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Winter Drumming Apprenticeship With Amir Ziv
Amir Ziv will be hosting a 5-day "live-in" intensive session (just for drummers) up in his Catskills barn. This will be an opportunity to dig deep into the aspects of drum technique, harmonic coordination, and polyrhythms. For this session he…
Winners in The Earthworks Online Contest Announced
Modern Drummer and Earthworks High Definition Microphones are pleased to announce the winners in the contest that appeared on moderndrummer.com. The winner of the First Prize, the Earthworks DP30/C with RM1 RimMount, is Jonathan Estill of Cedar Park, Texas. Taking…
Alesis PercPad and PerformancePad Pro
The PercPad includes four velocity-sensitive electronic drum pads, an external kick input, and a collection of high-quality acoustic and electronic drum and percussion sounds. Drummers can place the PercPad on a standard snare stand or mount it on other stands…
Dec Web Update News
L.A. session drummer Robin Diaz is an official member of Daughtry. You can hear Diaz on the band’s latest release, Break the Spell. For more, visit www.daughtryofficial.com. David Garfield has produced and reissued Brotherly Love, a solo project by Toto/session…
Legendary Percussionist Ralph MacDonald Passes
Ralph MacDonald, a Grammy-winning writer, producer, and percussionist who worked with an enormous number of top musicians over a fifty-year career, passed away on Sunday, December 18, from complications stemming from a stroke he suffered several months ago. MacDonald, who…
KoSA Camps For 2012
KoSA Cuba Workshop & Havana Drum Festival March 4-11, 2012 KoSA PAS NYU weekend of February 11 & 12, 2012. Free Admission KoSA Italy April 22 & 23, 2012 (GM School Torino) KoSA International Percussion Workshop, Drum Camp, and Festival…
Zildjian Gen16 Groove Player App
The Groove Player app can store thousands of beats and percussion patterns, allowing users to create their own beats or to purchase beats by some of the world’s greatest drummers and percussionists, including Kenny Aronoff, Alex Acuña, Marco Minnemann, Steven…
Gator Cases Celebrates the Holiday Season with Charitable YouTube Music Video
Case Manufacturer to donate up to $1500 to local charity with original holiday music video. Gator Cases, manufacturer of cases and carrying solutions, has come up with a creative way to give back to the community during the holidays while…
Alesis DM6 Session Kit
The ultra-compact and affordable five-piece DM6 session kit includes the DM6 drum module, a new ProRack II drum rack, five drum pads, three cymbal pads, hi-hat and bass drum pedals, drumsticks, and a drum key. List price: $599. alesis.com/dm6sessionkit
Paul Wertico’s Radio Show Now Streaming
Paul Wertico’s radio show, Wild World of Jazz, is now available via stream, between 9 and 11 p.m. on Sunday nights, Central Standard Time. The multiple Grammy winner and 2011 Modern Drummer Pro Panelist plays an eclectic mix of standards,…
Paul Bostaph Leaves Testament, Band Currently Searching for Replacement
Veteran metal drummer Paul Bostaph has left Bay Area thrash band Testament to concentrate on his new band, BlackGates, which also features former Anthrax singer Dan Nelson, guitarist Jeremy Epp (the Venting Machine), and bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake). In a…
Roger Taylor “Extravagantly??? Presents the Music of Queen
If anyone deserves to rest on his laurels, it’s Roger Taylor. The superlative drummer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist is one of the prime reasons that Queen are as relevant today as they were in 1973, when he and bandmates Brian May…
Bud Gaugh to Sit Out of the Next Sublime with Rome Tour
Sublime with Rome have announced that longtime drummer Bud Gaugh will not be on the band’s next tour, opting to stay home due to the impending birth of a child. Though rumors have spread that Josh Freese will be filling…
National Music Workshop's 2012 Pat Metheny Summer Music Workshop
For intermediate and advanced jazz musicians, all instruments (limited enrollment) -- Event to be held August 20-24, 2012, The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich, CT-- The National Music Workshop is proud to announce the 2012 Pat Metheny Summer Music Workshop.…
