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Fork’s Drum Closet and Mapex Support Musicians Corner
Fork’s Drum Closet and Mapex teamed up to support the Musicians Corner Music Festival in Nashville, TN. Since 2010, the festival has created a global music landmark and community gathering space in Centennial Park, where musical performers can illustrate the…
Slayer Welcomes Back Paul Bostaph
Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King are pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drumkit beginning June 4, when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013…
Young Classics Custom Drum & Cymbal Giveaway Contest
Presented By RBH Drums And TRX Cymbals In Conjunction With Gibraltar Hardware, Audix Microphones, The Black Widow Drum Web, Cympad And Modern Drummer Magazine. Enter today to win your own, custom-built RBH drum and TRX cymbal set along with state-of-the-art…
Billy Martin: What’s New Is “Old???
by Jeff Potter Last year Medeski Martin & Wood released Free Magic, a live document of the band’s 2007 acoustic tour. Here drummer Billy Martin discusses his unique equipment choices, which add color the funk/jazz trio’s ever-fascinating sonic palette.…
Bernard “Pretty??? Purdie Clinic and Concert, June 2, 2013
An educational clinic and concert, featuring Bernard “Pretty” Purdie and friends and the Pat Clark Band, will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2013 from 1 PM to 5 PM at the Darress Theatre located at 615 Main Street in…
The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mike Byrne
photo by Alex Soca by David Ciauro In this exclusive MD Online interview, the drummer discusses his double life as arena rock god and basement-dwelling indie plebian. MD: You had already started the band Bearcubbin’ before landing…
Web Exclusive! Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music
photo by Deneka Peniston by RJ Johnson Mark Guiliana may be best known for his work as a sideman with jazz musicians such as Avishai Cohen and Brad Mehldau, but the drummer has been increasingly involved with his…
The Afro-Peruvian Percussion Ensemble: From the Cajon to the Drum Set
BOOK/DVD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $30 Recording artist and educator Hector Morales has contributed a rich and concise new look at an under-covered topic. A valuable addition to the library of world percussion, The Afro-Peruvian Percussion Ensemble provides us with…
Dwayne Scott of Alabaster
Hi, MD readers! I still have my very first issue of Modern Drummer—February 1989. Bill Bruford is on the cover. The first song I ever learned to play as a very young kid is in that issue, “Pour Some Sugar…
“Dreams in Theater??? Live Event
Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. and Axiom Music present an evening of cymbals and live performances entitled “Dreams in Theater.” This is a free event with live performances by Libor Hadrava (USA), Matias Mingote German (Spain), and Scott Pellegrom (USA).…
Deacon Washington of Ghostwork
After many years of touring, recording, and being a hired gun in all manners of playing situations, I’ve finally met my match—fronting my own band from behind the kit while handling lead vocal duty. I had arrived at that pivotal…
Rock & Jazz Clinic: Double Bass Fills, Part 1
Powell Randolphphoto by Eddie Williams June 2013 Rock & Jazz Clinic Double-Bass Fills Overlapping Into the Next Phrase by Powell Randolph The purpose of this lesson is to show you how to overlap bass drum notes at the end of…
Manny Kellough of Billy Preston
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Manny Kellough, and I would like to welcome you to my first blog on the MD website. Let me tell you a bit about my background. I was born and raised in Los…
Fred Eltringham
Hey, everybody! Fred Eltringham here. First of all, I have been playing drums with Sheryl Crow for the past year and absolutely loving it. I have some really cool stuff happening, so I thought I would share it with all…
