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Gallery: Behind-the-scenes on Taking Center Stage

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By Chris Barnes
Published 24 October 2011

Exclusive all-access look at Neil Peart's new DVD

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In the studio

In the studio

This month Hudson Music release a pheomenal new DVD, Taking Centre Stage: A Lifetime Of Live Performance, starring Neil Peart.

You can find out plenty more about the package in the latest issue of Rhythm, and some special insider views from Neil and the guys at Hudson elsewhere on this site. We have also been given access to fantastic behind-the-scenes photographs from the making of the DVD. Check out the gallery to see more from Neil and Co.

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Getting hands on

Getting hands on

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Drumming in high places

Drumming in high places

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Rushing around

Rushing around

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The long shot

The long shot

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Where next?

Where next?

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Back in the studio

Back in the studio

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Neil and the Hudson team

Neil and the Hudson team

For more incredible insights from Neil and Hudson Music head to the Rhythm homepage.

Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime Of Live Performance is out now. Click here.

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I'm MusicRadar's eCommerce Editor. In addition to testing the latest music gear, with a particular focus on electronic drums, it's my job to manage the 300+ buyer's guides on MusicRadar and help musicians find the right gear for them at the best prices. I dabble with guitar, but my main instrument is the drums, which I have been playing for 24 years. I've been a part of the music gear industry for 20 years, including 7 years as Editor of the UK's best-selling drum magazine Rhythm, and 5 years as a freelance music writer, during which time I worked with the world's biggest instrument brands including Roland, Boss, Laney and Natal.

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