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.
Manny Kellough of Billy Preston
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Manny Kellough, and I would like to welcome you to my first blog on the MD website. Let me tell you a bit about my background. I was born and raised in Los…
Fred Eltringham
Hey, everybody! Fred Eltringham here. First of all, I have been playing drums with Sheryl Crow for the past year and absolutely loving it. I have some really cool stuff happening, so I thought I would share it with all…
Zach Danziger and Owen Biddle TEDx Performance
Drummer Zach Danziger and bassist Owen Biddle of the group Mister Barrington recently conducted a unique performance for the TEDx series at UMass Amherst. By pre-recording their speech, Biddle and Danziger set out to challenge assumptions about live electronic…
Free Online Drum Lesson With Tony Royster Jr.
Known for his speed around the kit, Tony Royster Jr. will be teaching a free online drum lesson on building hand speed at Drumeo.com on Sunday, May 12, starting at 1 pm PDT. Drummers can sign up at drumeo.com. Tony…
Peter Seeba of Slave Grave, Dreamend, and the Casket Girls
Hello, Modern Drummers! My name is Peter Seeba, and I’m a drummer based out of Savannah, Georgia. While in Savannah I play with the bands Slave Grave, Dreamend, and the Casket Girls. Here’s some history on that: In 2011 GTR…
June 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Joey Waronker
(on newsstands May 7, 2013) On the Cover Joey Waronker Two recent debut releases—Amok by Thom Yorke’s Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta’s self-titled album—provide endless examples of the sinuous electroacoustic grooves of this cutting-edge yet down-to-earth drummer. FEATURING UPDATE…
Gerald Heyward at Guitar Center’s 2012 Drum-Off Grand Finals
Watch Gerald Heyward’s performance at the 2012 Guitar Center Drum-Off Grand Finals, which were held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 19, 2013. And check out this recent post featuring Gerald talking about one of his favorite…
Andrew Tkaczyk of the Ghost Inside
Hey, everyone! Andrew Tkaczyk (Tuh-Kah-Chick) from the Ghost Inside here. Just checking in after a long three-month tour through Europe and the U.S. Feels good to be home and relax for a while! Went to some insane places overseas including…
MD columnist Stephen Bidwell at SXSW
For a little over a week in the middle of March, Austin, Texas gets invaded by several branches of the entertainment industry. The South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference started out in the late 1980s as a showcase for the…
Darren King of Mutemath at Guitar Center's 2012 Drum-Off Grand Finals (Part 4)
Watch part 4 of this video featuring Darren King of Mutemath’s special performance at Guitar Center’s 2012 Drum-Off Grand Finals at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, on January 19th, 2013. Darren was joined on stage by fellow Mutemath members Paul…
Brandon Richter of Motionless In White
What’s up MD? My name is Brandon Richter. I am a straight edge twenty-three-year-old from Orange County, California. I play for the band Motionless In White, which I am so happy to be a part of. As of now, we…
Ross Garfield of Drum Doctors
Hi everyone! With all the attention that Sound City Studios is getting these days, I was reminded of all the good times and long nights I spent there. Sound City was nestled in a little corner of the San Fernando…
Michael Spearman of Everything Everything
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. This is very cool for me because although I’m British, I grew up reading MD avidly. I’m in a band called Everything Everything, which is based in Manchester, England. We’ve been lucky enough to play all…
Drummer/Educator Sam Ruttenberg
As a newly hired faculty member at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, I thought it would be interesting to convey to the reader how I got here. The answer is to practice, diversify, and never stop learning. The…
