Eckhard Kopetzki is a German composer who studied at the University of Osnabrück and currently teaches percussion at the Berufsfachschule. Canned Heat, written in 2002 for the Percussion Arts Society, won first place in the multi-percussion category. The work is notable for its shifting time signatures, frequent use of septuplets and rapid instrument changes, all of which create a dynamic and technically demanding performance. Despite these complexities, performers and listeners alike can connect to the piece through its underlying grooves and its clear ABA formal structure.