Drummers
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Charly “C.P.” Roth of the Liza Colby Sound
Talking About New Album, Gear, and Lefty Setup Hello MD! This is Charly “C.P.” Roth, drummer of the Liza Colby Sound (rock and roll out of New York City), writing to you from the front seat of a Sprinter somewhere…
Producer Mark Hudson and Molly Tentarelli
Mark and Molly Talking New Album Tracks Hey drummers and percussive humans, Mark Hudson here. I’m the very old drummer in the Hudson Brothers. Since I was thirteen years old, I played a four-piece Ludwig drumkit because I wanted…
Bernard Fowler of the Rolling Stones
Talking About New Album, Percussionists/Drummers, and Gear Hello everyone in Modern Drummer land! Inside Out is the name of my new LP and it’s a reinterpretation of songs written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger for the Rolling Stones. As…
Dee Plakas of L7
Explains L7's Latest Record and Her Gear Hello Modern Drummer peeps! My name is Dee Plakas (aka “The Goddess of Thunder”) and I have been drumming for L7 since 1988. The band gave the nickname to me! I played drums…
Bob Holz on His Latest Album and More!
Talks Shows, Latest Album, and Gear Hello Modern Drummers! It’s been a whirlwind of activity for me since I recently moved to Los Angeles. What a pleasure it was to headline at the world famous Catalina Jazz Bar in Hollywood…
Louis G. Santiago Jr.
Hello, MD readers! It’s been a while since I last appeared in Modern Drummer. To those who may be unfamiliar with me, my name is Lou Santiago Jr., the 2003 MD Undiscovered Drummer Contest winner in the over-eighteen age category.…
Ray Marté of Moon Tooth
Talking About New Projects and Favorite Gear Hi everyone! It’s an honor to be featured “On The Beat” again! I play in the band Moon Tooth and we just finished a tour with Mark Morton’s project Anesthetic and Light The…
Caitlin Kalafus of Cyndi Lauper
Talking About Audition, Tours, and Gear Hey everyone! It’s Caitlin Kalafus and I’m excited to be back “On The Beat!” A lot has happened since I last checked in. Back then I was just heading out on the Vans Warped…
Mick Rain of Pezband
Talks About His Favorite Gear Hi MD readers! I’m Mick Rain from Pezband sending a big shout out to all my drummer friends around the country and in other parts of the world. I really enjoy running into all of…
Van Romaine of Enrique Iglesias
Talking about Multi-Track Studio, Gear, and Shares Tracking Video Hello MD readers! Van Romaine from the Steve Morse Band, Blood Sweat and Tears, Nena, Kansas, Bernie Worrell, and most recently Enrique Iglesias, amongst others. For this “On The Beat” I’d…
Dan Laverde of Mick Blankenship
Talking About Tours, Influences, and Gear Hey, everybody! First, I want to thank Modern Drummer for inviting me to be featured here “On The Beat!” Hopefully it’s the first of many more to come. I’m a nineteen-year-old drummer from Cincinnati,…
Chuck Tilley of Sixwire
Talking about House Bands, Artists, and Preparation Hello MD! I’m a great example of “be careful what you wish for.” After spending the last seven years drumming for the iconic country band Alabama and playing more than three hundred and…
Drummer, Clinician, Composer Peter Szendofi in On The Beat
Talking About Tours, Clinics, And Gear Hello everyone! Peter Szendofi from Hungary here “On The Beat!” I would like to share some news from 2019. I’ve played on more than two hundred albums of all kinds of music since 1992.…
Sammy Lee of Red Reign in On The Beat
Talking About Self-Titled EP and Gear Hello Modern Drummer readers! My name is Sammy Lee, and I’m the drummer for the melodic hard rock band Red Reign. The band was founded back in 2013 in Richmond, Virginia. I would like…
