Drummers
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Bart Robley Drum Clinic Announced
Drummer/Author/Teacher Bart Robley will be doing a "Playing for the Song" drum clinic on March 24th, 2012 at 1PM at the Sam Ash in Cerritos, CA. All ages admitted and admission is free. Checkout Bart Robley's website here for additional performances and clinics.
In the Studio: Making inFAMOUS
This piece originally ran in the March 2010 issue of Modern Drummer. by David Ciauro How a hot new video game inspired one of the coolest percussion-oriented soundtracks in recent memory. The video-game industry has become a major moneymaking machine. And…
Upcoming Dates from Dafnis Prieto / Dafnison Music
Coming up in Boston Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet Peter Apfelbaum – Sax & Perc Manuel Valera – Piano & Keys Johannes Weidenmueller – Bass Dafnis Prieto – Drums When: Wednesday, Feb 29th / at 8:00 pm Where: Scullers…
Dena Tauriello of Antigone Rising
Hey, MD readers! This is Dena Tauriello from Antigone Rising, checking in from Jerusalem. We had the most amazing opportunity to travel to Israel and the West Bank as Arts Envoys, a cultural initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
Gimme 10! Bobby Sanabria
This piece originally ran in the April 2010 issue of Modern Drummer. One of the most world-traveled, well-spoken, and high-profile drummer/leaders on the planet tells us what’s what, Sanabria style. Check out clinics other than just drum and percussion events. The…
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 Coffin and Jeff Sipe Duet
CD Presented as a “single, stream-of-consciousness listening experience,” Duet finds Flecktones/Dave Matthews Band saxophonist Jeff Coffin and Aquarium Rescue Unit drummer Jeff Sipe engaging in a beautifully textured, free-form session using horns, drums, mallets, bells, gongs—anything and everything. Sipe’s…
The Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on Arriving at That Magic Take
This piece originally ran as a sidebar in the “Get Good: Playing for the Song” feature that ran in the January 2011 issue of Modern Drummer. As we were putting together this feature on playing for the song, MD Pro Panelist…
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…
The Steven Kroon Sextet Performances Annouced
The Steven Kroon Sextet will be performing two sets at The Jazz Standard in New York City on March 22, 2012. Set times are 7:30pm and 9:30pm, and tickets are $20. Go to the The Jazz Standard website or call 212-576-2232 to make…
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…
Additional Hannah Ford Performance and Meet & Greet Workshop Dates Announced
Hannah Ford will be appearing at select Guitar Centers in preparation for her upcoming workshop "Peace, Love and Drums." Attendees can look forward to a performance, Q&A and meet and greet. Dates and locations below: Tuesday March 6, 7PM @ Guitar…
Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events
CD This highly anticipated Dream Theater recording with new drummer MIKE MANGINI finds the prog-metal veterans in a sonically refined and musically focused state of mind. Lyrically and compositionally, the band maintains its long-running status as innovative explorers, though…
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…
