Gregg Bissonette
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"Beatles on the Beach" Event with Cheap Trick, Gregg Bissonette All Star Band & More
Cheap Trick to headline the 2024 Beatles on The Beach Classic Rock Festival in Delray Beach, Florida January 24-28th. The event is a city-wide experience, with celebrity artist appearances at multiple participating venues that include clubs, restaurants, an amphitheater and…
2023 Readers Poll: Gregg Bissonette Wins "All-Around"
The winner of the "All-Around" category in Modern Drummer's 2023 Readers Poll is... Gregg Bissonette! Bissonette has been a celebrated, active drummer across five decades, and has assumed his role as one of the most reliable, experienced musicians in the…
Todd Sucherman – Interview + All Drummers “Maybe I'm Amazed” Cover & Todd's Ode to Pearl Drum Solo - 4/12/21
MD: Hi Todd, tell me about the inspiration for the all-drummers band coming together to do the Paul McCartney song, 'Maybe I'm Amazed'? TS: Randy Walker, who’s a long time pal put this together. He is a drummer, producer,…
Producer Mark Hudson and Molly Tentarelli
Mark and Molly Talking New Album Tracks Hey drummers and percussive humans, Mark Hudson here. I’m the very old drummer in the Hudson Brothers. Since I was thirteen years old, I played a four-piece Ludwig drumkit because I wanted…
Backstage Auctions Presents the "All Access David Frangioni Collection"
Featuring hundreds of pieces of rare music memorabilia, including historical drum kits, drums, gear and more Backstage Auctions, Inc presents the upcoming “All Access David Frangioni” auction event which will feature a host of impressive and historic rock and audio memorabilia…
On The Beat with Dave Elitch: Talks New Instructional Course
Hello MD readers! I’m writing this from my home in Los Angeles before heading over to my studio for a day of teaching. As some of you may know, in addition to touring and doing sessions, I’ve been a teacher…
Performance Spotlight: Gregg Bissonette
We recently had the opportunity to bring L.A. session drummer and Grammy award–winning artist Gregg Bissonette into our studio to shoot some exclusive performance videos. In the first video, Gregg plays a dynamic drum solo that covers a multitude of…
Industry Spotlight - DIXON Product Showcase
Industry Spotlight DIXON Product Showcase Text and video by Miguel Monroy We recently had the opportunity to visit Dixon Drums & Hardware for its first-ever Product Showcase. The hybrid event brought in local drummers from the St. Louis area and…
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp featuring Heart's Nancy Wilson with Special Guests Steven Adler and Gregg Bissonette
Nancy Wilson of Heart with special guests Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses) and Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth Band)- headline the next Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp June 29-July 2, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA Rock & Roll Hall of…
Thomas Lang Announces Big Drum Bonanza 2015
Drummer/producer Thomas Lang (stOrk/Paul Gilbert), has announced the Big Drum Bonanza 2015 (#BDB2015), which will take place July 1 through 5 at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks, California. Drummers of all ages, levels, and styles are invited to…
Stephen Perkins and Tim Alexander Perform at Guitar Center’s 26th Annual Drum-Off
Guitar Center’s 26th Annual Drum-Off Finals took place this past January 17, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Gregg Bissonette hosted the event, which included five finalists facing off in a drum solo showcase. Shariq Tucker, from the Bronx, New…
Showroom: Dixon Gregg Bissonette Signature Snare Drums
Dixon has released two Gregg Bissonette signature snare drums. Bissonette chose two 6.5x14 models. One sports a hammered-brass beaded shell with tube lugs. It also includes an adjustable butt plate so the snare wires can be adjusted with either hand.…
Album Review: Ringo Starr Postcards From Paradise
The peace-and-love guru is back with his eighteenth studio release. Postcards From Paradise was produced by Ringo and recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles, and, as all his previous solo albums, features a little help from his friends…
Gregg Bissonette “Mars??? Lyric Video
Drummer Tam Johnstone, son of longtime Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone, recently created this video to accompany the song “Mars” from December Modern Drummer cover artist Gregg Bissonette’s recent solo album, Warning Will Robinson! Gregg’s brother, Matt, wrote, played bass,…
