On the Beat
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Seth Faulk of the Nightmare River Band
What’s up, MD readers and travelers of the interweb?! Seth Faulk here. I recently got back from the Hear Me Now Tour with Sami.The.Great, and I’m getting ready for the release of the new record by the Nightmare River Band.…
LeeAnet Noble
Hey, MD readers. I’m LeeAnet, and I am a percussionist/performing artist in NYC. I began drumming with my feet—my grandmother Dr. Loncie Malloy taught me how to tap dance when I was two years old. My grandmother passed away when…
Jake Garland of Memphis May Fire
Hey, guys! First of all, I really appreciate the opportunity to share a little info about myself with all of you, so thank you! My name is Jake Garland, I live in Florida, and I play drums for the band…
The Wee Trio’s Jared Schonig
Greetings, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Jared Schonig and I am a drummer living in New York City. I’m involved in a number of different music scenes here in what I consider to be the greatest city in the…
Dan Whitesides of The Used
What’s up Modern Drummer readers?! Dan Whitesides from the Used here. Thank you, Modern Drummer, for giving me the opportunity to talk a little about our new album, Vulnerable. Vulnerable is the Used’s fifth album and my third with the…
Jesse Smith of Fall From Grace
When I was in profiled in the February 2000 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, I was in a band in Seattle called Saqqara, which was doing quite well opening for numerous national acts in the Seattle area, such as B.Ö.C.,…
The Villains’ Sean McNally
The recording of our second album, Velocity (Toucan Cove/Universal), started with a series of pre-production rehearsals attended by the band and producers Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and bad cop)…
Phil Chamberlain of To Speak of Wolves
First off, I’d like to thank Modern Drummer for asking me to blog. I’ve been a huge fan of the magazine since I was a kid and couldn’t be more stoked to be a part of this great drum site.…
Andrew Nauss of Thieving Irons
Hey, Modern Drummer(s)! My name is Andrew Nauss, and in some circles, “Dangerous” Danny Anderson. I’m very grateful to Modern Drummer for the opportunity to participate in the blog. I play drums for a Brooklyn-based band called Thieving Irons. Our…
T.J. Snow
Hello again, Modern Drummer readers, it’s been a while since my last blog. Some things have changed since then, the biggest being my departure from CorpuS. It was a great few years with those guys, and we had a good…
Brian Calhoun
Greetings, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Brian Calhoun, and I am the creator and director of a very special drumline from Long Island, New York. All of the members of the FREE Players Drumline and are from the special-needs…
Steve Patrick of Glory Days
Hello, MD readers! It’s never comfortable writing about yourself, so bare with me while I take you through this. For starters, my name is Steve Patrick, and I just recently turned twenty-three, which brings me to the realization that I’ve…
Jorma Vik of the Bronx
As most people may not be familiar with the bands I play in, I’ll give you a brief history. The Bronx is an American rock/punk/hardcore band formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. We’re currently working on our fourth full-length…
Andy Geisel of Oceanics
Hey, everyone, my name is Andrew. I’m twenty years old and I’ve been playing the drums for over ten years now. The fact that I started playing drums was by pure chance. I originally wanted to play saxophone. I only…
