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John Fontana of the Futures League
When I was twelve, my two best friends decided they wanted to perform as a band in our middle school talent show. The problem was that only one of us could actually play an instrument with any decency, and that…
Tiffanie Lanmon of Mirror Travel
I used to be awful at drums, just really awful. Lauren’s mother heard just how awful every day after school. Lauren played percussion in the school band; I played the clarinet. I still remember seeing her the first day of…
Ash Doodkorte of Voyager (w/ VIDEO)
Hey everyone! My name is Ash Doodkorte, and I’m from the faraway town of Perth, Western Australia. I play drums for the modern progressive metal band Voyager and also for the dirty fuzz punk blues band the Floors. I taught…
Peter Landi of Marco With Love
I am twenty-two years old, and I hail from Sag Harbor, New York. Along with being in MWL, I am also the drummer for Jonny Lives! and the Killing Floor. I first started playing drums when I was seven. No…
James Michael McLester of SuperNova Remnant
My last blog appeared in 2010, and here we are in 2014 and there are many things to share and forecast on the horizon. 2014 started out with an appearance on JUCE TV, broadcast by Trinity Broadcasting Network all over…
Austin Lane of Seven
Hello all! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Austin Lane from Bournemouth, England. I am the drummer for the band Seven, and I am a drum department manager and…
Joey Kramer of Aerosmith
Hello, Modern Drummer readers! For nearly forty-five years you’ve known me as the drummer for Aerosmith. It’s been a wild ride, and I couldn’t be more thankful for my career in music. What we’ve been able to accomplish as a…
Russ Garner With Larry Mitchell and Southern Fried Funk
What I’ve learned from drumming and the music business is that hard work and practice always pay off. It is important to give back to your community and to always treat people how you would like to be treated: with…
Ren Mathew of Bailiff
Hey, MD folks! It’s Ren Mathew here from the band Bailiff. I’m based out of Chicago but am currently on the road with the band touring in support of our new release, Remise. It’s a tremendous honor to be writing…
Kevin Bowers of the Feed
Hi, MD readers! My name is Kevin Bowers, and I play drums in soul-punk band the Feed. The first drumset I owned was a Diamond Rock from JC Penney. My parents had to constantly replace the paper-thin heads because I…
Tim Kane The Lesson of a Lifetime: Inside a Live Tutorial with Famed Drummer/Composer Stewart Copeland (VIDEO)
Following a two-hour private drum lesson awarded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Stewart Copeland to one very lucky local high school student, the founder of world famous rock band the Police openly wondered why his celebrity status keeps growing. The…
The Stickman Drum Experience and the Regina Drum Festival’s Jayson Brinkworth
Hi, MD readers! Jayson Brinkworth here from the Stickman Drum Experience and the Regina Drum Festival. So far, 2014 is shaping up to be an unreal year for our drum events here in Canada and for my own teaching and…
Franco De Vita’s Javier “Javo??? Barrera
Hello, MD! It’s a great honor for me to share this space with you. I’m currently in Los Angeles producing and recording drums from my home studio and doing most of the projects for GRA Records, on which my new…
Rob Rufus of Blacklist Royals
Modern Drummer has invited me to talk a bit about drumming and what has influenced me to keep playing for the past seventeen years. My relationship with the drumkit and all it represents is different than most drummers I know.…
