August 29, 2010 NEW PHOTOS: FUN ON THE RUN AT LOVE ON THE RUN! I hear the band is having a great time on tour with Pat Benatar and crew ... and they are meeting up with some really cool folks along the way! Click here to see some neat Love On The Run tour photos! You make it happen! You guys are awesome! See you at the show! TL |
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July 1, 2010 LET US SIT BEHIND THE 2010 DRUM KIT OF BRYAN HITT! Click here to see photos of Bryan's new drum kit! TL |
June 13, 2010 THE OH SO SILENT HITTMAN MOVIE! To the left we have an intense collage of images and video related to the HITTMAN. I thought it would be neat to bring into one video some of the cool images and video of www.bryanhitt.com as well as other rockin' images and video not on the site to date; but exclude any audio. Some of the footage is quite rare and is from Bryan's early days with REO ... and since this film is only focusing on images and video ... check out what I call "THE OH SO SILENT HITTMAN MOVIE" .... enjoy it ... and Hitt 'em Hard! Thanks to the not so silent rockin' fans and everyone else that made this possible!TL
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March 27, 2010 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: BRYAN AT THE HOLLYWOOD DRUM SHOW! We have a little surprise for you for being such great fans! We have uploaded three exclusive videos of Bryan at the Hollywood Drum Show filmed on October 18th 2009. The videos include Roll With The Changes, Everything You Feel, and a drum solo. In the Roll With The Changes and Everything You Feel videos, Bryan plays with recorded tracks of the band which do not include a drum track. And because the band likes to focus on playing all your favorite REO hits at live shows, this drum solo video provides a rare glimpse of the HITTMAN playing what many of you have also called for ... a Bryan Hitt drum solo! For the fans ... you'll love it. And if you are a drummer ... no doubt this will make you want to play your drums and Hitt 'em Hard! So everybody ... click here to check out Bryan's video page ... and Keep on rollin'! TL |
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March 12, 2010 COME ON ... HITT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT! Did you all hear the big news! The stage is set for REO to team with Pat Benatar this summer for a tour entitled "Love on the Run!" When I picture Bryan and REO touring with Pat Benatar the thought that comes to mind is "HITT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT ... and I do mean "HITT!" I caught up with Bryan this past week and he seemed calm ... cool ... collected ... and very pleased with how the recent shows had gone with .38 Special in Kentucky and Ohio, and STYX in Mexico, and he was eagerly looking forward to rockin' with PB and company and seeing you all ... the greatest fans in the world ... soon! And get this ... I hear Bryan met the real "Sister Christian" ... well ... sort of ... so be sure to check out the new fan photos and stories recently posted. Thanks much to Cindi "Rawkin" Carter, Jeanette Schmitz, and Jose Jenaro for your submissions! Click here to see these photos! OK ... now everybody stand in front of your computer and shout ... Keep on rollin'! TL |
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February 5, 2010 BRYAN AND FRIENDS HAVE A "NAMM GOOD TIME!" Check out this photo of Bryan from the January 2010 winter NAMM show in Anaheim. I hear a "NAMM good time was had by all" and the smilin' faces in this photo back it up! The photo was taken at the Vic Firth booth autograph session and pictured from left to right are: Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge and Rod Stewart) Steve Smith (Journey and Vital Information), Vic Firth(legendary drummer/percussionist and company founder: Vic Firth), Bryan, and Mark Drubay (Survivor). Rock On! TL |
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January 13, 2010 BRYAN APPEARING AT THE NAMM SHOW IN ANAHEIM, CA THIS WEEKEND! Bryan will be at the NAMM (National Association of Musical Merchants) Show in Anaheim, CA on Friday, January 15th and Saturday, January 16th. The NAMM show is the largest convention of new musical products in the United States so if you want to see Bryan and all kinds of really cool music gear ... this is the place to be! Bryan will be signing autographs at the Vic Firth booth on Friday at 1:00 pm and he'll be at the Ludwig booth Friday and Saturday at 2:00 pm. Word is also that he will be at the Zildjian booth on one of the days at 3:00 pm. So if you are in the area ... get out there and give the Hittman a high-five! REO fans are simply the best ... looking forward to rockin' with ya in 2010!TL |
