News

  • Drumming up support for the McMaster Community Campaign...more
  • Corporate Bands Emerge as Executives Turn to Music for Team-Building, Stress Relief and Fun...more
  • SABCnews.com - sport/olympics...more

HighLights

  • Bruce MacMillan, CA, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), welcomed a record-breaking audience ......more
  • Drum Cafe Dazzles as part of the Beijing Opening Ceremonies...more
  • Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday party to celebrity audience....more

Testimonials

  • On behalf of the Texas Credit Union League's Training and Events Department, we would like to thank the Drum Cafe for their contribution to the 2008 Marketing Conference recently held at the Omni Austin Hotel in Austin Texas....more
  • Fun...fantastic...energizing...engaging were just some of the things I have heard from our leaders who participated in the Drum Cafe session at our Leadership Forum....more
  • The Sales Rally was a tremendous success! Feedback was fantastic. I personally received numerous comments that this is what a Sales Rally should be ... Fun, Enthusiastic, and Motivating!...more










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Testimonials

  • It has been a privilege and pleasure working with you on the 2008 Marketing Conference and we appreciate all your time and effort on our behalf.
    On behalf of the Texas Credit Union League's Training and Events Department, we would like to thank the Drum Cafe for their contribution to the 2008 Marketing Conference recently held at the Omni Austin Hotel in Austin Texas.
    The over all sessions received a 4.43 rating on a sale if 1 to 5 (5 = extremely satisfied and 1 =
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  • Our goals were more than met!!!!!!
    Fun...fantastic...energizing...engaging were just some of the things I have heard from our leaders who participated in the Drum Cafe session at our Leadership Forum.
    It was the perfect activity for an after dinner team build.  From the intrigue created when the wall
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  • The Sales Rally was a tremendous success! - ScotiaBank
    The Sales Rally was a tremendous success! Feedback was fantastic. I personally received numerous comments that this is what a Sales Rally should be ... Fun, Enthusiastic, and Motivating!
    ScotiaBankGiven the Sales Rally was largely about the Contact Centre & Credit Cards partnership and team
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  • Yesterday was a huge success .......
    TD Banknorth - Your performance really moved so many of our managers. I’ve been getting accolades on your and the Drum Cafe’s behalf all day!
    I personally want to thank you too as I went out on a limb with the EVPs during such a cost cutting
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  • THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!! - Varolii Corporation
    I am taking a moment to write and express our heartfelt thanks.  As you know, the concept of ‘Drum Café’ was a bit of a ‘tough sell’ to my executive team and it took over a year to get them to agree.
    Varolii CorporationAnd it was the best team-building session we’ve ever experienced.  Emeka & the team were
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  • McMaster University - It was fantastic!!!
    Thank you so much to everyone at the Drum Cafe for making it such a great success.
    I had people saying they had blisters on their hands so I know they had a good time.

    Best,

    Susan
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  • The Wyeth event was totally amazing! Feedback included:
    Wyeth - "Best ever Employee Communication Session."
    WyethA note from the President to Murray... "Thank you for planning and organizing the Fall Employee
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  • The true highlights of our All-Hands week. Yahoo! Real Estate & Workplace
    Dale: Your event was one of the true highlights of our All-Hands week. Many of us still hear the "beat"....

    Yahoo

    If it is true that "imitation is the most sincere form of flattery" then, you should feel very

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  • We have been getting e-mails all morning letting us know how much they enjoyed the afternoon part of the day.
    Jennifer Radbourne - Ontario Disability Support - It is very hard to please GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & we had nothing but positive comments.
    I just wanted to let you know how FANTASTIC you guys were @ our Staff
    Learning & Leadership Day.
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  • The Drum Café was a big hit for everyone.
    Barb Wierda - Executive Assist. to Tim Smith RVP Fortinos - FABULOUS FABULOUS FABULOUS!!!!!!!
    Just a quick follow up from yesterday’s event.
     
    FABULOUS FABULOUS FABULOUS!!!!!!!
     
    Nothing short of
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  • Colleen Tapia - Almaden Research Center
    IBM Corporation - San Jose CA: “Drum Café was a resounding success.

