Drummer Blog
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Matt North
I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Last October, I played a gig in New York at Greenwich Village's Mo' Pitkins. Before leaving Los Angeles, I was told the club had a gorgeous Slingerland house drumset–just bring cymbals.…
Dom Famularo
Hello, MD readers. 2007 was another jammed year of traveling. Fifteen countries, and many of them more than once! Here are some highlights: The Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Australia was a great event. There are some DVDs to check out,…
Scotty Gee of LoveHateHero
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."–Harry S. Truman After reading a couple of drummers' posts on here, there is a point that I want to stress, that no one else in mentioning. As with most…
Dylan Wissing
2007 was an extremely busy year for me. I played eighty-four shows in the Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New Orleans, with several recording projects and a zillion songwriting sessions and rehearsals. I'm keeping a current schedule and blog at myspace.com/dylanwissing.…
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,…
John Zox
Greetings, Modern Drummers! I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about my band, ZOX, my experience as its drummer for the past six years, and our new, third album, Line In The Sand. Allow me to give you…
Mike Najarian of State Radio
Hello, everybody, my name is Mike Najarian and I play in the band State Radio from Boston, Massachusetts. We just recorded an album at Real World Studios in Box, England with the infamous mastermind producer Tchad Blake, and I would…
Steven Spence of Black Tide
Hey, everyone, my name is Steven Spence, and I'm the drummer in Black Tide. We're an old-school metal band based out of Miami, Florida, and we just finished up an eight-week tour with A7X. Prior to that, we were fortunate…
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.…
Xavier Muriel of Buckcherry
Hi, my name is Xavier Muriel. I play drums for the Southern California—based rock band Buckcherry. Like most of you who read Modern Drummer, I share a passion for drums and drumming. People often ask me why I chose drums,…
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…
Jon Karel of The Number 12 Looks Like You
The greatest experience being on tour for me, is the bond you form with the other drummers. It all starts the same way. You're a little stand-off-ish at first. You admire each other's chops from a distance. By the end…
TJ Snow of CorpuS
Hello, MD readers. I was thirteen when I got my first Modern Drummer magazine. I had just started to learn how to play drums, and every month I looked forward to getting the magazine to read more about drummers like…
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…