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December 3, 2009 REO FINDS THEIR OWN WAY INTO A COOL NEW VIDEO GAME AND ON NBC, ABC, AND THE HALLMARK CHANNEL FOR CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ... HO-HO-WE-GO- WITH-REO! A new video game featuring REO Speedwagon entitled “Find Your Own Way Home” is out! I was hoping Santa would bring it to me for Christmas, but I don’t think I can wait that long so I plan on buying it now and acting surprised when Santa gives it to me on the 25th. You and I can purchase the new game by clicking here or on the images to the left. AND DON'T MISS THIS ... REO Speedwagon will be featured promoting their holiday album on ABC's Holiday of Stars. The holiday special airs on ABC across the country at 5pm(EST),4pm(CST),2pm (PST) on Sunday, December 6th. AND IF YOU MISSED IT … Bryan wanted me to specifically mention that there will be a re-airing(originally aired on NBC on December 1) of Holiday Celebration on Ice on the Hallmark Channel. Click here or the show images to the right to visit the Hallmark Channel website for airing time and other information. TL |
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November 3, 2009 NOT SO SILENT NIGHT NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ON THE WEB! I asked Bryan if he could provide us a few thoughts on the new Christmas album. Check out the Hitt-bit: The "Not So Silent Night" CD is better than I thought it could ever be. The band, and especially Joe Vanelli, the producer, arranger and engineer, did an incredible job. I went in and laid down my tracks and then everyone else did their things later. Have to understand this has been fit into our schedule around touring the last year. My personal favorite is Silent Night. I love how it turned out. The intro sounds like "Wish You Were Here." I hope you enjoy the new album ... Bryan Click here to order your copy from www.speedwagon.com! REO Fans: Get ready for a rockin' joyous Christmas! You rule!TL |
October 9, 2009 HITTMAN ENDORSES LUDWIG'S NEW "EPIC" LINE OF DRUMS! I heard from Bryan and he is stoked to be endorsing Ludwig's new "EPIC" series of drums. A full page advertisement appears inside the front cover of this months issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. In case you have not made it to the magazine stand yet, we here at www.bryanhitt.com wanted to give you a look at it. You can see the ad in full by clicking on the image to the right. Rock on! TL
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September 27, 2009 PA RUM-PUM-PUM-PUM ... HITTMAN ON THE DRUM! REO Speedwagon's new Christmas CD "Not So Silent Night" is set for release on October 27, 2009! Click here to visit speedwagon.com for details. We hope to provide you with a little incite on this finest gift from the little drummer boy himself ... soon! |
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September 13, 2009 BRYAN HERE ... BRYAN THERE ... BRYAN EVERYWHERE! In 2008 Bryan filmed an interview for the Vic Firth website, and it was recently published there. Click here to visit the Vic Firth Bryan Hitt Artist Page and to see the video. It's cool! Thanks VF! Bryan has addressed more of your questions. I must say, I really enjoyed reading your questions and Bryan's answers. Excellent job HITTFANS! Click the "Ask Bryan" drumstick to the left to read them. BryanHitt.com Web Advisor Ken McGee took your awesome photos and came up with this eye-thrilling-jaw-rocking collage of Bryan. See photo to the left and click it to enlarge. You the man Ken! Last but not least we received some fan-reo-tastic photo submissions from Mike Tyler, "Amanda," and Jeanette Schmitz .... so ... click here to see these images. You all rock! Thanks! TL |
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August 26, 2009 BRYAN SET TO APPEAR AT THE HOLLYWOOD DRUM SHOW! Bryan will perform at the Hollywood Drum Show being held October 17th and 18th at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA. Along with Bryan, this event also features other drumming greats such as Todd Sucherman, Cindi Blackman, Bernie Dresel, Joe LaBarbera and Nick Rich. A better time would be hard to "beat" ... so if you can make it, get out there and see the HITTMAN! For more information on tickets and the exact date and time Bryan will appear, visit their website by clicking here: www.vintagedrumshow.com. TL |
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June 30, 2009 BRYAN APPEARS AS FEATURED ARTIST ON LUDWIG DRUM WEBSITE AND CLASSIC DRUMMER MAGAZINE HAS "HITT" THE STANDS! The folks at Ludwig drums recently interviewed Bryan for their website. This is a fantastic interview and Bryan talks about things ... as Bryan/Speedwagon fans ... you are going to want to know about. Trust me on that. Click 'em hard here to read about the new guy in REO Speedwagon ... make that twenty years new. As mentioned in April, be sure to pick up your copy of Classic Drummer Magazine which features Bryan! It's well written and Bry-formative! Click here to get it! TL |  |
August 3, 2009 NEW PHOTOS POSTED: Click here to see two pages of cool photos submitted by John Powers! TL June 19, 2009 BRYAN'S BIO NOW COMPLETE: Click here to read Bryan's Career Biography! TL June 16, 2009 BRYAN RESPONDS TO YOUR QUESTIONS: Click here to read the latest "Ask Bryan" question/answers! TL June 4, 2009 NEWS AND UPDATES: I received word that the Bryan Hitt issue of Classic Drummer Magazine goes to the printer "next week" and will then be shipped out from there. Look for it in your mail box after that. Meanwhile, the Can't Stop Rockin' tour has gathered a head of steam with stops this week in Kansas City, MO, Thackerville, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, and Houston, TX. Check www.speedwagon.com for tour details. Also, I hope to provide you with a tour update from Brian's perspective including the answer to everyone's question since the May 31, 2009 news brief (below): What kind of ice cream is Bryan eating on tour this year? Stay tuned for that and more! TL |
