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Last chance to cast your vote in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll!
The announcement of the winners in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll is almost here. This year’s poll has garnered more votes and engagement than any other Readers Poll in Modern Drummer’s previous 46 years. There are 19 categories, and…
ASCENDIA: Bringing “This War” To The Forefront
Coming from Toronto’s heavy music scene, ASCENDIA drew first from what they and their peers grew up on – Black Sabbath, Dio, Kiss and symphonic metal like Nightwish – and as their tastes broadened, their music went through a metamorphosis. The product…
Introducing dB One Heads & Cymbals from Evans Drumheads
EVANS Drumheads, the most technologically advanced drumheads on earth, is introducing a revolutionary new suite of products, dB reduced volume drumheads and cymbals. The dB product suite includes dB Zero, a rebrand of the popular SoundOff mesh drumheads, and the…
Antonio Sanchez SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.) Warner Music
Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea)is proud to be releasing a new recording entitled SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.)The new recording will be released by Warner Music and features Antonio collaborating with 12 different singers as musical guests.…
Drumathon Live
High profile drummers, along with thousands of semi-professionals are limbering up to play for 250 hours non-stop, raising millions for mental health charities. DrumathonLIVE 2022, the event for all drummers is set to raise millions for mental health charities, live streamed…
Tribute to Taylor Hawkins
On March 25, drummers and music fans around the world were devastated to learn that drummer Taylor Hawkins had died. Hawkins was a good friend of Modern Drummer, and we join in the sorrow of losing such a wonderful person…
TnR products percussion isolation mounts receive fresh branding to match improved design.
In the spirit of continuous improvement and better serving the drumming community, TnR Products is proud to announce design updates and the rebranding of their percussion isolation mounts as TnR TrueVibe. The snare stand isolation mounts have undergone subtle but…
Amarin Percussion
Amarin Percussion brings exceptional drummers to Los Angeles for in-person, personalized drummasterclasses and clinics. Started at the end of 2021, Esodic drummer Zed Amarin and Sarah Dunn opened AmarinPercussion to make exclusive drummers more accessible to the Los Angeles drumming…
The 2022 Hit Like A Girl Contest Encourages Girls And Women To “Choose Drums”.
The eleventh annual edition of the Hit Like A Girl international contest for female and gnc (gender non-conforming) drummers and beatmakers opens for entries at 12:01 AM Pacific time on March 1, 2022. The online event aims to celebrate, elevate…
D’Addario Foundation Teams Up with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, & Strings By Mail for Women’s History Month
Girls Rock Rhode Island To kickstart Women's History Month and International Women's Day 2022, D'Addario and the D'Addario Foundation are partnering with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, and Strings By Mail to raise funds for the Foundation's Girls in Music Initiative. Created to help…
Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship Recipient Announcement
The Neil Peart Scholarship, in collaboration with Neil’s wife Carrie & Modern Drummer, is proud to present the first recipient of the Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship, Maxx Rinkus. The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Carrie…
NOW YOU CAN HAVE ALEX VAN HALEN’S DRUMSET… IN YOUR WALLET! CRASH THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUM KITS ARE NFT’S
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in art, music, and technology are here to stay. Owner/CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine David Frangioni finds himself uniquely positioned. Frangioni is a self-made success in the music technology industry, a drummer, a producer/engineer, a publisher, a consultant, and…
The Pineapple Thief (Gavin Harrison) Release Drum Playthrough for "Wretched Soul"
NEW LIVE ALBUM + BLU-RAY/DVD "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" OUT NOW ON KSCOPE British progressive-rock band THE PINEAPPLE THIEF has revealed a new playthrough video for "Wretched Soul," featuring their critically-acclaimed and wildly revered luminary drummer Gavin Harrison (KING CRIMSON, PORCUPINE TREE). The live recording…
Moody Blues Drummer & Co-Founder Graeme Edge Passes November 11, 2021
Hello to our loyal readers and supporters, I’m Billy Ashbaugh. Yesterday, the world was saddened by the lose of yet another iconic musician, the Moody Blues Graeme Edge. Graeme was the co-founder and last remaining original member of the legendary…
