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Ryan Yerdon - Life On The Road With Puddle Of Mudd
Hey MD readers! My name is Ryan Yerdon, and I play with Puddle of Mudd. It's been a crazy year for us Mudd kids. We've been touring since April '07. Touring can be an awesome experience, doing what you love…
Paul Garisto and his days with the Psychedelic Furs, Iggy Pop, etc.
Hi all! I've have been reading all the wonderful posts by drummers contributing to the Modern Drummer blog and thought, Why not chime in? So the task then becomes what to write about that hasn't already been discussed in recent…
Jeroen Elfferich
Hi, everyone. My name is Jeroen Elfferich, and I am a professional drummer from The Netherlands. I specialize in uneven rhythms/odd grooves. My goal is to get musicians/drummers interested in different grooves because we always hear the 4/4 bar. During…
Craig Pilo with Frankie Valli
Hello, MD readers! It's always a pleasure to punch in with my fellow drummers and the MD community. We are all fortunate to belong to a group that takes interest in one another, shares and swaps ideas, and above all,…
Phanie D of Girl In A Coma
Hey, all, I'm Phanie D, drummer for Girl In A Coma. I'm not your typical drummer, I guess. I'm not taught, and to this day I'm still not too familiar with drummer terms. I learned purely because I love it.…
Antigone Rising's Dena Tauriello
These days I do some session work and teaching, but my main gig is with the all-female NYC—based rock band Antigone Rising. I've been with them for over nine years, and it's been an amazing journey. During this time we've…
Lisa Cusack of Boy/Girl
I think one of the greatest challenges for a drummer is to not fall into the "backbeat," even though that is often how people characterize us. "Who is the only member of a band that is not a musician?" "The…
Joshua Wolf: The Surgeon Drummer
I love drumming as a creative medium, and I value its breadth of expression and many technical challenges. In my opinion, many people fail to appreciate the work of a drummer in a great song, in much the same way…
Joe Halberstadt of Foxy Shazam
My father was a drummer, so I've been playing since I was old enough to grip sticks. I got my first drumkit when I was seven, and started taking lessons the same year. I've always had an extreme passion for…
Antonio Chiappetta of King Farook
Hey, MD readers. This is my first blog, and my first opportunity to say hello and introduce myself. King Farook is my band, and we're based in Sydney and tour Australia extensively. I've been playing and working on music for…
Liberty DeVitto Checking In
Life is different when you're playing with a famous act: You're sheltered from the fans. One of my favorite things about doing drum clinics is that I get to meet, talk, and share time with some of the people who…
Dee Pop of The Bush Tetras
As with most people around my age (born in '56), my heroes were Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa (who both seemed to turn up regularly on variety television shows), Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Mitch Mitchell (who got me into Elvin!),…
LA Drummer/Instructor Pamela Manganaro
Hi, MD readers, my name is Pamela Manganaro, and I'm a drummer/teacher in Los Angeles. I'd like to share my experience and hopefully encourage more women to play drums. In 1989 Drum Workshop vice-president John Good asked me if I…
Peter Wilkinson of The Saints
Looking For New England: Confessions Of A Drummer On The Road With The Saints Greetings, tub-thumpers. The good people at Modern Drummer magazine have asked me to write a few words about our upcoming tour of the East Coast and…
