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Click here to view the WRAL documentary from Scott Mason's "Tarheel Traveler."

 


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Click here to hear and view the WTVD vid "Drums used for Therapy".

 

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Click from here to hear.

 

 

 

To all that may have missed it [I am glad I caught it], here's the 
link of me with Fred Shropshire. The whole hour interview was outside their studios. Need I mention it is Summertime.

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Click here for the WTVD vid Webpage with Eric

 

 

To all that may have missed it [I am glad I caught it], here's the WRAL link
of me with Bill Leslie.

http://www.wral.com/entertainment/video/9953064/#/vid9948185

Click here for the extended unedited version on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pAuY1whye4o

 

 

Modern Drummer's Feature of Eric's 2011 International Championship World Records!

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Click here for the Press Release


 

 


Drummer Cafe's coverage of    the WFD World Finals in Nashville,TN 2011!

 
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Click here for Press Release 1

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Click here for Press Release 2

   For the most complete coverage and #1 Drum Forum on the net.

Hurry, go here [below]

  http://www.drummercafe.com/

  while it is still being posted!

 

      

The #1 morning show on TV! The Leslie-Carlson Show!

Thanks Mr. Leslie and Ms Carlson!

I had the pleasure of teaching Mr. Leslie's son, Will "The Thrill" Leslie.

 

 

 

Etude 42

Etude 022

Etude 1819

Etude solo 71009

Slow Groove 81109

Etude 71009b in Hi-Res 

Etude 6577 Eric with Pat Martino

My Youtube studio video collection

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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eric+okamoto&aq=f

 

 

3 of my videos are shown at NME.

On link, make sure to scroll down to find my videos.

The New Musical Express web publication from the U.K.

http://www.nme.com/awards/video/search/xtream%20records

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 Videos

 

 

 

Eric's exclusive interview with National Public Radio's #1 Talk show host, Dick Gordon

 

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Click here to listen to Eric on NPR's "The Story"

 

 

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Click here to read Eric's interview with the Cary News!

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Click here to read about Eric in Wikipedia.

 

 

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Click here to see Eric's induction into the "World Records Academy"

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Click here to see Eric's listing under "ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD RECORDS"

 

 

Eric's exclusive new interview with Chris Cowperthwaite on WNCN-TV!

Also available on Youtube.com under  Eric Okamoto in "Search"

 

  

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 Eric's new follow up Broadcast on WRAL-TV of his New World Records

Also available on Youtube.com under  Eric Okamoto in "Search"

This is the  WRAL-TV "Web Article"

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Eric's World Record follow up story in the News and Observer

 

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Eric's on Drummer's Zone News

 

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Eric's On World News

World News

 

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    Eric's exclusive interview with Scott Mason on WRAL-TV!

Also available on Youtube.com under  Eric Okamoto in "Search"

 

 

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 Eric's exclusive  rebroadcast interview with Scott Mason on WRAL-TV!

It was rebroadcast 6 times!

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 Eric's 1st World Record at 1500 and 1559 at NAMM 2005!

Also available on Youtube.com under  Eric Okamoto in "Search"

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Click here for Eric's 2005 World Record [1500 Closed Double Strokes] excerpt coverage at  NAMM.  

 

 

Eric's exclusive interview with Don Ross on WTVD-TV! 

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Click here to see  WTVD-TV "Video"

Also available on Youtube.com under Eric Okamoto in "Search"

 

 

 Eric's exclusive interview with Melinda Penkava, on National Public Radio's "The State of Things." 

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Click to hear the  WUNC -FM  National Public Radio Broadcast "Audio"

 

Read Eric's exclusive interview with Ric Swiner on WLFL-TV. Video coming soon! 

 

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Click here to read the WLFL-TV "article"

 

Eric's exclusive interview with Peggy Lim on The News and Observer!

 

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Click here to read the News and Observer "article"

 

Eric's exclusive interview in The Clayton News-Star! 

 

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Click here to read the Clayton News - Star "article"

 

Featured with Scott LaBorde from Drumskillz!

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Click here to read the DrumSkillz.com "article"

 

Modern Drummer's Feature on Eric's 2003 International Championship win!

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Click here to read Modern Drummer article

 

Drum Magazine's Feature article on Eric's 2003 International Championship win!

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Click here to read Drum Magazine article 

 

Eric featured in Drum Business International!

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Eric featured in NAMM's Playback Magazine!

 
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Click here to read the Playback Magazine, the Official NAMM publication "article"

 

Eric featured on the Internet!

 

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Click here to read DrummersZone.com  "article"

 

Eric featured in the TigerBill website!

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Click to read and view Tigerbill the article"

 

Eric Featured in a Raleigh Musician's forum website!

 

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Click here to read the Raleigh Musicians Website "article"