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Vegas Temper's Mark Morin
What's up, MD! My name is Mark Morin, and I've been playing the drums for about twenty years now. I started out watching my dad play as a kid, and that's what I wanted to do the rest of my…
Suicide City's Dan Lamagna
Hello, MD online readers and MySpacers. Last month was a special one for me. I played on two new releases! First off, Suicide City, a band I've been in since 2003, filmed a show at CBGB a few years back,…
Crooked X's Boomer Simpson
Hey, MD, this is Boomer with Crooked X. We're a metal band made up of ninth-graders from Coweta, Oklahoma. I started playing drums when I was nine years old–listening to bands like Metallica, Skid Row, Slipknot, and Megadeth. They were…
Julien Granger of Today Is The Day
Hi, it's Julien Granger. I play drums in Today Is The Day. I'm a French dude from Paris, France. I met Steve Austin of Today Is The Day on his last European tour, when my French band Four Question Marks…
Punchline's Pj Caruso
Hey, everyone! I'm Pj Caruso, and I play drums for the band Punchline. I'm with the guys right now, promoting our new album, Just Say Yes. This is our first release since we left our long-time label Fueled By Ramen.…
Vertigo's Justin Stamey
Hello to the world of Modern Drummer readers. My name is Justin Stamey, and I'm a drum-a-holic. (So are you, so there's no need for an intervention here.) I'm in the Knoxville, Tennessee—based band Vertigo. We have lately been touring…
Terry Silverlight
Hello, MD readers! I'm happy to tell you about some of my recent activities, beginning with an overview of my background. I was born into a musical household. My brother, Barry Miles, ten years older than me, was a child…
Spencer Peterson
Hello, MD readers! My name is Spencer Peterson, and I first took an interest in the drums at an early age, though it wasn't until I was ten years old that I took them seriously. Throughout middle and high school…
Kevin Zubek
The year 2008 has proven to be quite a productive and exciting one for me. I'm playing drums in three new projects, all quite different from one another. Yoshie Fruchter's Pitom is a Jewish avant/hard rock band with a CD…
Steve Bolognese of Into Eternity
Hello, MD readers! Well, a lot has happened since the last time I had a chance to check in. It all began when I left my home in Boston, Massachusetts on August 2. I flew into Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada, for…
Pat McDonald of The Charlie Daniels Band
Greetings to all the MD faithful out there! My name is Pat McDonald, and I'm currently touring the world with The Charlie Daniels Band. I've been with CDB for almost ten years now, and aside from touring with the band,…
Kelly Murphy of Temperedcast
What's happenin', Modern Drummer world?! Kelly Murphy here from the band Temperedcast. For those who aren't familiar with us, we're a heavy melodic rock band from Seattle. We just finished our sophomore album, Reach, and are about to go support…
On the Beat With Denny Seiwell Drummer
Hello, MD readers, this is Denny Seiwell letting you in on some info about me that is not too widely known. Obviously, my history is usually weighted with my years with Paul McCartney & Wings. I'd like to tell you…
Vinnie Zummo
Hi, MD readers, Vinnie Zummo here. Though I'm best known for my seven years as a featured guitarist with The Joe Jackson Band, I've played the drums for as long as I've played guitar. On my latest CD, Swinging Guitar…
