Jim
Donovan
As a founding member of
multi-platinum selling recording artists Rusted Root, Jim Donovan has
had the great fortune of sharing in helping millions of people all over
the globe dance, smile and sweat since 1990. They have sold in excess
of three million recordings, made countless trips around North America
where they had the honor of sharing the stage with such Rock and Roll
legends as Santana, Page and Plant, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, The
Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead and many others. They have appeared
on numerous national TV shows, including MTV, FX, David Letterman,
Conan O'Brien VH-1’s Hard Rock Live and the CBS Morning Show. Their
music has been featured on numerous television shows as well as major
motion films such as Ice Age, Mathilda, Twister and the PBS Web of Life
Documentary.
On his own Donovan has released 5 highly acclaimed solo CDs as well as
4 instructional drumming CDs. He has also recorded with with World
Music recording artist Krishna Das on his highly acclaimed CD “Live on
Earth”. Donovan's 2004 world/electronic disc entitled "Revelation #9"
was nominated for 2004 Electronica Album of the Year by International
Songwriters organization. His newest releases include "Drum the
Ecstatic International", The Yoga of Drum and Chant and a hand drumming
instructional series called "Rhythmic Foundation Volumes 1 and 2".
Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand to
people, Donovan has built a series of educational drumming workshop
programs that he teaches across the US and Europe at universities,
festivals, schools, corporations and specialty venues. Recently he
became a full time instructor of music at Saint Francis University in
Loretto, PA and is the current director of the Saint Francis University
World Drumming Ensemble. Donovan is a featured monthly columnist in
Drum! Magazine, the worlds number one drumming magazine and was
nominated for “Best Rock Pop Percussionist” in Drum! Magazine's Readers
poll.