     (You) had people up dancing in the aisles. Nothing but good comments--my boss is very happy and now
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  • Minnesota Vikings pre season team building event with the Drum Cafe
    Kevin Stefanski - Minnesota Vikings - Assistant to Head Coach You guys put on a great show and it was such an appropriate message for our players & coaches.
    Thank you again for a great night!  I am still having people come up to me and talking about how
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  • Garden Grove Unified School District
    Connie Van Luit - Garden Grove Unified School District The energy, inspiration, knowing the audience, animation and love of performing was felt by all!
    I just wanted you to know how wonderful Kenya and his group were!  Kenya
    reminded me of a female you!
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  • Baskow & Associates, Las Vegas DMC praises Drum Cafe
    You were the most awesome fabulous act. Spiritual and Motivating. I have never seen anything like the Spirit that I saw in the room at MPI- WEC

    Danny and DaleBaskow and Associates

    You were the most awesome..Fabulous act ..Spiritual  Motivating I have never seen

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  • Yahoo - TOTALLY AWESOME
    Yahoo! Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
    Hi Dale:  all I can say is WOW.  My boss is thrilled and there are tons of people who want this,
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  • Kathy Covington - Assistant Superintendent - Kaufman ISD
    Kathy Covington - Assistant Superintendent - Kaufman ISD. I want you to know this is the most upbeat positive districtwide staff development we have ever had in Kaufman ISD
    Many staff members have called or talked to me about how much they enjoyed it. The way you
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  • Rivera Elementary
    Robert Gonzalez Principal Rivera Elementary - The Drum Café was able to remind our teachers of the importance of our profession through drums and music
    I want to express my deepest gratitude to Nina Rodriguez and her crew for a great performance. Drum
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  • Fort Bend ISD TX
    Beth Martinez, Director of Organizational Development, Fort Bend ISD WOW!!! What an experience! Thank you both so much for making this possible in FBISD on August 8th, 2008.
    Nina and Dale,

    WOW!!!  What an experience!  Thank you both so much for making this possible in FBISD
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  • Blue Valley School District
    Walter Carter - Director of Professional Development - Blue Valley School District. WOW! Our staff was so engaged and energized for our conference!Dozens of participants commented that this was the best event they had ever attended in our district... more
  • Intel Corporation - Kevin Leger
    I wanted to take a moment to thank you, and every one at VSUW who helped put together the most amazing Leadership Recognition event ever!
    INtelEverything about this event was absolutely wonderful, and of course, Drum Café was incredible.  They
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  • United Way - Chris Rogers - Vice President, Communications
    I want to echo Chris’ comments and add a couple “Wows!” – you and the entire team were fantastic!
    I was amazed at how well you incorporated everything we sent you (really, how do you remember all of
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  • Kelly Ann Shy, MHSM - Alamo Maxillofacial Surgical Associates, PA
    Thank you for everything! All of the feedback has been so incredibly positive!
    Our doctors had a great time and really enjoyed the day with all of the staff.  David, Nina and
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  • South West Airlines Team Build
    Wow! The Drum Cafe certainly exceeded all expectations at our recent Camp Culture event; l can assuredly say that WOW is the impression your TEAM left on our Employees.
    [You] really hit the mark with your presentation. [The]
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  • Kathie Magness, Shell Oil Company, Training & Development
    People were buzzing on Thursday morning about the Drum Cafe.shell oil
    They loved it. On the final evaluations, it was highlighted as one of the best things about the
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  • Kristie Schroeder - Starbucks Marketing
    I think the better way to describe it is “completely blown away!” You did a phenomenal job!Starbucks
    The executives (along with the attendees) were amazed at how well you incorporated our mission and
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  • Rick M. Peterson Phillips - Global Brand Innovation Manager
    It was great to see the team opening up and enjoying the session, plus it was a perfect sync to the late afternoon activities.Philips We greatly appreciate the experience your team and Dale brought to our group and we would like to... more
  • SUSAN M. CARTER ExxonMobil Business Support Centre Canada ULC An ExxonMobil
    I know that we will be booking the group again sometime in the future for a larger event.ExxonmobileThank you all and pass on my thanks to Chris, Sunny and the others.

