Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Chad Szeliga
Making grooves “pop” is Chad Szeliga’s purpose. The drummer joined Breaking Benjamin for 2006’s Phobia, and his experimentation with jazz, bebop, and fusion helped him pepper a huge modern rock record with incredibly tasty nuances. “Listen to Vinnie Paul,” says…
Rexsell Hardy Jr. Growing up in Chicago
Rexsell Hardy Jr. came up in Chicago’s Gospel scene and started out playing drums in his grandfather’s church when he was just five years old. By age six he was playing around Chicago with his father’s Gospel group, The Hardy…
Dave Witte
With the coming of the new year, I had a bunch of habits and routines I wanted to refine or correct, drumming being the most important. But I recently got an XBOX 360, and drumming kinda took the back seat…
Ryan MacMillan of Matchbox Twenty
Over the past ten years, Matchbox Twenty sold over 28 million records, including three multi-platinum albums and a string of hit singles. Their new two-CD collection, Exile On Mainstream, contains their greatest hits plus six brand-new songs featuring recently arrived…
Brian Blade: Always Be Reacting
by Ken Micallef “I’m always trying to tune in to what the other musicians are sending out, and then reacting to that as quickly as possible. If I’m thinking when I’m on the bandstand, I know I’m in trouble.”…
Wuv: P.O.D.'s Stickman Shines On The Band's Latest
(July 2008 Issue) by Steven Douglas Losey “When I’m playing my drums, it’s like burning incense to God.” In an industry that is fond of burning out young bands and tossing out their ashes with the trash, P.O.D. has been…
Simon Phillips
Drumming legend Simon Phillips will simply not slow down, and his star-studded drumming career continues to grow and evolve. Since Simon joined Grammy-winning, LA-based rock band Toto fifteen years ago, the group has toured relentlessly, refining their classic material while…
Graeme Ramsay of The Wedding Present
Edinburgh, Scotland. Thurs, 1st May 2008. How did I, a young lad from Fife, end up in The Wedding Present? That's what I'm usually asked, anyway, by those who know of the band's roots in the north of England in…
David Uosikkinen: Gearing Up For The Road
Get out the Slim Fast, I'm going out on the road. Every time I get ready to do a tour with The Hooters, I think it may be my last. I've been on this horse for a long time, partner,…
Wayne Proctor
Hi to all you Modern Drummer cyberspace visitors. My name is Wayne Proctor and I am from the U.K. I've been involved with music nearly my whole life, from tinkling on my grandparents' piano as a small child to playing…
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu
A Black Dog In Rushock Hello to all of you. My name is Scott Reeder and I play drums for a living. And I pinch myself every day. I’ve been drumming for close to twenty-eight years now, the last fifteen…
Roxy Petrucci of Vixen
Hi, MD readers, Roxy here from the ’80s band Vixen. "I know you, you’re Robert Plank!" Believe it or not, my sister Maxine blurted out those words to the one and only Robert Plant! I elbowed her and said, "PLANT,…
Matt R. Johnson of The Mighty Orq
Hey, everyone, this is Matt R. Johnson. I play drums and sing in a band from Houston called The Mighty Orq. I'm happy to relax and just write down my thoughts on drumming and my attempt to make a living…
Ryan Brundage of Experimental Dental School
Greetings to modern drummers worldwide. My name is Ryan Brundage, and I play drums for the Oakland based art-rock band Experimental Dental School. Working with E.D.S. has definitely been one of the most challenging and rewarding musical experiences of my…
