Tag: jobeky

I’ve also been quite busy on Twitter, between FaceBook and YouTube I\'ve now also become addicted to ANOTHER site :) you guys can follow me on there if you want: http://www.twitter.com/CobusPotgieter Aaaah also, almost forgot :) Jobeky drums (who are sponsoring my whole electronic set-up) will be part of a huge music festival in the UK from the 6th to the 8th of November. They have offered to fly me there to represent them, so I am beyoooond stoked; I’ve never flown out of South Africa :) Colin also had the idea of putting together a Jobeky-organised Drum Clinic which will be hosted by Louis-James Davis (from the band Outrage, also a session drummer; and fellow Jobeky endorsee) and me. You can\'t even imagine how excited I am to be a part of this, and to possibly actually MEET a few of you guys for the first time! FIRST DRUM CLINIC, yeah! We just need an idea about numbers, so the guys at Jobeky know what size of event to secure for the event; if you guys can just please head on to http://www.facebook.com/deedlebag and check out the discussion board, there will be a new post entitled "UK DRUM CLINIC 2009". If you can just post anything there (a simple "yes" will do) that will be much MUCH appreciated. The cost will be around £7 to £10 for the whole thing (just to cover the cost for the venue and such) and it at the moment Colin is looking at venues around Birmingham or Manchester; it\'s way close to a major airport so if any of you guys that are close want to fly in it will be very close to the venue as well. Anyways, I am crazily excited to be a part of this, can\'t even imagine how awesome it\'s going to be to jam a little with you guys. Haha I get all giddy just thinking about it. STOKED. The Jobeky kit was also shipped out today, so it will arrive shortly :) The DVD\'s schedule is going ahead at full speed; everything is falling awesomely into place. A few contests might also be launched around it, so if you want to win a drumstick used in the recording of a series, or the "Cheer up emo kid" shirt.. stick around ;) Will keep you guys posted! Thanks for reading, Much love. ~ç

Been drumming latetly? I have.. ooohhhh yes :) You might see some footage of that in a while, set to a nice white background ;)

I'd also like to update you guys a little to what's been going on behind the scenes. I've started to work with SMG here in South Africa, GREATTTT guys, they'll be helping out with some graphics and design work, aswell as with the distribution of the DVD. Needless to say, this is unbelievably cool; because it means anybody who would like to get the DVD will now have a chance to do so. Because of the way WAY unique nature of this whole story and the way I have managed to stay so independent, and the way YOUR support has played such an ENORMOUS role in me having the opportunities I have today. I'm still the exact same dufuss that dropped the stick in the Awakening video and that smiled cheekily at the camera in Umbrella :) Niklas, the web developer, is a drummer.. that is how we met. Richard Barker in the UK that hosted the first site and still helps me with uploading my videos.. also a drummer. My lawyer (still cant BELIEVE I have a lawyer, haha!).. also a drummer. Jason from SMG.. also a drummer :) So the coolest about anything is that these people are my friends, before ANYTHING else. I love that, this goes so much with the way YOU guys have supported this South African guy for reasons I still cant figure out.. and makes me appreciate it still that much more. The DVD project is still totally independent and nothing has changed. I'm stoked. oooooh I am WAY stoked.

Anyways, on that note.. SMG helped with the new design of the website, which will be launched soon, and Niklas is doing the development thereof. Aaaaaah it looks unbefrigginlievable! *SO* crazy to see my name on something that awesome. Once you see it you will realise what I mean.. it looks CRAZY cool, while still having so much character and being so true to my personality; WAY overwhelming stuff! It has like a ton of new and exciting features, haha WISHHHH I could tell you guys :) One thing I feel I can mention is a new Forum section, very much in the vein of a lot of other drumming websites, where I’ll be suuuuper active; gonna be SO kickass to be able to chat with you guys and get suggestions and get tips from drummers all over the world in one spot.

The new custom kit from UDRUM, the Cobus Potgieter LDS Signature series, is totally done and getting shipped to me within the next few days :) The custom kit from Jobeky (SDG Signature Series) is also totally done and getting shipped to me early next week. I think you can imagine how stoked I am. Seriously, there exists a very real chance that my head might explode. I. can. NOT. WAIT :) going to be soooooooo sick! My full cymbal line from TRX Cymbals arrived a while back, so when the DVD launches I can not friggin waittttt to play on all of this kickass new gear and show you guys every little new thing, haha.. STOKED! On the sideline of all of this; I am also recording a new album for my church band, sooooo much fun. Did the drums for it last week, had an absolute blast. Will hook you guys up with some samples if I got some songs slightly mixed.

Also still editing the White Series through all of this, I always forget how much work it is editing a whole series of drumming videos! :) just a little longer before those launch, tonnnn of work left. Aaaah almost forgot, i'm also on Twitter :) check it out at http://twitter.com/cobuspotgieter and follow me on there if you like; will definitely be posting at least once a day on there.

I think that's it for now.. my head hurts :) The coolest thing is, that at the end of typing all this.. I still can not BELIEVE it's all happening to me.. Unbelievably crazy. I'm SO grateful for the support, for YOU reading this; it's hard not to sound corny.. but if it wasn't for you guys and the unbelievable support then none of this would ever have happened. Thank you.

Keep well you guys, thanks for reading. I'm gonna wolf down a snackwitch and get back to editing, booya! :)

Keep well, Much love.
Laus Deo Semper,
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