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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.
Jarrod Montague of Taproot
Hey, this is Jarrod Montague, drummer for the band Taproot. Thanks for checking out my blog for Modern Drummer–one of the best mags out there! I sometimes wish that I would have gotten a drumkit when I was three, started…
Drummer Blog: Joshua Dekaney
Grupo Pagán recently recorded an album with producer Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets) in spacious JA Castle studios of Utica, New York. Save the World is fourteen original tracks including music by Haslip and Santana. Special guests feature Eric Marienthal on…
Tyler Mahurin of A Static Lullaby
What's up, everyone. So I've been in a few bands before A Static Lullaby. One that you might have heard of, and a bunch you never have. I was in A Thorn For Every Heart before joining ASL, and before…
Dennis Leeflang
I never really saw myself as a session drummer. Touring is what I like to do best. I love to travel, I love hotel rooms, I love having to improvise on the road, I love meeting new people. I did…
Steve Julian of Colourslide
Hello, everyone! This is Steve Julian with Colourslide out of Gainesville, FL. I have to start off with a huge thanks to Modern Drummer for letting me be a part of the blogs. It's an honor to be amongst the…
Ricardo Lagomasino
I played in a Rush cover band in high school. I went to jazz school. I played in a West African dance troupe. I marched snare drum in a drum & bugle corps. There were times in my life when…
Pete Thompson
Hello, MD readers. I've been having a pretty busy past few years, working on CDs, DVDs, live recordings, and film score work with Robin Trower, Pete Haycock, Robert Plant, Eric Bibb, Melanie, David Byron, Ken Hensley, Murray Head, and Andrew…
The Windupdeads' Marcus von Boisman
Hi! I'm Marcus, the drummer in The Windupdeads, and I'm very honored to be writing for the Modern Drummer blog. I've actually never seen myself as a drummer–I started playing guitar in my early teens and was the front man…
Jeff Gilbert of Kutless
My name is Jeff Gilbert, and I play the drums. "No duh," you might think, "Why else would this guy that I've never heard of be writing here on MD?" Well, let me tell you why you are here. It's…
Loquat's Christopher Lautz
Hey, all you butts of drummer jokes—. My name is Christopher Lautz, and I play drums and sing back-up in San Francisco's Loquat. My band is a mix of electronic and organic sounds, in the trip-hop/dream-pop realm of things. I…
Nate Morton
Here's a quickie for MD Online readers. Just wanted to throw a couple things out there. I'm about to find myself back on television again, playing in the house band on The Bonnie Hunt Show. Bonnie is an actress whose…
Branden Morgan of Misery Signals
Hey, all! First, I want to take this time to thank the guys at Modern Drummer for having me in mind at all to write something for such an amazing publication. It's a true honor, and there's tons of guys…
Still Time's John Vucinich
Hi, everyone. My name is John Vucinich and I'm the drummer for Still Time. I dabble in funk, polyrhythm, and long walks on the beach. I'm really excited to write this blog for Modern Drummer, but I had to think…
Dick DiCenso
The well-known drummer/teacher reflects on his sixty-year love affair with the drums. Thanks to my parents, Americo and Anna DiCenso, Santa Claus brought me my first drumset. It was a toy kit complete with tin shells, paper heads, and a…
