Professional drummers Lou Mars and Brian Logue's goal is to implement the “Follow Your Dreams” music assembly project, into all schools across the nation. These assemblies are designed to inspire children, to experience live musical instruments, to pursue their
hidden skills both in music and life in general.

It is a well-known fact that music programs are being cut and/or reduced from public school system budgets across the nation. However, budgets for assemblies are still allowed. It is within this avenue that Brian and Lou have discovered using assemblies as a tool that could be utilized to deliver music and goal setting inspiration to our children of all ages.

What is the program?

Lou Mars signs Drum Sticks

The "Follow Your Dreams" assembly features the following within a 60 to 90 minute program...

• Lou Mars addresses audience, and briefly talks about his challenges with his ADD in school, and music experience.
• Lou Mars introduces a video clip from the National Dixon Drum Your Way to Hollywood contest, that he ultimately won although considered an underdog. (10 Minute video is played)
• Brian and Lou perform a drum off demo.
• Brian Logue speaks about his challenge being deaf, his music experience and how he overcame his disability.
• Brian introduces television news clips from the "Guiness Marathon Drumming" event, featuring Mars and Logue. (10 Minute video is played)
• Mars and Logue perform a drum demo, physically switching drum sets without ever stopping the beat.
• A small group of students are invited onstage for a drum demo with audience participation.
• Mars and Logue address the crowd in closing.

Feedback received from a recent performance:

"The students left with their minds filled with fantastic drumming and motivation to never give up on their dreams..... I would recommend this duo to any school"

--Shannon Johnson School Teacher

About the Performers:

Lou Mars on the cover of The Buzz

Lou Mars: My style is described as a show drummer. At the age of 10 doctors diagnosed that I had severe attention disorder, or ADD. However, instead of placing me on medication my mother allowed me to begin drumming by my request. The public school music program saved my life. I later accompanied my school program with private lessons. I found drumming to be very calming; thereby allowing the sounds in my head to be expressed and my energy levels put into check. At one point in my life I decided to put my drums away for good, the result was a deep depression. A drumming contest later in my life would re-ignite my passion for the drums.

My drumming was recently featured in the Dixon Drum your way to Hollywood special which aired on the Comcast on demand A&R Music Channel November 2008 thru January 31st 2009. I am also featured in the Warner Brothers artist Sharon MaRee music video taped in L.A. and currently airing on the GMC channel. I am also the holder of the ‘second’ longest Guinness Book of World Records Marathon Drumming effort at 108.5 hours (5 days, 4 nights) and one of only three drummers World Wide to ever play beyond 100 hours.

Lou Mars Official Website: http://loumarsdrums.com

Brian Logue performs at a recent School Assembly

Brian Logue: I started playing Drums at a very young age of 4 years old. I can remember clearly sitting in the Library of my elementary school asking my parents if I could play the Trumpet. They told me that my hearing loss would not allow me to be very good at it... I should stick to playing Drums. To me, since I cannot hear well (80 percent hearing loss), I feel the beat. The music is inside of my body, always wanting to come out. Very simply put, the rhythm of music is the canyon of which other musicians can fly in. At age 15 I tried out for a band that traveled. I was shocked that my parents allowed me to do this, and I made the group. I left home at the beginning of the summer school break, and went to Santa Barbara to learn the music. I also sat in my very first recording studio, next went on tour for 3 months. We played every night coast to coast, and then went to the Bahamas. I learned so much with this experience. During our final show, Kenny Rodgers was in the audience. I could remember shaking his hand, then going up to play Drums. For me that was big.

After that I played in bands at school and traveled some more, but nothing as big as that 3 month tour. I would then apply for a music scholarship to a private college, of which I received. The big moment for me was making it into the schools most prestigious musical group as a new freshman. To date I have completed 15 projects worked with many fun musicians including partnering with Lou on the Guinness World Record project, all of which have been a growing experience.

How to Book Mars and Logue for your Next School Assembly: