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Robert Castelli
Hello out there in the Modern Drummer universe! My name is Robert Castelli, and I’ve recently released a new CD, Robert Castelli/Boom Quartet, which is my first as a leader. I’ve been a fan of the mag since I was a…
Bruce Burgess
Hello, MD bloggers! My name is Bruce Burgess. First off, I just want to say thanks to Modern Drummer for this opportunity. MD has been a vital part of my musical upbringings for the past twenty years. I started off…
Sebastian Bach's Bobby Jarzombek
Bobby Jarzombek here! I’m writing this blog from the Sebastian Bach tour bus as we’re making our way to the next show in Greensville, WI. We’re three weeks into the Poison/Dokken/Sebastian Bach US tour, and we have four more weeks…
Bradlee Dean of Junkyard Prophet The Reason for Drumming
At the moment I’m literally trying to figure out how to do everything that I see needs to be done. There are always a thousand things going on in my mind. But now I’d like to unwind and take a…
Donnie Yal of the Sammies
I, as you can read above, am Donnie Yale. I play drums in the NC band The Sammies. (NC is better b/c we are on top for all of you reading this in SC). Our sophomore album, Sandwich, is set…
Mayhem Week! Mike Wengren of Disturbed
Mike Wengren from Disturbed here, writing in from The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. It’s day 7 as I write this, and we’re in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been a crazy hot one today! This tour has been really awesome so…
Mayhem Week! Brann Dailor of Mastodon
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem tour has been amazing so far. I kind of knew it would be a lot of fun when I saw the lineup. We’ve been friends with most of the bands on the bill for a…
Dave Mackintosh of DragonForce Mayhem Week Tour Blog
When we arrived at the first show for the Rockstar Energy Drink Festival, I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful Birch/Bubinga Starclassic set that Tama had so kindly sent me. I was like a kid at Christmas as I set…
Aaron R. Gillespie of Underoath
We're currently about a week into the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, and it's hot, sweaty, and fun. I was a bit nervous going into this tour, as the crowd at this festival is really, really different from any crowd…
Dave McClain with Machine Head
Well, here we are again: Machine Head is out on the road and trekking across the US. We're on about month 19 of the tour cycle for our new(est) album, The Blackening, with no end in sight. So that means…
"Sweet" Joey Valentine
"I Have Fun, Too": From New York to LA, ace drummer "Sweet" Joey Valentine talks about making the world's craziest record and the strangest tour ever. Before I left New York this past fall to conquer Los Angeles, I got…
"Sweet" Joey Valentine
"I Have Fun, Too": From New York to LA, ace drummer "Sweet" Joey Valentine talks about making the world's craziest record and the strangest tour ever. Before I left New York this past fall to conquer Los Angeles, I got…
Red's Hayden Lamb
Hey, everybody. I'm sitting in the back lounge of our tour bus on a rainy day in Asheville, North Carolina. We just wrapped up the dates with Seether and Flyleaf and are looking at a summer of spot dates and…
Greg Ellis
Hello, from my studio in Beachwood Canyon in the Hollywood Hills. My name is Greg Ellis. Although you might not immediately know my name, it's a fairly good bet that you've heard my playing many times. Most of my work…
