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Jason Sutter of Marilyn Manson
Hey gang! Jason Sutter here. I am heading out on tour again with Marilyn Manson and wanted to drop a line as to what I’ve been up to since I last caught up with Modern Drummer in a 2010 magazine…
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…
Jamey Tate
Hi, MD readers. My name is Jamey Tate, and I am a Los Angeles–based studio and touring drummer. Having been a Modern Drummer reader for as long as I can remember, it’s truly an honor to join in and write…
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…
Product Close-Up: RBH Monarch Drumset
July 2013 Product Close-Up RBH Drums Monarch Drumset by Michael Dawson RBH Drums is based in Virginia Beach and is operated by Bruce Hagwood, who’s a trained percussionist, retired firefighter, and master woodworker. Hagwood got into building drums in the…
Product Close-Up: Ego Drum Supply 6x14 Single-Ply Myrtle Snare
July 2013 Product Close-Up Ego Drum Supply 6x14 Single-Ply Myrtle Snare by David Ciauro The initial endeavors of the Oregon-based Ego Drum Supply were aimed at using aerospace alloys and digital technology to make lugs, but the company has since…
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…
Zach Danziger and Owen Biddle TEDx Performance
Drummer Zach Danziger and bassist Owen Biddle of the group Mister Barrington recently conducted a unique performance for the TEDx series at UMass Amherst. By pre-recording their speech, Biddle and Danziger set out to challenge assumptions about live electronic…
Peter Seeba of Slave Grave, Dreamend, and the Casket Girls
Hello, Modern Drummers! My name is Peter Seeba, and I’m a drummer based out of Savannah, Georgia. While in Savannah I play with the bands Slave Grave, Dreamend, and the Casket Girls. Here’s some history on that: In 2011 GTR…
