Roland V-Drums® World Championship 2 - U.K. National Championship

Calling all drummers: Roland is searching for the next V-Drums World Champion.

The second V-Drums World Championship is in full swing. We're looking for the best drummers to compete for a place in the UK heat and the winner will battle it out for the title of V-Drums World Champion at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013 - one of the biggest music industry shows in the world.

If you’ve got the chops, this is your opportunity to prove it. To enter the UK heat, just record a short video of you playing your kit, upload it to YouTube and share the link via the entry form below. The best performers will be selected to compete in the UK final at The Jam House, Birmingham on 23rd October 2012. The V-Drums World Championship 2 is brought to you in association with Rhythm Magazine, the UK’s best selling drum magazine and Music Radar, the No.1 website for musicians.

How to Enter

1. Record your entry video (max of 5 mins) – any kit is fine (you don’t have to use V-Drums or even an electronic kit)

2. Upload your video to YouTube

3. Use the entry form opposite to enter the competition. Complete your details and include the link to your YouTube video

4. Get your mates to ‘like’ your YouTube video and get as many views as you can – it’ll help your chances of winning

5. For maximum exposure, use Facebook and Twitter to promote your video as much as you can

UK Heat

The best performers will be selected to take part in the UK heat at The Jam House, Birmingham on 23rd October 2012. The seven finalists will perform their entries (max 5 mins) on a TD-30KX V-Drums kit (with an SPD-30 and SPD-SX also available if required) in front of a live audience and a panel of judges including Chris Barnes, editor of Rhythm magazine and superstar V-Drum clinician Craig Blundell. The winner of the UK heat gets an all-expenses paid trip to Frankfurt, Germany, for the world final as well as a Roland SPD-SX percussion sampling pad.

World Finals

The winner of the UK heat will attend the world championships final to battle against other finalists from all over the world. The final will take place at Musikmesse 2013 – the international musical instrument fair, held in Frankfurt, Germany 10-13th March 2013. The overall winner will take the title of V-Drums World Champion.

Rules and Regulations

Online entries are being accepted from 8th August through to 14th October 2012. You must be 18 years of age or older and a legal UK resident to enter. Your entry will be judged on specific criteria including technique, style, and creative use of technology (if applicable). UK heat finalists will be shortlisted week beginning 15th October and will be notified of their place in the heat.