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Justin Hanson from So They Say

Hey, MD readers, I'm Justin Hanson, and I play drums for So They Say. We're an alternative rock band based out of St. Louis, Missouri. We got together 2004 while I was still in high school, and we started touring…

Modern Drummer
Sep 23, 2007

David Bergander of Celebration

Greetings! I'm David Bergander of the band Celebration. We're very excited that our second album, The Modern Tribe, is out now on 4AD. We've learned many things creating this record, the most important being, follow your heart, trust your gut,…

Modern Drummer
Sep 17, 2007

Drummer Blog: Marc Norgaard

Hello, fellow drummers, from Baltimore, Maryland! My name is Marc Norgaard, and I have been running a successful drum session-via-the-Web business for a number of years. I've had the opportunity to play on everything from demos to jingles to complete…

Modern Drummer
Sep 12, 2007

Jason Bittner: What Drives The Beat Clinic Tour Diary

Jason Bittner What Drives The Beat Clinic Tour Diary, November 17–23, 2008 Hi, everyone out there in drum land, Jason Bittner here, recently returning home after completing my first ever U.S. clinic tour in support of my brand-new Hudson Music…

Modern Drummer
Jul 24, 2007

Darren Lyons — The Darren Lyons Group

Darren Lyons wasn't in a rush to quit his day gig as a New York City club employee back in the early '80s. One day Peter Erskine would be setting up his kit. The next it might be Steve Jordan…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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