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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.
Cale Parks of Yeasayer
I am Cale Parks, currently drumming for the band Yeasayer. Percussion began for me at age thirteen, a gateway to after-school basement bands, which led to all-state orchestras, which prompted the scholarship that got the jazz degree, then defiance of…
Greg Faucher of Animal Talk
I subconsciously make weird faces when I play the drums. Sometimes I stick my tongue out. Because of this, some photographers claim they’ve never gotten a good picture of me. I tend to sweat a lot, too. You know who…
John Keefe of Boys Like Girls
Hello drummers, musicians, and other curious readers! My name is John Keefe, though some people call me Beef! I play drums in a band called Boys Like Girls, and I occasionally do some outside session work when I have the…
Pinback’s Chris Prescott
As a musician, I’ve had my fair share of strange experiences over the years. But this for me was one of the most surreal. I decided to write about it here and share it with my fellow drummers. Pinback recently…
Jeff Kummer of the Early November
Good day, drummers of the modern world. Jeff Kummer from the Early November here to tell you a little about myself. I started drumming at an early age—about the fourth grade or so. When I was a kid, my older…
Joseph Reilly of the Winter Sounds
As a kid I always envisioned myself as the guitarist in a hair metal band. But from the minute I first sat behind a drumset, I knew it was my place in a band. I learned how to play from…
Logan Baldwin of the Stationary Set
Hello, MD readers! Thanks for stopping by and reading a bit about me. It’s a thrill to be in the company of greatness here at the MD blog. Born and raised in the smallest of small towns in central Kentucky,…
David Halicky of The Vim Dicta
Hey Modern Drummer people! I’m David Halicky. Through drumming I can truly express who I am and how I’m feeling. I’m able to communicate more truthfully and openly through drums and music than talking or writing. As music is the…
Mike Albanese of Maserati
Hello, modern drummers, drummers of the modern persuasion, and otherwise non-vintage percussionists! Mike Albanese here, chief drum operator for Maserati, Cinemechanica, Bit Brigade, and a slew of other projects you have a low probability of knowing unless you frequent the…
Giann Rubio of Daybreak Embrace
Hey, MD readers! This is Sonor endorser Giann Rubio of Daybreak Embrace. I’m a touring drummer from the South Florida area who’s seen a lot, experienced the road (currently writing this at a laundry mat in New Orleans), has had…
Russell Simins of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Hey, all, Russell Simins from the one and only Blues Explosion here. I play drums and write music with bandmates Jon Spencer and Judah Bauer, two of the greatest guitarists I know, and I know a lot of them. I’ve…
L.A. Drummer John Montgomery
Hello, MD readers! My name is John Montgomery, I’m a drummer living in Los Angeles…and I love it. I’ve found lots of opportunities in while living in L.A. At the early age of eleven, I won a scholarship to study…
Dony Wynn
It’s a good day when you get a call from producer Billy Harvey to ask you to perform on a new Charlie Mars recording. First, you know there are going to be some cool, funky tunes to play. Second, there…
Casey Hansen of Gaza
Hey, everyone. I’m honored to be given this opportunity from Modern Drummer, especially since I wasn’t playing drums before I could talk, my father wasn’t a drummer, and I wasn’t even that kid who was always beating and drumming on…
