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The Clarks' Dave Minarik
MD readers. My name is Dave Minarik, and I play drums for a Pittsburgh-based band called the Clarks. We’re excited to release our latest CD, Restless Days. I thought I would share a bit of information about the recording process,…
Shout Out Out Out Out’s Gravy and Clint
Gravy Modern Drummer, eh?! Sweet! Well, as I write this, I’m sitting on a plane from Toronto home to Edmonton. Shout Out Out Out Out has just finished the second leg of our release tour for Reintegration Time in Canada…
Tim Kuhl Drummer Blog
Hello, MD readers! My name is Tim Kuhl, and I’m a drummer and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. I’ve been playing drums for over fifteen years. I record and play in several rock bands in NYC, including the Izzys, the…
Scarlet Sins’ Elie Bertrand
Hello, Modern Drummers! I’m writing to you live from the T Dot, a.k.a. Toronto. I just came back from a wicked rehearsal. We just finished writing a few songs. I’m so stoked to go into the studio! Second album on…
Toby Keith’s Dave McAfee
Hello, MD Readers! My name is Dave McAfee, and I have played drums for Toby Keith since 2000. I wanted to say hey and share what’s been going on lately. We recently returned to the States from our eighth USO…
Propagandhi's Jord Samolesky
My name is Jord Samolesky. I play drums for a shakin’ rock ’n’ roll band called Propagandhi. My experience with music began with listening to my parents’ Beatles, ABBA, and Boney M. albums. I took piano lessons between seven and…
Aiden's Jake Davison
My name is Jake Davison, I play drums in a band called Aiden. I'm in Salt Lake City, sitting in a hotel writing this blog for Modern Drummer. I started playing drums when I was super young. My dad always…
Stephen Perkins: Jane's Addiction
by Waleed Rashidi Talking with Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, you get that honest-to-goodness vibe that the Los Angeles–based rock musician’s life is way more than merely hitting the skins for the duration of a show or recording session. See,…
Secrets Of Motown: The Tracks Of Their Drums
Everyone knows the drum sound of the Beatles was Ludwig, James Brown’s drummers stoked the fires of their funk revolution with Vox, and the names Premier and Keith Moon have become synonymous. But Motown’s casting call for the drumset that…
AVM's Steve Birkett Talks About Their New Ablum - A Matter Of Time
Hi, folks. This is Steve Birkett from Chicagoland band AVM. We just released our new CD, A Matter Of Time, on Big Chance Records. It’s an excellent mix of modern pop, progressive, and classic and epic rock. The official CD…
AVM's Steve Birkett
Hi, folks. This is Steve Birkett from Chicagoland band AVM. We just released our new CD, A Matter Of Time, on Big Chance Records. It’s an excellent mix of modern pop, progressive, and classic and epic rock. The official CD…
The Phenomenal Handclap Band's Patrick Wood
Greetings and salutations, I feel honored to have been asked to write this blog, so here goes…. My name is Patrick Wood, and I play drums and sing in the Phenomenal Handclap Band out of NYC. In addition to being…
Fitz & The Tantrums' John Wicks
Hey, MD folks, John Wicks here. I wanted to take a minute and tell you about Fitz & The Tantrums. I’m currently recording the upcoming release by Fitz, Songs For A Break Up Vol. 2, and having a total blast.…
Rob Bujak of Nova
Hello to all my fellow drummers! My name is Rob Bujak and I am currently drumming for the band Nova, out of San Francisco. I’m gonna have to admit that I have an obsession with drums; all I do is…
