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Showroom: Simmons SD500 Electronic Drumkit
The full-size SD500 five-piece electronic drumkit is said to be ideal for rehearsals, recording, schools, houses of worship, and small to mid-size clubs. The SD500 features a 9" dual-zone snare pad, three 8" tom pads, and kick drum with integrated…
Listen to the Drumming on Spotify: Great Tracks From MD’s November Issue
Our November 2014 Spotify Playlist features a typically diverse selection of tracks. This month we take particularly good care of all of you R&B and heavy-rock fans. We start things off “Bodyguard,” the opening track from soul legend Betty Wright’s…
Showroom: Toontrack Reggae EZX for EZdrummer 2
Music software producer Toontrack recently released the first library expansion for its compact, affordable drum sample plug-in, EZdrummer 2, called Reggae EZX. “A reggae sound library has been at the top of our users’ wish list for years,” said Mattias…
Peter Criss Attends Hard Rock Cafe’s Pinktober for Breast Cancer Awareness
Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and male breast cancer survivor, Peter Criss, was in attendance for Hard Rock Cafe’s fifteenth annual Pinktober campaign for breast cancer as a Hard Rock’s Pinktober artist ambassador. Having survived male breast…
Showroom: Grover Pro Musician’s Accessory Tray
This retrofitting tray converts a standard music stand into a table. It’s a solution for drummers, percussionists, and other musicians who need an inexpensive, versatile, and easily transportable padded table. Made from industrial-grade closed-cell foam, the tray is 22.5"x14" with…
EVENT: Philly Drum Project “Beats, Brews, & Banter??? with Anwar Marshall!
Philly Drum Project's next monthly “Beats, Brews, & Banter” drum will take place this Tuesday, October 7 from 7 to 9 PM at the Boot & Saddle on 1131 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This meeting will feature jazz…
Win A Half Hour Drum Lesson With Beau From Smallpools!
Smallpool's drummer, Beau, is giving drum lessons to one lucky winner in each market via an Instragram contest. To enter all you need to do is post a picture to Instagram and a short description in 20 words or less…
First Ever Rhythm! Live Event At Rhythm! Discovery Center October 11th
Learn the history of jazz drumming and cymbals from leading educator Bob Breithaupt PAS and Rhythm! Discovery Center present Rhythm! LIVE featuring clinician, educator, artist, and past PAS president Bob Briethaupt. Bob's session is entitled Cymbalism: A History of Jazz…
Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart Ramshackle Serenade
More often than not, it’s talent, vision, and plain old time spent playing together that yields the finest results in the jazz world, and the three musicians gathered here are certainly no strangers to making music collectively. Ramshackle Serenade may…
Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio Live At Shine Cafe
The Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio will be performing and recording live at the Shine Cafe in Sacramento, California on October 26th from 5 to 8 p.m. The Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio is Mat Marucci on drums, Chet Chwalik…
Enter to Win Glen Sobel’s Mapex Alice Cooper Touring Kit Plus More Great Prizes From Sabian, Gibraltar, Evans, and Regal Tip
This is the kit Glen used on the 2012-13 Alice Cooper tour! The Mapex MyDentity set features 7-ply maple shells with 30-degree bearing edges and includes two 18x22 bass drums; 8x10, 9x12, and 10x13 mounted toms; two 16x16 floor…
November 2014 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Mark Guiliana
(Available digitally September 30, 2014; on newsstands October 7, 2014) On the Cover Mark Guiliana For many observers, he’s the guy to watch if you want to know where the great art of drumming is right now—and where it could…
Win an Autographed Drumhead and Second Nature CD From Flying Colors
To celebrate the release of Second Nature, the new album by Flying Colors, with Mike Portnoy on drums, one lucky winner will receive a drumhead signed by the band members plus the new CD. Four runners-up will receive a…
Showroom: 1710 Percussion Delivers Custom Drums With Powerful Sounds
1710 Percussion is a Maryland-based company that creates custom drums for rock, folk, jazz, classical, funk, and gospel drummers. Started in 2012, 1710 Percussion started as a hobby of building personal snare drums and refurbishing kits and then quickly turned…
