Mike Mangini : WFD (World's Fastest Drummer). 1203 hand strokes in one minute

Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, Extreme) Was the 1st man in history to play over 1,200 Single Strokes in 60 Seconds. At the 2005 Winter NAMM World's Fastest Drummer Finals, Mike Mangini accomplished 1,203 strokes in 60 seconds (matched grip) to set the new world record. Mike now holds the world records for Matched Grip, Traditional Grip (1126 singles Strokes in 60 Seconds), and Bare Hands (no sticks) proving he truly has the World's Fastest Hands™.



Mike Mangini is an American drummer who was born in 1963 in the town of Newton, Massachusetts. He is best known for his work with the band Extreme and Steve Vai. He is a highly skilled musician who began drumming at the age of five and practiced between five and ten hours a day in order to become the skilled drummer he became in adulthood.

Unlike other musicians however, Mike was hardly obsessed with his music, though he did go after his practice with the determination he would show in other fields of his life. He graduated high school and went on to college to pursue a computer studies degree which he would use to study the links between the human brain and the human body while at the same time designing software for Patriot Missile program.