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Will Calhoun Is Getting a New Kit and One Lucky Winner is Getting His Old One!
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. Winners will be contacted via email or phone. This Mapex Saturn “Lazer Canary” kit has been around the world and back serving Will, Living Colour, and their fans for years. Now, you have a chance to…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 2: 3/4 and 6/8 Drumset Applications (October 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TAqAjMoVWE Welcome to the second installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s famous book Stick Control. The variations in this lesson utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. Be sure to check…
Rock & Jazz Clinic: Melodic Drumming (October 2013 Issue)
In this lesson we’re going to explore a way to represent a melodic guitar riff from a classic-rock tune on the kit, while playing the song’s drumbeat at the same time. Be sure to check out the complete article in…
Product Close-Up: Ludwig Classic Maple Drumset
October 2013 Product Close-Up Ludwig Classic Maple Drumset by Michael Dawson Ludwig drums are widely regarded as the sound that defined rock ’n’ roll, thanks in large part to their close association with ’60s/’70s superstars like the Beatles’ Ringo Starr…
Andre Jevnik of the All Ways
Hey MD readers! I’m Andre Jevnik, and I am a twenty-year-old drummer from New York. I was the runner up in the Thomas Lang Big Drum Bonanza contest. Sure, I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t walk away with the…
October 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Mike Portnoy
(on newsstands September 3, 2013) On the Cover Mike Portnoy In his first MD cover story since leaving Dream Theater, the prog-metal icon talks about the infamous split—but makes clear how much he’s digging the bounty of new opportunities coming…
Nick Gross of Open Air Stereo
Hello Modern Drummer readers! It’s always been a dream of mine to be involved with this magazine. Growing up, I always looked forward to which idol of mine would be on the cover next, so I appreciate the opportunity. My…
Win A Copy Of blessthefall's New Release Hollow Bodies
Alternative Press has listed Hollow Bodies as their “Most Anticipated” album of 2013. For the album, the band commissioned producer Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Of Mice & Men) to record it. The record features three guest…
Mike Kennedy of the Wonder Years
http://youtu.be/zqmU8-6wqrM Hello there! My name is Mike Kennedy, and I am a twenty-five-year-old drummer for the band the Wonder Years. This is my first ever blog with Modern Drummer, and I couldn’t be more excited. As any one that knows…
World’s Fastest Drummer Competition Heats Up Nashville
Tom Grosset of Toronto became the second person in history to break 1,200 single strokes (hits) in sixty seconds, at this year’s WFD World’s Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport drumming event held during the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville this past…
Patrick Wheeler of the Wheeler Brothers
Hey, MD readers! My name is Patrick Wheeler, and I play drums in a little family affair called Wheeler Brothers. We are a five-piece band out of Austin, Texas that’s been lucky enough to tour coast to coast over the…
Montreal Drum Fest October 26-27, 2013
Saturday, Oct. 26 Yamaha Groove Hour Tommy Igoe, Sonny Emory, Aaron Comess with Julie Lamontagne Groove Band Florian Alexandru-Zorn (Brush Secrets) Zach Danziger & Mister Barrington Colin Bailey (Bass Drum Technique) Marcus Santos & Grooversity (Brazil) Roland V-Drum Canadian Contest Finals…
Bradlee Dean of Junkyard Prophet Wants You to Be a Winner
So much so, he’s managed to get the companies he endorses to pony up some great gear! Grand Prize: Sonor Safari drumset, Soultone Extreme crash cymbal, Hornets drumsticks, ButtKicker Drum Throne Rig, Deadlock drum pad, Deadlock DVD, and Junkyard Prophet…
Carlin Brown of Restorations
When people ask, “How’s the tour going”? there are always a million different directions the answer could follow. In this instance, if you take the situation apart and analyze it, it goes as follows: Take three bands from Pennsylvania that…
