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Richie Morales
Hello, MD readers. "—It would be of great assistance to a karateka to become involved in the rhythmic occurrences of everyday life such as music and dance, and so on. This will lead to a unification of mind and body,…
Tim Turcott of The Exit Strategy
Hello. I'm Tim Turcott of The Exit Strategy, based out of Buffalo, NY/NYC/Philadelphia. I'm also involved in a yet-to-be-named project here in Philadelphia. Our influences come from many different bands and styles of music. We all have a wide variety…
Jeroen Elfferich
Hi, everyone. My name is Jeroen Elfferich, and I am a professional drummer from The Netherlands. I specialize in uneven rhythms/odd grooves. My goal is to get musicians/drummers interested in different grooves because we always hear the 4/4 bar. During…
Mike Bennett with Hillary Duff
What's up, MD readers! It's been awhile since my last blog, and I wanted to say hello. I spent all of 2007 on the road playing percussion with pop singer Hilary Duff. We toured the world and played all over…
Matt North
I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Last October, I played a gig in New York at Greenwich Village's Mo' Pitkins. Before leaving Los Angeles, I was told the club had a gorgeous Slingerland house drumset–just bring cymbals.…
Jim Bogios of Counting Crows
Many drummers are aware that Jim Bogios left Sheryl Crow for Counting Crows back in 2003. But Jim hasn’t really talked about the transition, until now. “I would never have considered leaving Sheryl unless it was for an opportunity to…
Dom Famularo
Hello, MD readers. 2007 was another jammed year of traveling. Fifteen countries, and many of them more than once! Here are some highlights: The Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Australia was a great event. There are some DVDs to check out,…
Frank Funaro Tour Blog
Happy New Year, fellow MD readers. I'm honored to have been asked to do a blog for MD Online, and I decided to go with a road-blog. I'm currently in rehearsals and pre-production for the next Cracker record (Yes, I…
Ira Elliot: Caught in the Web
Nada Surf is one of the smartest, freshest-sounding rock bands of the past ten/fifteen years. And like they say, behind every brilliant band is an equally crafty drummer. Kit man Ira Elliot is as sharp as they get. Before hooking…
Scotty Gee of LoveHateHero
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."–Harry S. Truman After reading a couple of drummers' posts on here, there is a point that I want to stress, that no one else in mentioning. As with most…
Dylan Wissing
2007 was an extremely busy year for me. I played eighty-four shows in the Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New Orleans, with several recording projects and a zillion songwriting sessions and rehearsals. I'm keeping a current schedule and blog at myspace.com/dylanwissing.…
Anthony Biuso Blog
Hey, MD, my name is Anthony Biuso from (hed) p.e. My friends, oddly enough, call me Tiny Bubz. If you've found your way to my blog, then you must be like me: I live and breathe drums and drumming! I've…
Craig Pilo with Frankie Valli
Hello, MD readers! It's always a pleasure to punch in with my fellow drummers and the MD community. We are all fortunate to belong to a group that takes interest in one another, shares and swaps ideas, and above all,…
John Zox
Greetings, Modern Drummers! I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about my band, ZOX, my experience as its drummer for the past six years, and our new, third album, Line In The Sand. Allow me to give you…
