Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2012
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  • Twin Berlin in Studio
    Twin Berlin, Winner of Guitar Center’s Your Next Record with Travis Barker, Release Debut Single, Produced by Barker
    News and Events - February 3, 2012
    Debut EP from the Connecticut-based high energy rock trio also released on iTunes Produced by Travis Barker, Twin Berlin’s single “Can’t Take, Take, Take” is available for download on iTunes, along with their debut EP, There Goes My Virtue, also produced by the acclaimed drummer and producer. Twin Berlin, a rock trio with punk influences...
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  • steviewonder
    Patrick Lamb, Tyrone Hendrix, Nate Watts and Friends To Perform A Night Of Motown With A Tribute To Stevie Wonder, “Livin’ For The City”
    News and Events - February 3, 2012
    Two Shows at Jimmy Mak’s (Portland, Oregon) With Members of Wonder’s Band and Local Celebrities Patrick Lamb, Liv McCoy, Jarrod Lawson, Saeeda Wright and Paul Creighton Portland’s very own, Patrick Lamb, and Stevie Wonder band drummer, Tyrone Hendrix, are co-producing a Stevie Wonder tribute concert, “Livin’ for the City”, with two (2) shows (7:30 pm...
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  • Latin Percussion
    LP Launches February Clinic Tour
    News and Events - February 3, 2012
    Latin Percussion announces February Clinic Tour dates.
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  • Chad Smith Clinic at the Collective
    Chad Smith Clinic at the Collective NYC
    Drummers - February 3, 2012
    Chad Smith will be performing a clinic at the Collective on Thursday, February 9th at 7PM. Students and the public are welcome.
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  • TheChicagoShow
    Chicago Drum Show 2012
    News and Events - February 2, 2012
    The (22nd annual) Chicago Drum Show will take place on May 19 and 20, 2011 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St Charles, Illinois. (Just 35 miles west of downtown Chicago.) Over 1400 visitors are expected. Clinics will be presented by  Fred Young, John Fred Young, Mike Clark, Les DeMerle, and Ed Shaughnessy. Commenting on...
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  • Sabian drum clinics
    Sabian Clinics Announced
    News and Events - February 1, 2012
    Sabian Announces clinics for February, March, and April of 2012.
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    Powerbag Backpacks And Messenger Bags With Built-In Power
    The Showroom - January 31, 2012
    Integrated into every Powerbag is the company’s exclusive Powerbag Charging System, which provides portable power for smartphones, iPods, tablets, and more.
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  • Hannah Ford Performance and Meet & Greet Workshop
    Hannah Ford Performance and Meet & Greet Workshop
    Drummers - January 30, 2012
    Hannah Ford will be appearing at select Guitar Centers in preparation for her upcoming workshop “Peace, Love and Drums.”  Attendees can look forward to a performance, Q&A and meet and greet. Dates and locations below: Thursday Feb 2, 7PM @ Guitar Center Marietta, Marietta GA – 770.980.9222 Thursday Feb 9, 7PM @ Guitar Center Huntsville, Huntsville AL...
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  • Dennis Stauffer
    Drum Maker Dennis Stauffer Killed In Car Accident
    News and Events - January 27, 2012
    Dennis Stauffer, the founder of Stauffer Percussion and the mastermind behind the extremely well-crafted Phattie Drums, Black Label Drums, Cocktail Drums, Steam Bent, and Sounds Like Art snare drums was killed in a car accident on Wednesday January 18, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was thirty-two years old. Also in the car at the time...
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  • Wayne Krantz Lessons
    Wayne Krantz Groove Lessons at the Collective NYC
    News and Events - January 27, 2012
    Wayne Krantz is giving lessons to drummers at the Collective NYC.
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  • Sucherman-snare_120
    Stanbridge Drum Corporation Todd Sucherman Empyrean Signature Snare
    The Showroom - January 26, 2012
    This limited edition 6 1/2×14 snare features a shell and hoops constructed from blocks of rare amboyna and afzelia burl woods...continued reading
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  • sabian players choice
    Sabian Announces 2012 Players’ Choice Cymbals
    News and Events - January 25, 2012
    Traditionally, drum companies spend a great deal of time and money on product development, and then spend even more time and money telling drummers what to like – and what to play. But what if that paradigm were turned completely on its head? What if drummers could choose which cymbal models manufacturers should make? Well...
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  • NYC PAS
    Percussive Arts Society / KoSA NYC 2012
    News and Events - January 24, 2012
    A full weekend of drums, percussion and performance! Saturday, February 11 – Sunday, February 12, 2012 New York University (Frederic Loewe Theatre) 35 W. 4th St., New York, NY 10003 Join PAS and KoSA for their 2012 NYC weekend!  Here’s what’s in store: Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live band) Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock) Duncan Patton...
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  • Brazilian Flag
    Brazilian Percussion and Cultural Tour
    News and Events - January 24, 2012
    July 28 – August 9, 2012 – Salvador da Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo Professor Frank Oddis, Morehead State University, and Professor Jason Koontz, Eastern Kentucky University, are conducting a Brazilian Percussion and Cultural Tour in the summer of 2012. The 14 – day tour will visit three cities in Brazil, Salvador da Bahia...
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  • meinl-foot-jingle-tambourine120
    Meinl Foot Jingle Tambourine
    The Showroom - January 24, 2012
    Meinl Percussion’s Foot Jingle tambourine is mounted easily on the foot with an elastic band.
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  • stickman
    A World Class Drum Camp in the Heart of Saskatchewan
    News - January 23, 2012
      The Stickman Drum Experience is a multi-day drum camp providing a one of a kind experience for drummers of a wide range of ages and abilities.  The main objective of this camp is for players to learn, jam and hang with world class musicians in a comfortable, non-competitive and creative atmosphere.  Campers will eat,...
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    Jan Web Update News
    News and Events - January 23, 2012
    Ringo Starr’s seventeenth solo studio record, Ringo 2012, will be released on January 31 in the United States and January 30 internationally. The album, which was produced by Starr, was recorded in L.A. and mixed in England by Ringo and Bruce Sugar. For more, visit www.ringostarr.com. Kenny Aronoff is still playing with Chickenfoot, filling in...
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  • Living Arts Apprenticeship
    The Living Arts Apprenticeship Program (LAAP) Dates Announced
    News and Events - January 23, 2012
    10 Day Live-On-the-Land Cross-Disciplinary Arts Intensive Located in New York’s Catskill Mountains June 14-24 This summer Sound Chemistry Records is offering its seventh apprenticeship with a focus on drum-set study (Amir Ziv), Aikido (Gadi Shorr), and music composition (Jordan McLean). Participants work closely with a primary instructor, as well as acquire hands-on experience within the...
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  • drummer Thomas Lang
    THOMAS LANG DEBUTS FIRST ANNUAL ‘BIG DRUM BONANZA’
    Drummers - January 23, 2012
    JUNE 25TH – 29TH Unique 5-Day Music Education Camp Features Special Guest Instructors Including World Renowned Drummer Virgil Donati   Acclaimed drummer Thomas Lang (stOrk/Asia/John Wetton), has announced the first annual Thomas Lang’s Big Drum Bonanza, scheduled for June 25th -29th at Full Moon Resort  in Big Indian, NY.  Drummers of all ages, levels and styles...
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  • rockwoodmusichall
    Three of NYC’s Most Innovative and In-Demand Drummers Plan February 9th Concert at Rockwood Music Hall
    News - January 19, 2012
    On February 9th in at Rockwood Music Hall, three of New York’s most innovative and in-demand drummers will join together for one great evening of music -- Mark Guiliana, Aaron Comess and Zach Danzinger will perform with their bands, for the low ticket price of $10.
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Reviews
  • There’s something timeless about Ringo’s drumming. Though he’s not one to get with “the click-track way” of making records, you simply can’t ignore his flawless time and backbeat, and he always makes the simplest drum parts<a href="http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/01/ringo-starr-2012/">...<i>(more)</i></a>0January 31, 2012

