Drummers
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Sunny Leejean of Activator and the Meaning of Life
Greetings MD readers and friends. My name is Sanal “Sunny” Leejean. I play drums in Activator and also in the Meaning of Life. It’s a big honor to be featured here! Activator’s self-titled debut was released in September 2013. On…
Alvin Taylor
Classic Tracks With George Harrison, Elton John, and Beyond by Billy Amendola We continue our conversation with the drummer, who’s featured in the April 2014 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, on sale now. MD: Do you remember the…
RHCP's Chad Smith Featured in “Sounds Of Birmingham: A Community Of Music??? Exhibit
Sounds of Birmingham: A Community of Music, at the Birmingham (Michigan) Historical Museum & Park, is a year-long exhibit that will explore Birmingham's musical heritage, past to present. Special emphasis will be given to CREEM magazine (published in Birmingham, Michigan during…
Ian “Meat??? Miller of Spiritual Rez
Photo by Oskar Deko Bombast. Explosions. Harnessing the energy of Bonham in a...reggae band? Hi, I’m Ian “Meat” Miller, drummer for Spiritual Rez, a volcanic reggae/rock group out of Boston that brings the dance party like you’ve never seen.…
Stooges Drummer Scott Asheton Passes
By Robert Matheu Modern Drummer learned of the death this past weekend of Scott Asheton, drummer with the seminal Ann Arbor, Michigan, band the Stooges; his passing was noted in several media reports and on Stooges singer Iggy Pop’s Facebook…
Dave Ketchum of Coney Hatch
Hello! My name is Dave Ketchum, and I am the drummer for Coney Hatch. I started playing drums in public school, and my parents signed me up for lessons almost right away. I’m really happy that I was taught rudiments…
Mastodon Live at Brixton
On February 11, 2012, Mastodon played a sold-out show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. It was the band’s largest headlining concert to date, with the nearly 5,000 in attendance privy to a metal event for the ages. Luckily, the group…
Heart’s Ben Smith to Give Free Online Drum Lesson at Drumeo.com
Ben Smith, drummer for the legendary rock band Heart, will be teaching a free online drum lesson, titled “The Groove & Flow,” at Drumeo.com on Monday, March 17, 2014, starting at 4 p.m. PDT. Drummers can watch the lesson, submit…
Nile’s George Kollias to Conduct Drum Camp in Los Angeles
World-renowned heavy metal drummer, educator, and instructional DVD creator George Kollias (Nile) in conducting his first drum camp this coming May 15–18 at the Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles located at 6360 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills, CA. Produced by MUSO Entertainment,…
Jim Dudash of the Krypton Monkeys
Hi, my name is Jim Dudash, and I am the drummer for the Krypton Monkeys, a recording act from Cleveland, Ohio. We released our debut CD, Crush, in November 2013. The style of music is a mix of progressive, big…
VIDEO! Rock & Jazz Clinic: Give the Audience Some! (From the March 2014 Issue)
by Mike Johnston Playing songs in odd times can be challenging to you as a drummer, but one thing that doesn’t get much attention is how tough odd times can be on the audience. It’s called “odd” for a…
Periphery’s Matt Halpern Announces Free CreativeLive Class
The online classroom CreativeLive has announced its first music and audio class for April, “The Working Musician Playbook,” with Periphery drummer and Bandhappy.com founder, Matt Halpern. In this online course, the Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll winner will show viewers how…
Harry Keithline of Wise Girl
Hey! This is Wise Girl drummer, Harry Keithline, and I’m happy to be with y’all! I couldn’t be more pleased with of our debut full-length album, You’ll Just Have to Wait. Making the record was a great time and was…
Beau Kuther of Smallpools
Good day, fellow Modern Drummer fanatics. Most of you don’t know who I am, but if you skim your way through this brief and painless memoir of my drumming existence, you’ll probably end up knowing more about me than you…
