NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Church's
Chicken®, one of the world's largest quick
service chicken restaurant chains, has once again teamed up with
World's Fastest Drummer (WFD) to become an exclusive sponsor of the
2015 World's Fastest Drummer (WFD) – World Finals.
The extreme sport drumming competition will take place July 9-11, 2015 at the Music City Center located
at 201 Fifth Avenue South in downtown Nashville, TN.
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The 2015 World's Fastest Drummer (WFD) – World Finals
begins July 9 with prelims that will
take place through July 10 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Finalists who make it through the qualifying
Battle of the Hands and Battle of the Feet categories will compete
at the WFD World Finals Championship that will take place on
July 11 at 2
p.m. for the exclusive title of World's Fastest Drummer.
"Nashville is one of the
country's premier music destinations," said Mark Snyder, Global Chief Marketing Officer at
Church's Chicken. "We are excited to continue our
partnership with World's Fastest Drummer, especially in such an
established community of music lovers."
The WFD - World Finals marks the continuation of
Church's Chicken's support of the extreme drumming
competition that originated in Atlanta, the site of the inaugural WFD
-Southeast Championship that took place in April of this year.
During the Southeast Finals, held at the Atlanta Institute of Music
and Media (AIMM), WFD crowned Charles
Goodwin the Hands Champion and Joshua Robinson as the Feet Champion.
"Working with WFD in Nashville
really brings our partnership full-circle," continued Snyder. "As a
brand that knows a thing or two about drumsticks, education –
specifically music education – is a cause that we strongly support.
Competitions like WFD really emphasize the natural fit of great
music and a great meal."
Honoring Drumming Legends
On Saturday, July 11, 2015,
Church's Chicken and WFD will be kicking off the Finals by
honoring three living legends in drumming with the WFD-Church's
Chicken Legends Series Award. This year's recipients are
D.J. Fontana (drummer for
Elvis Presley), WS Holland (drummer
for Johnny Cash) and Richie Albright (drummer for Waylon Jennings).
"The passion and innovation that these drummers demonstrated
throughout their careers helped shape what Rock and Roll, Country,
and Out Law music is today," said Boo
McAfee, creator of WFD events.
The Legends Series Awards will begin at 2
p.m. on July 11, and is a
featured attraction for the Summer National Association of Music
Merchants (NAMM) show held at the Music City Center. The event is
open to the public with a day ticket as part of NAMM's Industry
Day. The awards will be presented by radio and TV celebrity host
Charlie Chase.
"In continuing support of music education, Church's
Chicken is proudly donating $1,000 in honor of each award recipients' name to
Nashville's W.O. Smith Music School," added Snyder.
Fast Company
Church's Chicken will also be premiering its documentary,
Fast Company, which was filmed during the Southeast
Championship. The short film delves into the lives of some of the
people who make up World's Fastest Drummer, including former
champions and founding members. Church's Chicken will be
hosting an exclusive screening of the film on July 10, 2015 at the Music City Center.
The film was produced in conjunction with About Face Media.
For more information on the World's Fastest Drummer – World
Finals, please visit www.WorldsFastestDrummer.com.
About WFD World's Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport
Drumming
WFD is a sporting event that challenges speed drummers and
employs an instrument called the Drumometer that counts drum
strokes. The Drumometer is accepted by both the Guinness World
Records organization and the WFD Extreme Sport Drumming competition
as the official device used to determine the World's Fastest
Drummer.
The primary goal of the competition is to determine who can play
the most single strokes in sixty seconds. There are a variety
of categories and World Records involved in WFD. After
experimenting with various WFD competition formats in
the United States, the event achieved international prominence
as contestants began traveling from around the globe to compete at
WFD World Finals. For more information, visit
www.WorldsFastestDrummer.com.
About Church's Chicken
Founded in San Antonio, TX in
1952 by George W. Church,
Church's Chicken is one of the largest quick service
restaurant chicken chains in the world. Church's®
specializes in Original and Spicy Chicken freshly prepared
throughout the day in small batches that are hand-battered and
double-breaded, Tender Strips®, sandwiches,
honey-butter biscuits made from scratch and freshly baked, and
classic, home-style sides all for a great value. Church's
(along with its sister brand Texas Chicken®
outside the Americas) has more than 1,650 locations in 23 countries
and international territories and system-wide sales of more than
$1 billion. For more information,
visit www.churchs.com. Follow Church's on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/churchschicken and Twitter at
www.twitter.com/churchschicken.
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