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Dave DiCenso
Hello fans of music, drumming, and Modern Drummer! Dave DiCenso here, checking in with my first MD blog. I’m happy to let you know I’m currently touring with the amazing singer Josh Groban.
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The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mike Byrne
In this exclusive MD Online interview, the drummer discusses his double life as arena rock god and basement-dwelling indie plebian….
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Nick Krivchenia of Armed With Legs
Most people could care less about what it means to be passionate and creative in the world of music. Even fewer musicians put this passion and creativity into practice.
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Jamey Tate
My name is Jamey Tate, and I am a Los Angeles–based studio and touring drummer….
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Mark Guiliana’s Beat MusicMark Guiliana may be best known for his work as a sideman with jazz musicians such as Avishai Cohen and Brad Mehldau, but the drummer has been increasingly involved with his own solo project, Beat Music….
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Jay Postones of TesseracT
For those of you who are new to us, we’re a five-piece progressive band who’ve grown up on a varied musical diet of everything from Pink Floyd to Meshuggah….
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Zack B.’s Drum Cover of “The Hard Man Theme” from Mega Man 3
MD Online was recently hipped to drummer Zack B.’s fantastic drum cover of “The Hard Man Theme” from the ’90s Nintendo video game Mega Man 3. We asked Zack why he chose this particular track to cover, and he took the opportunity to share some tips on setting up mics and cameras for Youtube a video, and to tell us a little about himself….
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Win a Master Class With Will Calhoun
To celebrate the release of his new CD on Motéma Music, Life in This World, Will Calhoun is teaming up with Modern Drummer to offer a thirty-minute master class to one lucky winner. Enter today!
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Ruston Grosse of Surgeon
I have always been surrounded by music. My father had an amazing five-octave vocal range, and my mother was a shredding Flamenco guitarist. I guess you could say music is in my blood….
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The Afro-Peruvian Percussion Ensemble:
From the Cajon to the Drum Setby Hector Morales
Recording artist and educator Hector Morales has contributed a rich and concise new look at an under-covered topic. -
Dwayne Scott of Alabaster
Hi, MD readers! I have had many firsts in the past year as the drummer for Alabaster….
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Deacon Washington of Ghostwork
After many years of touring, recording, and being a hired gun in all manners of playing situations, I’ve finally met my match—fronting my own band from behind the kit while handling lead vocal duty….
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Rock & Jazz Clinic: Double Bass Fills, Part 1
Click here to check out audio files to accompany the Rock & Jazz Clinic article on double bass fills from the June 2013 issue.
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Manny Kellough of Billy Preston
Hello Modern Drummer readers. My name is Manny Kellough, and I am known mostly as the original drummer for Billy Preston….
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Zach Danziger and Owen Biddle TEDx Performance
Drummer Zach Danziger and bassist Owen Biddle of the group Mister Barrington recently conducted a unique performance for the TEDx series at UMass Amherst. By pre-recording their speech, Biddle and Danziger set out to challenge assumptions about live electronic music….
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Fred Eltringham
Hey, everybody! Fred Eltringham here. First of all, I have been playing drums with Sheryl Crow for the past year and absolutely loving it.
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Free Online Drum Lesson With Tony Royster Jr.
Known for his speed around the kit, Tony Royster Jr. will be teaching a free online drum lesson on building hand speed at Drumeo.com on Sunday, May 12, starting at 1 pm EDT. Drummers can sign up at drumeo.com….


































