1993: Camil Belisle, Luc Boivin, Paul Brochu, Charlie Cooley, Magella Cormier, Paul DeLong, Dom Famularo, Pete Mangini, Dominique Messier, Guy Nadon, Trio Infernal (Perry Angelillo, Patrice Béland, Stephan Gaudreau), Tony Verderosa, Dave Weckl

1994: Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Terry Bozzio, Robin Dimaggio, Dimension de Lévis, Peter Erskine, Dom Famularo, David Garibaldi, Stephan Gaudreau, Omar Hakim, Pierre Hébert, Joey Heredia, Jacques Masson, Orun, Karl Perazzo, Pocket, Raul Rekow, Répercussion, Trio Infernal (Patrice Béland, François Jutras, Robert Dethier), Virtual Max

1995: Luis Conte, Kirk Covington & Tribal Tech, Brad Dutz, Sonny Emory, Rick Gratton, Hilary Jones, Hip Pickles, Alain Labrosse, Russ McKinnon, Jerry Mercer, Rod Morgenstein, Pierre Pilon, Mike Portnoy, Quad, Vitto Rezza, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Virtual Max

1996: Tim Alexander, Frank Bellucci, Ignacio Berroa, Paul Brochu & Band, Denis Chambers, Robbin Dimaggio, Virgil Donati, The Drums of The Black Bottle, Dom Famularo, Anton Fig, Sylvain Grenier, Jeff Hamilton, Jojo Mayer, Bobby Rock, Bruno Roy, Mario Roy, Tony Royster Jr, Chuck Silverman, Michael Spiro, Takadja, Ron Thaler & Band, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Alain Bastien, Richard Irwin, Pierre Pineault, Pascal Racine, Guy Vincent)

1997: Michel April, Gerry Brown, Will Calhoun, Ange Curcio, Magella Cormier, Dom Famularo, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Mike Mangini, Jerry Marotta & Band, Alexis Martin, Joe Morello, Karl Perazzo, Quad, Raul Rekow, John Riley, Darren Schoepp, Michel Séguin, Chad Smith, Kozo Suganuma, Efrain Toro, Chad Wackerman, Roy Wooten, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Martin Bélisle, Alexandre D’Amours, Berti Eskanazi, Chris Leroux)

1998: Vinnie Colaiuta, Denis Courchesne, Joey Heredia Trio, Akira Jimbo, Dominique Messier, Suzanne Morissette, Adam Nussbaum & Pierre Pilon, Paul Picard, Walfredo Reyes Sr, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Danny Reyes, John Robinson, Fakhass Sico, Rick Steel, Tony Verderosa, The Whirlybirds (Gary Chaffee and Steve Houghton), and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Jesse Cahill, Jean-François Forget, Jean-François Gagné, Iohann Laliberté)

1999: Terri Lyne Carrington, Jim Chapin, Billy Cobham, Dave DiCenso, Steve Ferrone, Ian Froman & Metalwood, Giovanni Hidalgo, Hip Pickles, Rodney Holmes, Mark Kelso Trio, Wilson Laurencin Trio, Marco Minnemann, Guy Nadon & Band, Félix Sabal-Lecco, Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies (tribute to Buddy Rich), Chester Thompson, Dave Weckl Band, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Éric Boudreault, Benjamin Corbeil, Simon Langlois, Joshua Trager)

2000: Alex Acuña, Montuno Allegre, Robby Ameen & Band, Gregg Bissonette, Le Bloco, Maureen Brown, Virgil Donati & Planet X, El Hadji Fall Diouf, Matt Frenette, Richie “Gajate” Garcia, Tommy Igoe, Will Kennedy, Simon Phillips, Johnny Rabb, John “Jab’o” Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Nathaniel Townsley & Band, Zoro, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Jim Doxas, Geoffroy Doyon, Michel Francoeur, Jason Gray, Serge Poulin)

2001: Frank Bellucci, Terry Bozzio, Ndugu Chancler, Kirk Covington & Band, Dave DiCenso & Band, Robin DiMaggio, Mitch Dorge, Camille Gainer Trio, Bob Harsen, Aaron Kimmel, Gene Lake, Troy Luccketta, Alan Rhéaume, Bobby Sanabria, Scrap, Randall Stoll, Ed Thigpen, Chad Wackerman, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Pacal Lepage, Jeremy MacCuish, Hugo Veilleux)

2002: Paul Brochu, Paul DeLong, Rick Gratton, Omar Hakim, Thomas Lang, Marco Minnemann, Joe Morello & Band, Karl Perazzo, Tobias Ralph, Raul Rekow, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Tony Royster Jr & Band, Steve Smith & Band, Virtual Max

