Modern Drummer Education Team
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Joe Bergamini
Joe Bergamini is currently the senior drum editor for Hudson Music, where he oversees book projects and acts as an associate producer on various DVD productions. He is the co-author of Pedal Control and It’s Your Move with Dom Famularo,…
Florian Alexandru-Zorn
Florian Alexandru-Zorn’s book The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes, published by Alfred, received a five-star review from Modern Drummer. As a clinician, Florian has presented at various events across Europe and the United States, including a master class at PASIC…
Jeremy Hummel
Jeremy Hummel works regularly with EVE, a guitar/bass/drums trio that plays jazz standards, contemporary jazz, and fusion, and he is musical director for Into the Spin, an eight-piece horn band that specializes in R&B, funk, and soul music. Hummel is…
Jim Riley - Hand Foot Pattern Sixlet
Jim is the drummer and bandleader for multi-platinum group Rascal Flatts. His recording credits include Rascal Flatts’ multi-platinum disc Me and My Gang, EA Sports’ Madden NFL 11, Brian McKnight’s Ten, and a track on the soundtrack to Hannah Montana:…
Chuck Silverman
Chuck Silverman is one of the world’s leading exponents of Cuban and Brazilian drumming, and he recently produced an e-Book and video documenting the snare drum techniques of legendary teachers Murray Spivack and Richard Wilson. Silverman also released the instructional…
Mike Sorrentino
Mike Sorrentino has performed with Joe Lynn Turner, Zebra, Ritchie Blackmore, Allan Toussaint, Mary Wilson, and James Fox, and in Broadway productions of Movin’ Out, Grease, and In the Heights. Sorrentino also played on the Movin’ Out international tour, and…
Marko Djordjevic
Marko Djordjevic brought the crowd to life at the johnnyraBB NAMM concert/party last summer in Nashville. The Yugoslavian-born player won over the drum enthusiasts with his mix of impressive chops, quick thinking, and sheer joy of playing. It was clear…
Steve Fidyk
photo by Mike Monseur An impressive feature of Steve Fidyk's drumming on the new CD A Perfect Match by The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band is the wide range of styles covered. In addition to contemporary big band tunes by composer/arranger Mark…