Drummers
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Popular Play-Alongs, Part 4: Dance-Rock
February 2013 Jobbing Drummer Popular Play-Alongs Part: 4: Dance-Rock by Donny Gruendler In the last three play-along articles (July and October 2012 and January 2013), we focused on developing the proper performance technique, groove vocabulary, and sound to play alongside…
MD Contributor Stephen Bidwell Tackles Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas
El Ten Eleven at FUN FUN FUN FEST We’re quite spoiled as music lovers in Austin, Texas. Touring bands don’t really skip our city, and we’re treated to several major festivals a year. While I enjoy all of them, Fun…
Gregg Bissonette Hosts First-Ever Drum Groove Camp March 15th - 17th in Thousand Oaks, California
Register now for this exclusive three-day, hands on drum camp and receive a free one-month subscription to DrumChannel.com. Be one of the first to register and receive Gregg's latest DVD Yesterday * Today * Tomorrow. Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr & His All…
Nick Rich of NEFU
Hello, world! Some of you may know me, but some of you may not. My name is Nick Rich, and my grandfather was Buddy Rich. I’m currently drumming and writing for a new band called NEFU, which stands for Now…
Erik Eldenius of Billy Idol
Hey MD readers! I’m back home to Los Angeles after working with Billy Idol for a few weeks. We’d been rehearsing quite a bit before we went to Moscow for a private gig and did a week of west-coast dates…
School Of Bongo by Trevor Salloum
BOOK/CD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $19.99 There are plenty of books out there, including three others by Trevor Salloum, that address the use of bongos in musical styles that commonly include the Afro-Cuban instrument. Unlike its predecessors, though, School of…
Keith Harrison of the Pineapple Thief
Question: What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians? Answer: A drummer! With the prospect of being the butt of such drummer jokes, I have to ask myself the question, “Why did I choose to play drums”?…
Michael Shrieve
Greetings, Modern Drummer readers! I’m writing to inform you about a new interview show that I have launched on an exciting Internet–only radio station called Jet City Stream. My show is called “Notes From The Field,” and I will be…
MD Pro Panelist Gerald Heyward on Vinnie Colaiuta
Hi MD! I’m excited about the latest issue and I want to let you know that Vinnie Colaiuta is one of my top-five favorite drummers! I started listening to him and watching him closely after the Zildjian Day video. He…
Supla Suplicy from Brothers of Brazil
When my brother Joao and I decided to play together about five years ago, I knew that I had to reinvent myself. I started as a drummer at about thirteen years old. My favorite drummers were people like Charlie Watts,…
Kamelot Silverthorn
CD/ALBUM Silverthorn marks the tenth studio album—and first with new singer Tommy Karevik—for symphonic metal band Kamelot. Always a group to blend everything from progressive metal to doom/gothic and classical elements, on this release the band tells the…
Eric Slick of Dr. Dog
Hey, MD readers. My name is Eric Slick, and I currently play drums for the Philadelphia group Dr. Dog. I’ll give you a brief history of my past, but I’ll intertwine it with two essential parts of making music: challenges…
Ed Cassidy of Spirit Passes Away at 89
Ed Cassidy, a founding member of the Los Angeles–based rock group Spirit, passed away on December 6 at age eighty-nine, in San Jose, California. Cassidy was born on May 4, 1923, and was around two decades older than his Spirit…
British Drummer/Educator Kyle Cullen
I’m a British drummer based in the town of Glastonbury, famous for its music festival. I’m currently splitting my time between teaching, gigging, and recording sessions for people all over the world. My latest offering comes in the form of…
