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News: KoSA Cuba Camp and Festival
KoSA Music will present the KoSA Cuba Workshop and Fiesta del Tambor (Havana Rhythm and Dance Festival) in Havana February 28–March 6, 2016. US legal travel is possible and university credits are available. The KoSA Cuba Workshop is a one-week…
October 2015 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Ilan Rubin
(Available in print August 30, 2015; digitally August 27, 2015) On the Cover Ilan Rubin “From a young age I was taught to treat being a musician as a real skill. At twenty, when I joined Nine Inch Nails, I…
News: Phantogram Drummer Chris Carhart to Teach at NYC’s “Bang! The Drum School???
“Bang! The Drum School” has announced that Chris Carhart, the drummer for Phantogram, will be teaching as part of the school’s new artists-in-residence program. The new program is meant to bring the teaching expertise of internationally recognized drummers to the…
News: Moore Music Announces Second-Annual Drum Day Event
Moore Music’s second-annual Drum Day will take place on Saturday, September 19, 10 am to 8 pm in Evansville, Indiana. Moore Music will host over 100 of the region’s drumming community for a full day of gear demos and performances…
Roland Sponsors Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off Search for the Nation’s Best Drummers
Roland Corporation is a proud sponsor of Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off search for the next great drummer. Free and open to drummers across the country, entrants will compete for a chance to win a grand-prize package valued at over…
News: Sabian Announces 2015 PASIC Scholarship Winner
Sabian has named Liam Robbins of St. Johns, Newfoundland, the winner of the 2015 Sabian/PASIC Scholarship. In his second year at Memorial University, Robbins has won a number of academic awards and is also a former Canada Games athlete. Robbins…
News: Wobeon Announces Addition of One-Day Jazz Fusion Festival
Wobeonfest returns to Ironwood Hall in downtown Austin this September, marking the third year of the homegrown festival with a global reach. This year, the festival organizers have added a Jazz Fusion Festival to the two-day gathering, which will feature…
News: Musicians Institute’s Donny Gruendler Joins Percussive Arts Society’s Drumset Committee
Musicians Institute’s VP of academic affairs, Donny Gruendler, has been added to the Percussive Arts Society’s (PAS) drumset committee. Gruendler spearheaded MI’s School of Performance Studies e-book series, co-authored the Drumset Performance curriculum, authored the Jazz Drumming curriculum, is part…
News: Cruise to the Edge Prog Rock Cruise Sailing the Caribbean
On course to sell out for the third year in a row, the 2015 “Cruise to the Edge,” the annual Yes fan cruise and prog-rock experience is sailing the Caribbean this November 15–19. Artists added to the roster include Mike…
News: PMC Announces Appointment of Sarah Hagan of Zildjian to Advisory Board
The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Hagan to its advisory board. A drummer and former teacher, Hagan joined Zildjian as a marketing and events coordinator and was promoted to artist relations…
The Trap Set With Joe Wong Announces Funny Drummer Month
Drumedy — 1. A popular phrase that describes the convergence of drums and comedy. 2. Didn’t exist — until now. The worlds of drumming and comedy finally merge in the form of Funny Drummers Month, starting August 5th on The Trap Set…
News: Round Hill Music Announces Worldwide Administration Deal with Drummer Adam Deitch
Round Hill Music has entered a worldwide administration deal with Grammy-nominated writer/producer/drummer Adam Deitch. Deitch has shared the stage and penned tunes with R&B sensation Ledisi, hip-hop mogul 50 Cent, and jazz legend John Scofield. After touring extensively, Deitch decided…
News: Church’s Chicken and World’s Fastest Drummer Name Joshua Robinson and Braxton Burke World Champions
More than 300 drummers from across the world faced off in Nashville, TN this past July to compete in the 2015 World’s Fastest Drummer (WFD) World Finals. Braxton Burke, twenty-one, from Langley, KY, took home the title as the Hands…
Be a Winner in the Premier Drums and Sabian Cymbals Contest
Total prize package worth $6,450! Premier presents its new Modern Classic Club kit, which was reviewed in the February 2015 issue of Modern Drummer: “The subtle vintage/retro vibe of this kit makes it look as timeless as it sounds.” Sabian…
