On the Beat
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Michael Vafiotis of 4ARM
Hey there, MD readers, my name is Michael Vafiotis, or, as I’m better known, “Juice.” I currently play drums for the metal band 4ARM. Over the last year I’ve spent most of my time recording and preparing for the release…
Jeff Fabb with James Durbin
Hi, my name is Jeff Fabb and I was born and raised in the small town of Mattituck, Long Island, New York, and started shredding away at the age of eleven. A year or so after high school I decided…
Ryan Berty of SOJA
Hello, MD readers! If you had told me at age fifteen that I would grow up to be a professional drummer, I would have thought you were crazy. Playing drums seemed like the last thing I would be able to…
Tate Cunningham of SafetySuit
Hello, MD readers! I’m writing from my home in Nashville, Tennessee. I think I can speak for all touring musicians when I say that “home” is one of those words that can take on a whole new meaning on the…
Pat Kirch of the Maine
I never know how to start something like this, so I guess I’ll just jump right in. When 2011 came to a close I was doing a lot of thinking about everything that happened last year. My band, the Maine,…
Taku Hirano
Greetings, MD readers, from the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson—The Immortal world tour! Right now, I am en route to begin the third leg of our North American tour. We started “creation” of this truly amazing show back in August…
Tony Wolski of Old Gods and the Armed
Hello MD community! My name is Tony and I play drums in two bands from Detroit, Old Gods and the Armed. This is my first time contributing to the MD blog (or any blog) so, uh, here we go! As…
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Hey, what’s happening, MD! This is Vince Wilburn Jr., recently back from winter NAMM 2012, where I got to see a lot of my good friends, witness some great music, and check out new, innovative products. It’s one of my…
Shawn Bowen of Didges Christ SuperDrum and World Collision
Hello, fellow time manipulators! I am truly honored to be given the opportunity to write this blog and to communicate with all of you! First, a little bit about my history and experience in the music industry. I’m a multi-instrumentalist.…
Ringo Starr
One gets a sense from Ringo Starr’s brand-new album, Ringo 2012, that the famous Beatle is thinking a lot about the past these days. First off, Ringo revisits a few of his older tunes here, employing reggae feels on “Step Lightly”…
Steve Baskis
What’s up! My name is Steve, but you can just call me “blind guy” if you want, ha ha! No, really, I lost my vision during combat operations with the U.S. Army in May of 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, and…
Manu Delago with Bjork
Hello, my name is Manu Delago, and I’m currently touring with Icelandic artist Björk. Her project Biophilia is quite different from anything else I’ve been involved in so far. Apart from Björk, a twenty-four-girl choir from Iceland (!) and a…
Nashville’s Kevin Murphy
Hello there, Modern Drummers! I’m Kevin Murphy, drummer for Tonic (rock) and Randy Houser (country), posting from the road, cramming ten songs into my head for a show tonight for an unsigned artist’s last-minute gig. Such events aren’t anomalies; in…
Joe Connolly of Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys
What up, Modern Drummer family! I can’t tell you how excited I was when asked to be a part of the blog. I have been reading Modern Drummer since I was twelve years old! Hope you enjoy getting to know…