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  • Laura Guenther, Director, Global Learning & Development, Dell Corporation, Round Rock, TX
    "We engaged The Drum Café for a Dell executive development program to support our globalization theme, raise cultural awareness, and help build peer networks.We got more than we asked for as The Drum Café motivated and inspired our management team in a way... more
  • Rick Mills, CMP, Director of Event Planning and Operations Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
    The Drum Cafe is a refreshing new alternative to interactive audience participation.Marriott Hotel chainThe mystique of not knowing what it is all about until you get into the performance is enticing!... more
  • JoAnn Chrisman, Store Development, Starbucks Coffee, Seattle, WA
    "[The] Drum Café event was FABULOUS!!!! Dale and his team brought tremendous energy and spirit to it and we all had a GREAT time, and... more
  • Terri Knabenshue, Legal Notice Advertising, The Wall Street Journal, Irving, TX.
    "I was at The Wall Street Journals seminar in Austin earlier this week.I wanted to thank you for an awesome experience - you did an amazing job tying in our 2006 goals and... more
  • Ms. Louise Gold, Training & Development Manager, Hewlett-Packard Corp, Houston, TX
    “I want you to know that it was more than a pleasure to work with the Drum Cafe.You consistently lifted the spirits at each of the eight HP events. Your "welcome" was the perfect... more
  • Mark Barnard - Vice President - Unilever
    Just a few words to thank you all for the very special moment that you created at the National Meeting last week.We took the team by surprise, created some thoughts on diversity, and blew them away with the simple... more
  • Joanne McDonough, Director, Office of Diversity, PricewaterhouseCoopers
    "Wow! What a great experience. On behalf of PwC and our Women's Networking Circles, I want to thank you for our wonderful kickoff and close.We have received tremendous feedback from our women on this great event! [A] special thanks for... more
  • Paula Heath - Microsoft
    Thanks to the whole gang for doing such a great job - everyone had a blast at the event, largely due to the Drum Café. You guys were the stars of the day! more
  • Simon McPherson, North America Event Planner, Sabre Travel Network / Travelocity
    "A very big thanks to The Drum Café team for an absolutely spectacular event.We're getting lots of buzz from employees and I personally thought your session was fantastic -... more
  • Annet King Director of Training and Development The International Dermal Institute and Dermalogica
    “It was undoubtedly the most successful event we have ever had.Our 160 attendees from 34 countries were delighted to take part in such a motivational, bonding... more
  • Laura Lazano - Motorola
    The Drum Cafe event spread enthusiasm like wildfire among my Motorola division.I received more positive feedback from the division heads about this event than any held prior to... more
  • John Lee - Senior Vice President- CNN
    A unique teambuilding experience, unlike anything we’ve done before. ........... Truly Stimulating! 
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  • Kim Thompson, Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SunnyD), Sales Coordinator, Cincinnati, OH
    My sincere thanks to you and your team. Absolutely amazing!!!There is no other way to describe our event. It exceeded every expectation I could have had. This is... more
  • David Brentz, Audiovisual Producer, Design and Media Services American Heart Association
    "The Drum Café's performance was everything we expected and beyond.[The facilitation] was smooth as silk and kept the audience's attention all the way through. Every... more
  • Shelly Kay, Field Marketing Director/Eastern Division, Whataburger, Inc.
    "[The] Drum Cafe was an incredible experience for everyone! Very professional and first class! I would recommend Drum Cafe again and again!" more
  • Mike Bryant, P artner L earning & D evelopment M anager , H-E-B Grocery Stores, San Antonio, TX.
    "Partners are still talking about the session we had with you all on the 7th. [Another manager]... more
  • Care International
    Your group is fantastic, the style marvelous, the cohesiveness you bring to any group of people is extraordinary and the joy and exhilaration we experienced unsurpassed. more
  • BP
    "Many thanks for helping us make music, the drumming session was most definitely the highlight of... more
  • GMAC-RFC
    Our CEO and other executives have referred to the Drum Cafe piece as the highlight of the meetings,... more
  • Wendy Crothers, Senior Communications Specialist , Memphis, TN
    "We all had a great time and the feedback has been very positive! Everyone keeps saying this was the... more
  • Gail Hansen - CEO - SunTrust
    The experience was fantastic,and exceeded even my highest expectations and wishes! My staff was... more
  • Camia Peacock - Georgia Power Company
    The drum session we had was thoroughly enjoyed by all. This was a great ice breaker and a wonderful... more
  • Texas Principal Excellence Program - Greg Higgins
    Texas Principal Excellence ProgramWhew, I'm worn out but still have a tough week ahead. Drum Cafe was a major succes - totally changed
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  • Ernestine Perry - Kaiser Permanente
    Awesome...... Everyone commented on their ability to engage the crowd and how calm and personable... more
  • Lyndon Burrell - National Marketing Manager - PWC Canada
    Fantastic performance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more
  • Deborah Key, AT&T Inc. (Formerly SBC Communications), San Antonio, TX
    I want to thank The Drum Café for performing at our event. I got NOTHING but praises on how much FUN... more
  • Medcan Clinic
    You made our event truly memorable - Judith Van Veldhuysen Marketing Manager
    Medcan Clinic
    I just wanted to thank you so much for your performance on Friday.  You made our event truly
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