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Drummer Blog: Matty Amendola
What’s up, Modern Drummer community! It’s been almost a year since I wrote my last blog, and in that time I’ve been playing a lot of drums. My last entry was about my debut solo album, = Ecstasy, and I’d…
Brian Woodruff
Greeting fellow drummers! My name is Brian Woodruff and I’m a jazz drummer living in New York City. I’ve just released my first CD as a leader, The Tarrier. It features my sextet, which includes a stellar cast of musicians:…
Ingrid Michaelson’s Elliot Jacobson
Hey, MD readers! I recently finished a two-month tour with Jenny Owen Youngs. I’m lucky that the Jenny band is made up of close friends. Touring can be pretty grueling. But if there’s anyone I want to eat, sleep, breathe,…
Fall of Envy’s Brandt Frenchman
Hello, my fellow drummers! My name is Brandt Frenchman, and I’ve been a drummer for most of my life. My parents started me with lessons at the age of five, after I showed an aptitude for beating on pots and…
The Drum Lab’s Mike Johnston Talks About his Drum School - The Drum Lab
What is up, everyone! My name is Mike Johnston, and I run an educational Web site as well as own and operate Sacramento’s first and only drum school, the Drum Lab. I began drumming at the age of six when…
Elmwood's Donnie Marple
What is up, Modern Drummer! My name is Donnie Marple. I am the 2007 Guitar Center Drum-Off winner. Let me tell you a little about my past and then tell you what’s going on now. Winning the Drum-Off really sparked…
Avril Lavigne's Rodney Howard
Yo, MD! A lot going on these days! As of late last year, I finished up a world tour and DVD with Avril Lavigne. Earlier this year was the release of Tall Stories, a recording I did with ex-Journey frontman…
The Clarks' Dave Minarik
MD readers. My name is Dave Minarik, and I play drums for a Pittsburgh-based band called the Clarks. We’re excited to release our latest CD, Restless Days. I thought I would share a bit of information about the recording process,…
Shout Out Out Out Out’s Gravy and Clint
Gravy Modern Drummer, eh?! Sweet! Well, as I write this, I’m sitting on a plane from Toronto home to Edmonton. Shout Out Out Out Out has just finished the second leg of our release tour for Reintegration Time in Canada…
Tim Kuhl Drummer Blog
Hello, MD readers! My name is Tim Kuhl, and I’m a drummer and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. I’ve been playing drums for over fifteen years. I record and play in several rock bands in NYC, including the Izzys, the…
Scarlet Sins’ Elie Bertrand
Hello, Modern Drummers! I’m writing to you live from the T Dot, a.k.a. Toronto. I just came back from a wicked rehearsal. We just finished writing a few songs. I’m so stoked to go into the studio! Second album on…
Toby Keith’s Dave McAfee
Hello, MD Readers! My name is Dave McAfee, and I have played drums for Toby Keith since 2000. I wanted to say hey and share what’s been going on lately. We recently returned to the States from our eighth USO…
Propagandhi's Jord Samolesky
My name is Jord Samolesky. I play drums for a shakin’ rock ’n’ roll band called Propagandhi. My experience with music began with listening to my parents’ Beatles, ABBA, and Boney M. albums. I took piano lessons between seven and…
Aiden's Jake Davison
My name is Jake Davison, I play drums in a band called Aiden. I'm in Salt Lake City, sitting in a hotel writing this blog for Modern Drummer. I started playing drums when I was super young. My dad always…
