Drummers
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Ray Luzier: Getting Inside The Music
To Ray Luzier, Korn’s drummer and newest member, playing with legends is nothing he hadn’t done before. The Musicians Institute grad and PIT instructor earned the full-time Korn gig in 2007. A number of familiar names had sat in with…
We Are The In Crowd's Rob Chianelli Blog
(image updated 2023) What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? My name is Rob Chianelli, and I’m twenty-two years old and play drums in a pop/rock band called We Are The In Crowd. I decided to try playing drums when I was…
We Are The In Crowd's Rob Chianelli Blog
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? My name is Rob Chianelli, and I’m twenty-two years old and play drums in a pop/rock band called We Are The In Crowd. I decided to try playing drums when I was a sophomore in…
The Greats: Josh Freese
If the old saying “He’s been around the block a few times” applies to anyone, it most certainly applies to Josh Freese. Given his rep as a studio ace, he’s been referred to in MD as “Mr. First Call,” a…
Bobby Rosengarden: The Stylish Rhythm Of TV’s Golden Age
Bobby Rosengarden was a well-traveled and well-recorded drummer whose career spanned the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s and included work with musical giants such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, and Astrud Gilberto. But Rosengarden…
Alesana’s Jeremy Bryan talks about his growth in the music industry
Hey, y’all! Thanks for taking the time to read this. I’ve been playing drums for about eleven years and have been in many bands. For the last few years I’ve played with Alesana, a screamo/hardcore band that combines pop essentials…
Gorden Campbell: Blog
Wassup, MD readers! I hope this blog finds all of you doing well! My name is Gorden Campbell and I live in Los Angeles, California. I grew up in a small city just north of Manhattan called Newburgh, N.Y. Newburgh…
Greg Kaufman of Dang We’re On Fire
What up to the drum world! My name is Greg Kaufman, and I play drums for the fresh new rock ’n’ roll act Dang We’re On Fire from Sarasota, Florida. This is my first blog for Modern Drummer and I’m…
Dave Lombardo: Slayer’s Patron Saint Of Speed Drumming
Born in Havana, Cuba, into a family that moved to the States in the mid ’60s to escape communism, Dave Lombardo was perhaps destined to be attracted to extreme music. The drummer most readily cited as the king of thrash…
Alexis Razon of Vinyl
To start, it is an honor to write for an outstanding magazine that caters to drummers and percussionists worldwide. MD is a great resource for the drumming community. My first introduction to drumming started at ten years old. The age…
Jason Gianni: Diversity And Dedication
by Mike Haid Early on in Jason Gianni’s life, his father passed along a very caring but cautious piece of advice, saying, “Whatever you want to do, just be the best you can be, follow the rules, and do it…
The Hue’s Brian Gilmanov
Hail, Modern Drummer readers, it’s an honor to be writing for you! My name is Brian Gilmanov, and I’m a twenty-five-year-old professional multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago, currently playing drums and composing for the instrumental progressive rock band The Hue. Growing…
Mountain's Corky Laing (VIDEO)
If there’s a man responsible for bringing the lowly cowbell the respect it deserves, it’s Mountain’s Corky Laing. Video by Sayre Berman
Cole Marcus: Blog
Hey, everyone, this is Cole Marcus. I recently turned eleven years old, and I’ve been playing drums professionally since the age of three. I actually started playing by myself when I was ten months old. Sounds weird, but it’s…
