Originally published in The Black Page.net · July 2012
Aquiles Priester interview (excerpt)
Interview1 min read
How did you get invited to audition for Dream Theater?
Their employer contacted Vinnie Moore to get information about me. They wanted to know how I was as a drummer and person. Vinnie reported that we had a tour and we got along very well musically. For me it was a great honor to work with him. After that they contacted me to ask if I was interested.
After you found out you were not chosen for Dream Theater, what lessons did you learn from the experience?
I do not know if the term "lesson" is best suited for this, but it was a great experience. I was chosen to play drums and it was a great honor to be chosen as one of the seven drummers. After this I had the honor of being invited to play at Modern Drummer Festival 2011 and do a European tour with the American guitarist Tony MacAlpine.