Drummers

Archive of Drummers

  • Hello fans of music, drumming, and <em>Modern Drummer</em>! Dave DiCenso here, checking in with my first <em>MD</em> blog. I’m happy to let you know I’m currently touring with the amazing singer Josh Groban.

    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.

  • In this exclusive MD Online interview, the drummer discusses his double life as arena rock god and basement-dwelling indie plebian....

    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….

  • You’ve seen flying spiders, people flying over Rio di Janeiro, drunk idiots who thought they could fly. But this is probably a first: a flying drummer. Let’s not spoil the video by telling you more, but here’s what you should know: This is just the beginning of what Freddy wants to accomplish. Next on his checklist is a drum skydive—you know, where someone jumps off a plane and flies down for a bit, then opens his parachute and lands, and everybody’s stoked that they made it....

    Freddy the Flying Drummer

    You’ve seen flying spiders, people flying over Rio di Janeiro, drunk idiots who thought they could fly. But this is probably a first: a flying drummer. Let’s not spoil the video by telling you more, but here’s what you should know: This is just the beginning of what Freddy wants to accomplish. Next on his checklist is a drum skydive—you know, where someone jumps off a plane and flies down for a bit, then opens his parachute and lands, and everybody’s stoked that they made it….

  • 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.

    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.

  • My name is Jamey Tate, and I am a Los Angeles–based studio and touring drummer....

    Jamey Tate

    My name is Jamey Tate, and I am a Los Angeles–based studio and touring drummer….

  • Mark 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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    Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music

    Mark 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….

  • 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....

    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….

  • 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....

    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….

  • 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!

    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!

  • 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....

    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….

  • by Hector Morales<br>
Recording artist and educator Hector Morales has contributed a rich and concise new look at an under-covered topic.

    The Afro-Peruvian Percussion Ensemble:
    From the Cajon to the Drum Set

    by Hector Morales
    Recording artist and educator Hector Morales has contributed a rich and concise new look at an under-covered topic.

  • Hi, <em>MD</em> readers! I have had many firsts in the past year as the drummer for Alabaster....

    Dwayne Scott of Alabaster

    Hi, MD readers! I have had many firsts in the past year as the drummer for Alabaster….

  • 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....

    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….

  • Click here to check out audio files to accompany the Rock & Jazz Clinic article on double bass fills from the June 2013 issue.

    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.

  • Hello <em>Modern Drummer</em> readers. My name is Manny Kellough, and I am known mostly as the original drummer for Billy Preston....

    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….

  • 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....

    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….

  • Hey, everybody! Fred Eltringham here. First of all, I have been playing drums with Sheryl Crow for the past year and absolutely loving it.

    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.

  • 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....

    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….

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