Drummers
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On the Beat with Maxx Morando of the Regrettes: Talks Recording and Debut Album
Hey MD! I’m Maxx Morando, drummer of the Regrettes. I’m eighteen years old and have been playing drums since I was eight and joined the School of Rock in Hollywood. I met some of my bandmates there, three of whom…
Craig Macintyre of the Goo Goo Dolls: Reflects on 2016 and Talks Tours
Hello, MD readers, a lot has happened in 2016. I’ve been playing for the platinum pop rockers the Goo Goo Dolls and earlier in the year I recorded drums and percussion on their newest release Boxes. I also co-wrote the…
Track-by-Track: Frank Zummo Discusses Sum 41’s 13 Voices
Track-by-Track: Frank Zummo Discusses Sum 41’s 13 Voices by Billy Amendola Frank Zummo was born on Long Island, New York, and began drumming at age three, when he discovered his dad’s drumkit. By the time he was seven he was…
Martin Brandlmayr on Radian’s On Dark Silent Off
by Willie Rose photo by Rania Moslam Drummer and sonic explorer Martin Brandlmayr continues to smear the increasingly blurred line between acoustic and electronic music on Radian’s newest release, On Dark Silent Off. The record, which the Vienna-based electro-acoustic pioneers…
John Sherman on Tour With Red Fang
by Willie Rose photos by James Rexroad Red Fang, the hard-rock/metal powerhouse from Portland, Oregon, released their fourth studio album, Only Ghosts, this past October. Drummer John Sherman is currently throwing down his blazing fills and powerful, no-frills grooves…
Monte Yoho on the Outlaws’ Legacy Live
The Outlaws are one of the premier bands associated with the Southern-rock movement of the ’70s, and drummer Monte Yoho was with the group—dubbed Florida’s Guitar Army—at the very beginning. Early hits like the Yoho co-write “There Goes Another Love…
On the Beat with Jack Ryan from the Marcus King Band: Talks Second Album and Gear
Hello, MD readers! This is Jack Ryan from the Marcus King Band. We’re a heavily touring psychedelic, soulful Southern rock group from Greenville, South Carolina. I would like to share some of my experiences and lessons I have learned from…
On the Beat with Jon Busby of Sparrows: Talks Influences, Setup, and New Album
Hello fellow Modern Drummer readers! My name is Jon Busby. I want to first say how humbled I am to write an On The Beat web post for Modern Drummer magazine. Ever since I started playing drums at the age…
Friday Nuggets: Paul Thompson’s Trip From Roxy Music to Lindisfarne
Roxy Music, featuring Paul Thompson (far right) It’s funny how we define our favorite players. While drummers who came of age in the ’70s heyday of FM radio would associate Paul Thompson with the early era of the groundbreaking British…
On the Beat with Adam “A-West” Bannister of Death Valley High: Talks New Album and Kit
Hello, MD! Adam “A-West” Bannister of the band Death Valley High here. We are a “death disco” act with thousands of miles and hundreds of intense shows behind us. In the last few years we have toured the US, UK,…
On the Beat with Rob Mitzner: Talks Jann Klose, Action Moves People United
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. I’ve had a lot of incredible musical experiences since I last wrote you two years ago, including recording drums and Irish percussion for the Broadway show Outside Mullingar, and fulfilling my lifelong dream of performing at…
On the Beat with Danny “Dangry” Grossarth of Candiria: Talks Opportunities and New Record
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Danny “Dangry” Grossarth and I have the exciting honor of playing drums in Candiria. I was born and raised in Queens, New York, where my parents were able to cultivate and encourage…
On the Beat with Emily Estefan: Talks Musical Passions, New Album, and YouTube Channel
Greetings, earthlings! Emily Estefan here wanting to share a little bit about my musical journey. I grew up on the sides of stages watching some of the most incredible musicians playing their instruments for the world to hear—I was literally…
On the Beat with Daniel Moilanen of Katatonia: Talks Metal Genres and the Essence of Drumming
Greetings drummers! (Modern or not.) Greetings readers! (Drummers or not.) My name is Daniel Moilanen and I’m a metal drummer. Throughout the entirety of my drumming career I’ve played different styles of metal within different genres of metal and the…
