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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Showroom: TAD Products Sticker Drumstick Clip
The Sticker is a plastic clip that replaces the fragile cardboard sleeves drumsticks are commonly packaged in so that drummers can keep their drumsticks secure and matched. The Sticker Clip accommodates drumstick sizes from 5A to 2B, and its unique…
Drummer Blog: The Hooters’ David Uosikkinen Talks Thirty-Five Years of Drumming
Hi, everybody! David Uosikkinen here. I’m probably best known for my work with the Hooters, the band I’ve been playing music with for thirty-five years. It’s been a great ride and I’m grateful to have been on it. In addition…
Showroom: Drum Grip Drumsticks Help Correct Hand Placement for Beginners
The ergonomic design of the Drum Grip is said to set hands and fingers in the right place for a relaxed hold on the drumstick and a more comfortable grip. The sticks are labeled for each hand and feature molded…
Product Close-Up: Natal Walnut US Rock Drumset (VIDEO)
This review originally appeared in the March 2015 issue of Modern Drummer, which can be purchased here. Product Close-Up Natal Walnut US Rock Drumset A top-notch kit created for aggressive, deep, punchy sounds. Natal’s history and vision are worth exploring. The…
Listen to the Drumming on Spotify: Great Tracks From MD’s April 2015 Issue
Check out performances by Bernard Purdie, Kenny Washington, and all the other drummers featured in the April issue of Modern Drummer, plus tracks featured in Critique, Rock Perspectives, and more.
Drummer Blog: Jerod Boyd of Miss May I
What’s up Modern Drummer readers? I’m Jerod Boyd and I play drums for a band called Miss May I. We are a metalcore band with quick riffs, heavenly harmonies, and heavy drumming! I remember eight years ago getting my first…
Showroom: AM Cajons Handmade Drums With Retro Finishes
AM Cajons is a new company based in Kenosha, Wisconsin offering handmade cajons in two models. The Rambler is made with Baltic birch and features a dual fourteen-strand internal snare system. The Ambassador is also made from Baltic birch and…
Showroom: Trexist Cymbals USA
Trexist Cymbals USA opened its doors on April 1, 2014 and provides several cymbal lines, including the G-Series, which features a big cross in the middle of the cymbal, as well as the Aurum, Evo, Soulmate, Astoria, and Hybrid series.…
Modern Drummer’s Readers Poll Archive, 1979-2014
In Modern Drummer’s May/June 1979 issue, just over two years after Ron Spagnardi launched the magazine, our first Readers Poll appeared. Want to guess some of the names that made the cut that first time around? Today, more than thirty-five…
Drummer Blog: The Drum Coaches’ Damani Rhodes Talks Urban/Gospel-Style Drumming
Urban/gospel style drumming has been one of the most sensationalized styles of playing in the last five to ten years. Many people recognize it as “gospel chops.” Although gospel music has a lot of groove in it, it’s mainly recognized…
Lennie DiMuzio Passes
DiMuzio (right) with Armand Zildjian Modern Drummer is saddened to learn of the passing of Lennie DiMuzio, longtime artist relations manager for the Avedis Zildjian company. Later in life DiMuzio worked for Sabian Ltd., which, on its Facebook page, described…
Drummer Blog: Gabor “Gabs??? Dornyei on Being Anything but Average
Some great things have happened in my career, but being featured in the current (April 2015) issue of Modern Drummer is a dream come true, especially as I’ve also just discovered that both MD and I were born in 1977.…
Gibraltar Hardware at NAMM 2015 (VIDEO)
In this video from NAMM 2015, Brent Barnett of Gibraltar Hardware shows us many of the new products available from Gibraltar in 2015. There's a new rack for electronic kits, the Chrome Series Stealth E-Rack. It comes with four L-rods,…
Drummer Blog: Purple’s Hanna Brewer Talks Big Drums, Dark Cymbals, and Hitting Hard
Hi, everyone! When I was nine years old I found a really small drumset made for little kids in the storage shed behind our house. It was my brother’s old set. I thought it was so freaking cool. My dad…