    Ringo Starr Ringo 2012

    There’s something timeless about Ringo’s drumming. Though he’s not one to get with “the click-track way” of making records, you simply can’t ignore his flawless time and backbeat, and he always makes the simplest drum parts…(more)

The Greats
  • After changing its name from Mammoth, Van Halen strutted a glam-punk attitude when it burst onto the national scene in 1978 with its self-titled debut album. Featuring the template-smashing talent of the whammy-bar-happy, two-hand-tapping guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his percussive-dynamo brother, Alex, Van Halen the band, to many, became the obvious successor to the hard-rock crown once worn by Led Zeppelin<a href="http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/02/alex-van-halen-hard-rock-archetype/">...(read more)</a>

    Alex Van Halen: The Hard-Rock Archetype

    Posted on February 2, 2012
    After changing its name from Mammoth, Van Halen strutted a glam-punk attitude when it burst onto the national scene in 1978 with its self-titled debut album. Featuring the template-smashing talent of the whammy-bar-happy, two-hand-tapping guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his percussive-dynamo brother, Alex, Van Halen the band, to many, became the obvious successor to the hard-rock crown once worn by Led Zeppelin...(read more)

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  • Contests
    • Enter to win a Yamaha Rock Tour 4-pc drum set, DTX530K drum set with FP-9500C pedal, or DTXM12 with the PS940 stand.
      Enter to Win One of These Incredible Prizes From Yamaha Drums!
      04 January 2012 12:04 PM

      Enter to win a Yamaha Rock Tour 4-pc drum set, DTX530K drum set with FP-9500C pedal, or DTXM12 with the PS940 stand.

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    • Cast your vote in the drumming world’s most important ballot box. The Modern Drummer Readers’ Poll Give It Up for the Drummers Who Rule Each year there are drummers who deserve recognition for their exceptional work on record, live, and in the educational arena. As a member of the most educated drumming audience on the...
      Modern Drummer Readers’ Poll 2012
      01 January 2012 12:00 AM

      Cast your vote in the drumming world’s most important ballot box. The Modern Drummer Readers’ Poll Give It Up for the Drummers Who Rule Each year there are drummers who deserve recognition for their exceptional work on record, live, and in the educational arena. As a member of the most educated drumming audience on the...

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  • Product Close Up
    • Since its inception, Drumagog has been one of the top choices for drum repair work because of its ability to accurately detect hits and then trigger samples from an internal library or from VST drum software like FXpansion’s BFD2. Click here for more.
      Wavemachine Labs Drumagog 5
      31 January 2012 9:30 AM

      Since its inception, Drumagog has been one of the top choices for drum repair work because of its ability to accurately detect hits and then trigger samples from an internal library or from VST drum software like FXpansion’s BFD2. Click here for more.

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    • The Noble & Cooley CoolMount tom mount is designed to, according to the company, “eliminates the need for drum keys, wing nuts, and memory locks, and reduces the time it takes to set up and tear down a drum set.” Click here to find out how it fares.
      Noble & Cooley CoolMount Tom Mount
      18 January 2012 8:45 AM

      The Noble & Cooley CoolMount tom mount is designed to, according to the company, “eliminates the need for drum keys, wing nuts, and memory locks, and reduces the time it takes to set up and tear down a drum set.” Click here to find out how it fares.

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