page_title: Seth Davis (musician)
section_title: Rankings and records
hierarchical_section_title: Seth Davis (musician) / Career / Rankings and records
caption_attribution_description: English: Seth Davis Photo Shoot
context_page_description: Seth Davis is an American drummer and online educator.
  From circa 1999 to 2015, Davis was an active clinician and performance artist who shared rosters with other percussion educators including Chad Wackerman, Chris Coleman, Chip Ritter, Danny Seraphine, Derek Roddy, Dom Famularo, and Mike Mangini.
context_section_description: Davis became ranked as one of the top 10 fastest drummers in the world  during the 2002 Warped Tour, certified by the World's Fastest Drummers Org. After being welcomed into what WFD champions refer to as "The Thousand Club" , their elite club for speed drummers by playing 1000+ single strokes in 60 seconds, he continued to break his initial single stroke speed ranking. He went on to set 3 world speed records for the double stroke roll  from 2002–2004, establishing himself as a world-recognized speed champion. "Seth was the first person in history to officially play a clean, open, double stroke roll over the 1000, 1100, and 1200 strokes per minute mark. Through permission from the WFD, Davis created the double stroke category to teach how to play a clean, open roll, as well as perform various accuracy demonstrations with rudiments from multiple sticking families. Davis was ineligible to compete in any NAMM WFD finals for single strokes because of becoming a world champion first." He co-hosted the WFD competitions from 2005–2006  with fellow speed champion Mike Mangini at the Nashville, Los Angeles, and Indianapolis NAMM Show. 
  Davis' official hand speed rankings and records: 1005, 1024, and 1044 strokes in 60 seconds for the single stroke competitions. 1021, 1084, and 1200 strokes in 60 seconds for the double stroke category. 
  Davis states his top speed for the single stroke roll is 17 1/2 to 18 strokes per second when applied to the drum set as a rhythmic phrasing and 20 strokes per second for the double stroke roll. He accredits fellow world speed champions through social media video posts as the World's Fastest Drummer Champions who are able to reach and exceed 20 strokes per second while playing a single stroke roll. In 2012, Davis trained a late-blooming 50+-year-old drummer named Nick Stefano to compete in the WFD. Through Davis' instruction, Nick placed third in official competition playing 948 single strokes with an unofficial score of 1022. Both scores were recorded using the traditional grip. Following a 10-year hiatus from the WFD, Davis reemerged at the 2016 summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee giving an exclusive interview about his experience in the organization, including an introductory speech at the world finals.
caption: Davis at a 2013 photoshoot
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