| May 31, 2009 NEWS: We hope to have Bryan's Bio page updated soon thus completing the construction phase of bryanhitt.com. In the meantime, if you have not done so already, check out the photos page for all the great images submitted by the fans. Let's face it ... you are the best. Last but definitely not least you have to check this out: REO Fan Extraordinaire Nancy Yohe told me about this video on YouTube in which we have a very brief "Bryan sighting." And if you ever wondered what healthy food Bryan eats to stay in shape on the road, this video will lend some insight. It looks like Bryan's eating the "ever healthy" soybean ice cream in a flax seed cone. I'll try to verify that with Bryan. Click here to check out the video! We need to obtain more REO video like this! TL |
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April 19, 2009 BRYAN ON THE COVER OF CLASSIC DRUMMER MAGAZINE! Bryan has made the cover of classic drummer magazine! I had a chance to preview the article ... and let me tell you ... it is fantastic! The article was written by Bryan's drum tech John Aldridge. John has toured with Bryan over the past few years and with his inside track; really gets to the gist of what it took ... and what it takes to be the drummer of REO Speedwagon. The folks at Classic Drummer Magazine always do a superb job with this publication and this is no exception. This is a must read for all of us ... the Hittman/REO faithful! Click on the cover photo to the right or click here to find out more and GET YOUR COPY! TL |
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April 12, 2009 HELLO FROM THE WEBMASTER Hello my fellow REO Speedwagon family members and on behalf of Ken McGee and Bryan ... Happy Easter! This is Terry Lacny and I’m really excited to be working on Bryan’s site! After hearing from some of you while working as photo editor on Dave Amato's site and seeing you rock out at the REO shows ... I have to say you are simply the best! No Lie! You make it happen! You make it fun! I look forward to hearing from you. |
Late March 2009 News: BRYAN HITT WEBSITE RETURNS!
March 23, 2009 The new staff of BryanHitt.com have been working hard
to get this site up and worth looking at. We're off to a good start!
Everything is subject to change as we experiment with various formats.
Your Webmaster is none other than the infamous Terry Lacny, who for 6 years
has been the photo editor of DaveAmato.com. Terry is taking on a big
responsibility in retaining his photo editor duties and adding Webmaster
to his resume. Terry has a lot of ability & enthusiasm and is a huge
REO fan. I'm sure he can handle it. Terry plays guitar and also took several
years of drum lessons so he has a head start on familiarity with the world
of the drummer, which seems to be a world of its own. I, (Ken McGee,
webmaster DaveAmato.com for 10 years) will be assisting Terry for the initial
start-up.
A couple of other good people have offered to assist
with information and photos: Bryan and Cindi Hitt will be contributors, and
will verify what we post to be accurate. Thanks Bryan and
Cindi!
We also want to include all the great REO fans out there.
Many we know from the Dave Amato site, and the new friends we will meet by
presenting Bryan's Drummer site. Later we will be asking for photo contributions.
So start looking through your old albums for some really great and unique
photos.
Last but not least... I thank Jordan for her assistance
in transferring this domain name. Thanks Jordan!
| * The new song "Can't Stop Rockin'" is now available for download for a buck from iTunes. This song was a collaboration between REO and their buddies STYX. Kevin and Tommy Shaw wrote it and both bands play on the tune. There are lots of hard pounding drums with a prominent beat. (I gotta believe this is due to Bryan's heavy-handed percussion work.) Check it out at iTunes. A great deal for only 99 cents! |  |
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Bryan has contributed several professional photos by photographer Marco
Soccoli of Vic Firth company. This photo is from the Jones Beach Amphitheater,
Long Island show late last year. Stay tuned for more great photos from Marco
Soccoli. Also worth mentioning is that www.VicFirth.com has a couple of full length REO videos on their website. Just look up Bryan Hitt when you get there and click on the video links. Excellent! Thanks Marco! |
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| Awaiting official permission to release details... but I'll stick my neck out to say that Bryan is about to receive special recognition from a drum publication. Stay tuned for details!KM |