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.
Bobby Morgenthaler of My Favorite Highway
It’s blog time, people! My name is Bobby Morgenthaler, and I’ve had the great privilege for the last three years of playing drums in one of Virgin Records’ newest pop-rock bands, My Favorite Highway. Having just released our first major…
Jenny Olivia Johnson
Hello, Modern Drummer! My name is Jenny Olivia Johnson, and I’m a drummer, composer, and music scholar currently living in Brookline, MA. I spent the past thirteen years living in New York City, and I only just recently came to…
Stimulate This! tour with Jon Wysocki of Staind
Hey MD, Jon from Staind here. We’re about halfway through our Stimulate This! tour with Shinedown, Chevelle, Halestorm, and Lo-Pro. This tour has a cool vibe with the crowds and among the bands. All the groups seem to get along…
Stimulate This! Tour with Barry Kerch of Shinedown
What’s going on, everyone in Modern Drummer land? This is Barry from Shinedown. First off, I have to say that I am so honored to be included in the Modern Drummer blog and be surrounded by such great talent. Right…
Stimulate This! Tour with Arejay Hale of Halestorm
Hey, MD! It’s been a while since we last spoke. And speaking of “It’s been a while,” we’re now on the “Stimulate This!” tour with a band I’ve been a fan of since I were nine years old, Staind. I…
Street Drum Corps' Frank Zummo
As I blog, I’m sitting at Tommy Lee’s Atrium Studio in Calabasas, CA, where Street Drum Corps is doing preproduction for our Interscope Records debut double album, due out in early 2010. One disc is an all-percussion concept album called…
Amy Winehouse's Troy Miller
Hi, MD readers, my name is Troy Miller, and I’m a drummer, music director, and composer who began playing drums in a family band and at church. As a teenager I reached the finals of the BBC Young Musician Of…
Mikey Martin of Shiny Toy Guns - How he got started!
Hello, Modern Drummers, my name is Mikey Martin, born and raised in beautiful Southern California. I’ve been the drummer for Shiny Toy Guns since 2004. When I started playing music early on in grade school, I fell head over heals…
Keygrip's Jared DiLalla the path taken
Hello, MD readers and fellow bloggers, my name is Jared DiLalla and I’m the drummer in New York City’s Keygrip. NYC is a challenging yet rewarding place to be an active, working musician. I moved here a decade ago, motivated…
The Morning After Girls' Anthony Johnson
Last year, two wonderful things happened in my life. First, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. And second, I joined my new band, The Morning After Girls! It consists of my Australian and American brothers. I hope…
Sammy K
Greetings, fellow Modern Drummer readers! My name is Sammy K and I am honored to be a part of the blog section of the world’s leading drum magazine. I’m an independent musician and educator residing in Los Angeles and blessed…
Daniel Glass
Hello to all MD readers and drum friends. It’s been a while since I’ve posted to this blog–not for lack of desire–but because I’ve been running all over the globe attempting to make a living by hitting things and writing…
Dave McAfee with Toby Keith
Story and photos by Sayre Berman Things haven’t changed much for Dave McAfee. He played the drums as a kid, and he plays the drums as an adult. He moved around a lot as a kid, and he moves around…
Beyoncé's Marcie Chapa
Story and photos by Sayre Berman Anyone who saw her perform as a young girl knew that it was just a matter of time before Marcie Chapa would carve out a name for herself in the ranks of talented percussionists.…
