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Los Cabos Updates Randy Black Signature Stick
Randy Black’s rubberized dipped series will no longer be available as of Sept 30, 2014. The model will undergo cosmetic changes but all dimensions will stay intact. The sticks will now have a high gloss black finish from the neck…
Daniel Glass Clinics
Daniel Glass will be putting on live clinics this week: Thursday, September 18, The Collective School Of Music, New York, NY. 7:00 P.M., free. Friday, September 19, University of Massuchusetts, Amherst, MA. 3:00 P.M., free. Saturday, September 20, The Boston Drum…
Drummer Blog: Jazzer Bryan Tuk and Metal Head Justin Vigile Overcome Adversity and Form Production Company Project/Two
Hey, MD readers! Bryan and Justin here to give you an update on our production company, Project/Two. The concept of Project/Two is simple: a twenty-something metal drummer and a forty-something jazz drummer approaching composition and performance in their own style.…
Mike Dillon Band of Outsiders
With this disc, multi-instrumentalist Mike Dillon (Garage A Trois, Les Claypool, Critters Buggin) may have given birth to a new musical genre: Afro-Brazilian-punk-jazz-art-rock. The eclectic mash-up of diverse styles and social satire à la Frank Zappa features Dillon’s inventive and…
Rhythm! Discovery Center Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Tenth Annual Museum Day Live!
Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a Museum Day Live! Ticket - Experience Famous Drumsets and Over 150 Percussion Instruments to Play - Rhythm! Discovery Center will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 27, 2014, as part…
Korg Cliphit Drumkit Turns Tables Into Drumsets
The Cliphit consists of three vibration-sensitive clips that attach to desktops, tables, or any other nearby surface to instantly transform it into a portable electronic drumset. Providing various drum combinations, such as kicks, snare, toms, and cymbals, the Cliphit comes…
Finnish-Made Kumu Drums Now Available in the US
Founded in 1984, Kumu Drums offers handmade shells from 6" to 28". Made of top-quality Finnish birch, the four different shell thicknesses include the Original, which is the foundation of the “Kumu Sound” and features 4-ply shells with 2-ply SoulRings;…
Chicago Custom Percussion Offers a “Package Deal??? Through Guitar Center
Chicago Custom Percussion (CCP) is now offering a package deal for a four-piece drumkit consisting of maple or birch shells with a satin stain finish through Guitar Center. The package also offers a number of limited options to allow drummers…
Alesis Pro X Hi-Hat Provides More Realistic Playability
Alesis recently released the Pro X hihat, a patented dualcymbal hihat controller with true open, half-open, closed, “chick,” and splash triggering capability. Designed to offer authentic hi-hat playability and unprecedented trigger response with Alesis’s DM10, DM8, and DM Dock, Pro…
Sabian Clinics for September, October, November 2014
2014 September Sept 6th Rich Redmond 2112 Percussion, Raleigh, NC Steve 919.833.0046 Sept 13th Brian West HEB Drumline, Hurst, TX Ben 817.683.0179 Sept 15th Will Calhoun Wizdom Shed, Clinton, NY Scott 315.794.5337 Sept 17th T. Adam Blackstock Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL Sean Sept…
Tama Introduces Limited Edition Silverstar Drumkit With 26" Bass Drum
Inspired by the big beats of some of the biggest drummers of all time, Limited Edition Silverstar Traditional Rock kits with a 26" bass drum offer the thunderous punch of large-diameter 100-percent birch shells in classic depths. Available in two…
VIDEO! Power Triplets: Putting the Roll in Your Rock (From the October 2014 Issue)
October 2014 Basics Power Triplets Putting the Roll in Your Rock by Rich Redmond These exercises are inspired by the master jazz drummer Elvin Jones. In Elvin’s world, everything was a triplet. Inspired by the rhythms of Africa, he had…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Syncopation Revisited: Part 5: Afro-Cuban Applications (From the October 2014 Issue)
October 2014 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Syncopation Revisited Part 5: Afro-Cuban Applications by Steve Fidyk Welcome to part five in our continuing series on ways to interpret the classic Ted Reed book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer. This…
Enter to Win Mike Johnston's Dream Giveaway!
• Gretsch Renown Four Piece Drum Set in Vintage Pearl Finish (10",12" toms, 16" floor, 22" bass drum) / Gretsch Brushed Brass Snare Drum (5.5" x 14") • Meinl Byzance Cymbal Setup - 14" hats, 21" ride, two 18" crashes,…