Virgil Donati
Australian drummer, composer and producer · Australia · On the map · Musicians · Born 1958 · age 68
Virgil Donati is an Australian drummer, composer and producer. He holds the drum sticks in the traditional style and is also proficient at the keyboard. Donati formed Planet X with Derek Sherinian and was the band's principal composer on all their albums.
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He also performed in Melbourne with Jack Jones in a Van Halen tribute band known as Hans Valen before inviting Jones into Donati's own bands The State and Southern Sons. According to the All About Jazz website, Donati is "widely recognized as one of the most dedicated and technically advanced drummers of all time".
