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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.
Ten Year Vamp’s Gregory Nash talk about his journey
Hello, MD readers! My Name is Gregory Nash and I reside in upstate New York. Over the years I’ve played in a very wide variety of bands, each with different styles and influences. This experience has led to a unique…
Gary Foster of The Sunstreak
What’s up, everyone! My name is Gary Foster and I play drums and percussion with the Sunstreak. We’re a pop-rock band from Rochester, NY. We’re currently on tour, and I’m writing this blog from Nashville. I am very excited to…
Jon Radford of the Dynamites
Hello, Modern Drummer readers, my name is Jon Radford and I play drums for the Dynamites featuring Charles “Wigg” Walker, a funk and soul band out of Nashville, Tennessee. First let me say how honored I am to be asked…
Dave Watts of the Kyle Hollingsworth Band
Hey there, Modern Drummer readers! Thanks for taking a peek at my first <i>MD</i> blog. My name is Dave Watts and I’m writing to you from the road with my current project, the Kyle Hollingsworth Band. We are based out…
David Ashkenazy
My name is David Ashkenazy. I’m a drummer and professional musician, originally hailing from Southern California, and now successfully transplanted and living in Brooklyn NY. The big city life and cold winters certainly took a little getting used to, but…
Scott Garapolo of Apache Stone
Hey, MD readers! First off let me say that it’s the biggest honor to appear here, I’ve read this magazine religiously for years, so I’m psyched! I just landed the gig with Apache Stone, a band fronted by Mike Lombardi…
Wesley Finley of Rebelution
Hey, Modern Drummers, my name is Wesley Finley and I play drums in a band called Rebelution. As we tour the nation in support of our new album, Bright Side Of Life, I’d like to let you guys in on…
Tim Meehan of the_Network
First off, I’m pumped to have the opportunity to write a blog for Modern Drummer. I was a rabid subscriber throughout my high school and college years, and it’s cool to take part in something that I grew up being…
Twin Atlantic’s Craig Kneale
Hello there, modern drummers! My name is Craig Kneale and I play in a rock band called Twin Atlantic, which hails from Glasgow, Scotland. First of all I’d like to say that it really is an honour to write a…
Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence
This last month we have been on the Pedal To The Metal tour with Mudvayne, Black Label Society, and Static-X. It was really exciting playing with bands like these that I used to idolize at one point in my life.…
OneRepublic’s Eddie Fisher
Hello, everyone, this is Eddie from OneRepublic, and I’m on my way to L.A. for a photo shoot. As of today we’re almost finished with our sophomore album, Waking Up. I’m getting pretty excited about it. I find it’s way…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Jeff Plate
Hello, Modern Drummer! My name is Jeff Plate and I’m from upstate New York. I’ve had the good fortune of drumming for a living for most of my adult life, and I’m fortunate to be involved with several major acts.…
Jason Zerbin’s Peter Mol
Hey, Modern Drummer! My name is Peter Mol. I’m from a little town outside of Edmonton Alberta, Canada, and I’ve been playing with Jason Zerbin for a little under a year. Music for me started as early as I can…
Sampsa Väätäinen of Rubik
Greetings to all fellow drummers and readers of Modern Drummer! My name is Sampsa Väätäinen and I play the drums in Rubik, from Helsinki, Finland. I definitely did not expect to be writing on this blog, but man, what a…
