Features
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.
Billie Eilish’s Andrew Marshall
With today's fastest-rising and most intriguing pop singer, the drummer uses all the stylistic and technological skills he's learned over the years to bracing effect.
Boredoms' YoshimiO
YoshimiO is a multi-instrumentalist and creative force at the center of a number of extraordinary musical powerhouses in Japanese experimental music.
Procol Harum's B.J. Wilson
Most who experienced his playing first-hand—including Jimmy Page, who nearly nabbed him for Led Zeppelin—believed he was one of the best drummers who ever lived.
Richard Spaven
With roots in the U.K. club and hip-hop scenes, the drummer brings a fresh approach to the instrument that's at once modern and traditional.
Web Exclusive! Blake Fleming on The Book of Rhythm
Drummer and educator Blake Fleming recently self-published The Book of Rhythm, an encyclopedic compendium of rhythmic permutations.
Fredy Studer — Evolving Processes
Active on the European avant-jazz and classical scenes, Studer was a founding member of the influential, freewheeling fusion group OM.
Kate Gentile
Gentile’s debut album, Mannequins, recalls Frank Zappa’s intricate polyrhythms if performed by a programmer, a classical percussionist, and a multi-limbed trap set player.
Benzel Baltimore
The life of the professional musician is rarely what it seems. People on the outside imagine stars lazing around with family, friends, and adoring fans.
Deerhunter’s Moses Archuleta
Moses Archuleta cuts a contradictory figure. He’s tall and thin, with an almost gentle bearing. But onstage and in the studio, Moses exudes power and strength.
Anderson .Paak
Bruno Mars gave Anderson .Paak some advice: If you're going to do this drummer stuff,...
Jerry Carrigan: In On The Ground Floor
His recording career is so extensive that he can't even remember a good portion of the songs on which he has played.
Elvin Jones: Philosopher King
Jones took nothing for granted in music or in life. He played every night as if it might be his last.
Debbie Knox-Hewson
Today she’s put lessons learned toward educating and inspiring up-and-comers around the world, as well as to the betterment of her latest endeavor, the band Nasty Cherry.
