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Ryan Brundage of Experimental Dental School
Greetings to modern drummers worldwide. My name is Ryan Brundage, and I play drums for the Oakland based art-rock band Experimental Dental School. Working with E.D.S. has definitely been one of the most challenging and rewarding musical experiences of my…
Joshua Barnhart of Port O’Brien
The hum of bells in a monastery; the human heartbeat. The cosmic vibration of aum. Rhythm is what creates our existence, and what keeps it interesting. Music was an important part of my childhood. Some of my earliest memories are…
Michaela Wiery of Tripping Horse
Hi, MD readers. It’s Michaela Wiery from the Vienna, Austria—based rock band Tripping Horse, writing this blog for you. I’ve been playing drums for five years now, and it’s pretty funny how I came to that instrument. I never thought…
Josh Dion of Lady Clown
If you've discovered Lady Clown, and their debut record First Lady Clown, you've discovered well-crafted songs, mind-racking yet flowing lyrics, screaming guitars, system-exploding bass noise, sensitive ballads, and a whole new edition to the New York indie scene that hopefully…
Richard Evensand
Hey, everyone! I'm sitting here in my new home country of Australia, thinking about the five days in the studio recording Emotional Coma, Lion's Share's latest release. Thanks to everyone involved in this recording, I had an excellent time. And…
Mattt Kilmer with Haale
On the road again—. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to tour with many diverse bands and artists. This time, however, it seems a bit more personal. I'm on the road with Haale (pronounced like halle-lujah or jalapeño), the…
Mal Taylor of Your Vegas
’Sup, guys! This is my very first blog for the Modern Drummer page but fingers crossed it won’t be my last, so here goes. My name is Mal Taylor, and I’m the drummer of Leeds, UK rock band Your Vegas,…
Brian Bauer of Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
As a kid playing in the basement, I’d dance around like a wind-up doll with A.D.D. to the beat of my dad’s drumming. He had done the same thirty years earlier while his father, a Dixieland jazz drummer, tapped out…
Matt Walker
Mid flight from Chicago to L.A.... I'm returning to Conway Studios to record one more track for Morrissey's new album, the rest of which I recorded between last Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is now almost April. Leaving home today was…
Alejandro Vallejo of Vallejo
Hello, fellow skin bashers and drumming maniacs! My name is Alejandro "Alex" Vallejo, and I play drums in the Austin, Texas—based Latin rock band Vallejo. I've been playing in this band with my two brothers, AJ and Omar, since high…
Vincent Fiorello of Less Than Jake
I read through all of these blogs by great drummers and superb musicians, and though it might seem like an odd forum to do this, rather than hawk my wares here I'd like to ask if any readers know about…
Ray Blanco of The Bangkok Five
I'm alone. I'm still relaxing in my bed watching my LA Kings hockey game from last night. Yeah, they're in last place, with only a few games left in the season, but what can you do? We had rehearsal last…
Chachi Darin of the A.K.A.s
Hello, fellow drummers and MD online readers! My name's Chachi Darin, and I play drums for the Philadelphia-based band The A.K.A.s. I just got home from a six-week US tour preceding the March 18 release of our new record, Everybody…
David Uosikkinen
One of the many things I always admired about drummers like Ringo, Charlie Watts, Steve Gadd, Liberty DeVitto, Russ Kunkel, Jim Keltner, Steve Jordan, and Mickey Curry is the way they got their heads into the song they were playing.…