2003: Tommy Aldridge, Sergio Bellotti, Randy Cooke, Angee Curcio, Paul De Long & Band, Vera Figueiredo, Mike Mangini, Jojo Mayer, Paoli Mejias, Flo Mounier, Gary Novak & Band, Javier Oquendo, Mike Portnoy, Bruno Roy, Mario Roy, Antonio Sanchez, Billy Ward, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Emmanuelle Caplette, Marc-André Gilbert, Samuel Joly, Giulio Pampena)

2004: Tony Albino & Band, Sam Aliano, Thierry Arpino & Essouna, Jimmy DeGrasso, Virgil Donati, The Drumbassadors, Rayford Griffin, Ralph Irizarry & Timbalaye, Manu Katché, Billy Kilson & BK Groove, Dave Langguth, Gustavo Meli, Vito Rezza & 5 After 4, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Sébastien Fauvelle, Pascal Lepage, Jimmy Lord, Danick Tardif)

2005: Robby Ameen Trio, Michel Bernard & Band, Bisquera Brothers Band, John Blackwell & The Matrix, Keith Carlock, Magella Cormier, Shane Gaalaas, Benny Greb, Akira Jimbo & Hiroyuki Noritake, Dafnis Prieto & Band, Nathaniel Townsley Trio, Franklin Vanderbilt Jr., and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Sébastien Beaudet, Éric Charland, Samuel Lambert, Guillaume Sylvain)

2006: Bill Bruford, Clayton Cameron, Liberty DeVitto, Dom Famularo, Gavin Harrison, Roy Haynes Quartet, Joey Heredia Trio, Mark Kelso Trio, Melena, Raul Pineda, Yvette “Baby Girl” Preyer, Todd Sucherman, Bill Stewart, Derico Watson, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Luc Catellier, Dominic Cloutier, Louis-Étienne Drouin, Isaac Dumont)

2007: Alex Acuña, Daniel Adair, Kenny Aronoff, Yanic Bercier, Blandilo, Will Calhoun, Marko Djordjevic, Peter Erskine, Terreon Gully, Thomas Lang, Dave Langguth, Guy Nadon, Giraldo Piloto, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Bryan Sosa Hernandez, François Laliberté, Sonny Tremblay)

2008: Morgan Ågren & the Mats/Morgan Band, Eric Boudreault & Waza, Paul Brochu, Tommy Clufetos, Markus Czenia, Daniel Diaz, Wolfgang Hafner, Mark Kelso, Larnell Lewis, Hakim Ludin, Jafet Murguia, Simon Phillips, Johnny Rabb, Eric Velez, Lenny White, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (David Bélanger, Olivier Bernatchez, Edwin Ling, Jean-François Nadeau).

2009: Scott Atkins, Cindy Blackman, Gerry Brown, Emmanuelle Caplette, Moe Carlson, Ndugu Chancler, Dennis Chambers & Victor Wooten, Randy Cooke, Duende Con Fusion, Jeff Hamilton, Pete Lockett, Flo Mounier, Karl Perazzo, Luisito Quintero, Raul Rekow, Danny Reyes, John Roberts, Roland V-Drums Contest Finalists (Gary Grace and François Laliberté), Damien Schmitt, Steve Smith, Brooks Wakerman, Chad Wackerman, John Wackerman, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Alain Bourgeois, Michael Carlucci, Videlson Constant, William Côté).

2010: Elie Bertrand, Ronald Bruner Jr, Kirk Covington, Chris Dave, Marko Djordjevic, Isaac Dumont, Simon Langlois, Ray Luzier, Mark McLean, Jost Nickel, Roland V-Drums Contest Finalists (Michel Bélanger, Chris Dimas, Rob Shawcross) & guest performer (Scott Pellegrom), Bobby Sanabria, Jeremy Taggart, Paul Wertico, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Maude Bastien-Desilets, Steven Cope, Mandela Coupal-Dalgleish, Sarah Dion, Graham Leduc).

2011: Oli Beaudoin, Adrian Bent, Ignacio Berroa, Teddy Campbell, Chris Coleman, Larnell Lewis, Lucas van Merwijk, Marco Minneman, Moritz Mueller, Scott Pellegrom, Aquiles Priester, Thomas Pridgen, Tobias Ralph, Roland V-Drums Contest Finalists (Isaac Dumont, Issah Contractor, Travis Regnier) & guest performer (Gary Grace), Billy Rymer, Danny Seraphine, Samuel Torres, Ray Yslas, and the Yamaha Rising Star Showcase (Efa Etoroma Jr, Anthony Festoso, Frédéric Michaël Grenier, Christian Renaud).