today Show,” “Carson Daly,” “Talk Soup,” “Crook and Chase,” and recently played their biggest show ever by performing on “China’s Got Talent.” The audience at the outdoor stadium was over 80,000 and the home viewership reached over 610 million viewers. The band has also performed at the 2010 Latin Grammy's, World MMA Awards, NBA & NFL halftime shows, convention general session openers, corporate events, college performances and more.
To learn more about Recycled Percussion, visit www.recycledpercussionband.com.
