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More Images from the Modern Drummer Festival
Check out more images from the Modern Drummer Festival 2011! photos and videos by EJ DeCoske and Greg Baldwin
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More images from the Modern Drummer Festival 2011.
VIDEO! John Riley 2011 Modern Drummer Festival montage
http://youtu.be/Z0iODARGxsY In this montage drummer John Riley performs at the 2011 Modern Drummer Festival. Modern Drummer’s 2011 Festival was held at Montclair State University in New Jersey on May 21, 2011. Video/Editing by EJ DeCoske and Greg Baldwin for Modern Drummer.
VIDEO! Gil Sharone 2011 Modern Drummer Festival montage
http://youtu.be/iFTqJ_Ebb88 In this montage drummer Gil Sharone performs at the 2011 Modern Drummer Festival. Modern Drummer’s 2011 Festival was held at Montclair State University in New Jersey on May 21, 2011. Video/Editing by EJ DeCoske and Greg Baldwin for Modern Drummer.…
VIDEO! Trevor Lawrence Jr 2011 Modern Drummer Festival Montage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNfXk5uXqOs In this montage drummer Trevor Lawrence Jr performs at the 2011 Modern Drummer Festival. Modern Drummer’s 2011 Festival was held at Montclair State University in New Jersey on May 21, 2011. Video/Editing by EJ DeCoske and Greg Baldwin for Modern…
Roy Burns: Swing Star, Clinic Pioneer, Entrepreneur, And Beyond
Roy Burns has done it all—and done it well. He’s held the throne of numerous big bands. He’s established himself as an in-demand studio player, teacher, and clinician. He’s written numerous drum instructionals. And he’s one of the founding members…
Adam Gray of Texas in July
My name is Adam Gray, and I play drums for a band called Texas in July. I started playing at a very young age, using pots, pans, and sticks from the woods. At age four I received my first drumkit,…
Double Bass Substitute, Part 3: Opening the Hi-Hat
July 2011 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Double Bass Substitute Part 3 : Opening the Hi-Hat by Mike Johnston Watch Mike Johnston demonstrate exercises from part 3 of his Double Bass Substitute article.
Gunnar Olsen of Knights on Earth
Hello, Modern Drummer readers, my name is Gunnar Olsen. I’m from New York City, and have been a professional drummer for over fifteen years. My band, Knights on Earth, is preparing to release our first album, Move Slow Life Ends. Knights on…
Platinum Samples Bobby Jarzombek Metal MIDI Groove Library
This downloadable package features more than 1,670 MIDI files (including more than 3,430 measures of unquantized grooves) played by prog-metal master Bobby Jarzombek and formatted for BFD2, BFD Eco, EZdrummer, EZplayer, Superior Drummer 2.0, Addictive Drums, Cakewalk Session Drummer, and General…
Kind Beats’ Andrew McAuley
Hey, everyone, I’m back to let you all know about some big developments that have happened over the last year—and believe me, there have been quite a few! The first thing is that I have become an official endorser of…
Justin Foley: Killswitch Engage’s Rulebreaker
Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley doesn’t quite fit in with the normal metal drummer stereotypes. For one, he’s classically trained, having received his undergraduate degree in percussion from the University of Connecticut and his master’s degree from the prestigious Hartt…
Ryan Luciani of Empires
Hey, all, my name is Ryan Luciani, and I play in the Chicago rock band Empires. I’m very grateful to have been asked to write a blog for Modern Drummer, since I’ve been reading the magazine for years. First things first!…
Mike Mangini of Dream Theater
by Mike Haid The announcement that Modern Drummer Hall of Famer Mike Portnoy had left his longstanding position as the reigning king of prog-metal drumming with Dream Theater sent shockwaves through the drumming community. Who could replace such an iconic figure…