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Jerry Roe of Friendship Commanders on Recording at Home
Even before the pandemic shuttered most of the commercial studios for band sessions, Jerry Roe decided the new Friendship Commanders EP would benefit from being recorded at home. "We wanted a thicker, more lush, and much grander sound than what…
inMusic Acquires BFD
Hot News from inMusic April 21, 2020—inMusic, the global leader in music-production hardware, software, and consumer electronics, is proud to announce the acquisition of BFD from London-based tech company, FXpansion. FXpansion—a subsidiary of ROLI from 2016—is renowned for BFD, as…
Mapex Stay, Learn, and Play at Home Initiative
News from Mapex... In this rapidly changing, extremely challenging time in our market and society, Mapex Drums is responding to drummers who are now spending the bulk of their time at home. Touring players off the road, students home from…
Jake Cochran on Small Kits and Playing While Standing Up
Jake Cochran Hello Modern Drummer! My name is Jake Cochran, and I am the drummer half of alt-rock duo Illiterate Light. I'm coming off of an incredible two-month headlining U.S. tour, and diving into writing for our next record—a shift…
Exclusive! BBC Weather Presenter Details his Multi-Million View Drumming Performance
Evans and the DW kit that rocked the BBC News theme while he reported —and performed — from home. It surprised viewers and went on to enthrall the world. After BBC North West weather reporter Owain Wyn Evans finished his…
Shinedown Raises $200,000+ to Provide Protective Gear to Health Workers
Kicking off with its own donation of $20,000, multi-platinum rock act Shinedown has raised more than $200,000 to date to provide protective masks, isolation gowns, and exam gloves to U.S. and international health workers — and YOU can help further…
Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund for Jazz Musicians Launched
New York's Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is establishing a $1 million fund to help the city's jazz musicians during the COVID-19 crisis. "The entire jazz ecosystem has been shut down, and the jazz community is devastated," says foundation president Wynton…
Keeping Well Engaged During the Pandemic
The global COVID-19 pandemic has put a hard pause on many aspects of our daily lives. For musicians, this has meant cancelled gigs, lost revenue, rescheduled-to-whenever recording sessions, and perhaps even utter panic on how to move forward in our…
British Weather Reporter Jams to the BBC News Theme
BBC North West's Owain Wyn Evans jumped onto his drum kit after his weather report and played to the BBC News theme — a performance that has garnered more than 2.4 million views at present. “When they said try working…
Kingdom of Rock Launches "COVID-19 and the Music Business" Podcast
Drummer Kent Slucher (top right) talks about how he is dealing with limited opportunities during the COVID-19 crisis on the Kingdom of Rock podcast. The Kingdom of Rock Podcast series, COVID-19 and the Music Business, has been interviewing musicians…
Methods Body Drops Debut Album on May 22
Photo by David Worthington Drummer John Niekrasz —who was interviewed in the June 2020 issue of Modern Drummer —and keyboardist Luke Wyland are releasing their band’s self-titled debut album, Methods Body, on May 22 via New Amsterdam/Beacon Sound records. Methods…
D'Addario Transforms Drumheads into Face Shields
D’Addario is underway in engineering and manufacturing face shields to help alleviate the dire shortage of protective gear for New York and the world’s healthcare workers. Even before our factories were closed, D’Addario immediately began devising a way to use…
Creedence Drummer Doug Clifford Releases "Lost" Solo Album
Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford's rediscovered, 1985 home-studio album, Magic Window , will be released soon via streaming platforms. The single, "Just Another Girl" is out today, Friday, April 10. The full album drops on April 24—which is…
Creedence Drummer Doug Clifford Releases "Lost" Solo Album
Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford's rediscovered, 1985 home-studio album, Magic Window , will be released soon via streaming platforms. The single, "Just Another Girl" is out today, Friday, April 10. The full album drops on April 24—which is…
