Drummers

Archive of Drummers

  • Hello! Ahh…drums! How else can you smash heads with a stick and not go to jail? I started playing at about fourteen years old, when my dad got me my first drumkit. It was a Groove Percussion kit, and I really beat the thing to a pulp...0July 25, 2011

    Chris St. Hilaire of London Souls

    Hello! Ahh…drums! How else can you smash heads with a stick and not go to jail? I started playing at about fourteen years old, when my dad got me my first drumkit. It was a Groove Percussion kit, and I really beat the thing to a pulp…

  • Chris Adler, drummer for metal megastars Lamb of God, has a voice and approach all his own, yet he didn’t even begin to play drums seriously until he was already in his twenties. He did, however, grow up studying piano, saxophone, and acoustic guitar before finally settling on playing bass for several high school bands and other projects...1July 21, 2011

    Chris Adler: Lamb of God’s Uniquely Heavy Drum Star

    Chris Adler, drummer for metal megastars Lamb of God, has a voice and approach all his own, yet he didn’t even begin to play drums seriously until he was already in his twenties. He did, however, grow up studying piano, saxophone, and acoustic guitar before finally settling on playing bass for several high school bands and other projects…

  • Read an excerpt from Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley’s brand-new book, <i>Best Seat in the House: Drumming in the ’70s With Marriott, Frampton and Humble Pie.</i>2July 21, 2011

    Jerry Shirley

    Read an excerpt from Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley’s brand-new book, Best Seat in the House: Drumming in the ’70s With Marriott, Frampton and Humble Pie.

  • <i>MD</i> recently spoke with the prog-drumming giant Carl Palmer while he was on tour with Asia. Palmer, whose career spans four decades, says he has no plans to slow down anytime soon.1July 21, 2011

    Carl Palmer – Not Slowing Down

    MD recently spoke with the prog-drumming giant Carl Palmer while he was on tour with Asia. Palmer, whose career spans four decades, says he has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

  • I play in Sleeper Agent. Our music is fast-paced and energetic punk-infused pop rock. We’ve been together for about three years now. Our sound is heavily influenced by Jay Reatard, the Strokes, the Beatles, and many others...0July 20, 2011

    Justin Wilson of Sleeper Agent

    I play in Sleeper Agent. Our music is fast-paced and energetic punk-infused pop rock. We’ve been together for about three years now. Our sound is heavily influenced by Jay Reatard, the Strokes, the Beatles, and many others…

  • Greetings, fellow <i>Modern Drummer</i> fanatics! My name is Jason McDonald, and I’m from Sydney, Australia. It’s an honor to be invited to blog here on <i>MD</i>’s website, especially when you consider that over the years I have managed to collect...0July 20, 2011

    Jason McDonald of Strange Karma

    Greetings, fellow Modern Drummer fanatics! My name is Jason McDonald, and I’m from Sydney, Australia. It’s an honor to be invited to blog here on MD’s website, especially when you consider that over the years I have managed to collect…

  • What’s up, everybody? This is Dillon Ray from Burn Halo. I was super-excited when I heard <i>Modern Drummer</i> wanted to hear what the D Ray had to say. I’ve been reading the magazine for as long as I can remember. Once I could hold a pair of sticks I’d sit on my dad’s lap and play drums. Everyone in my family plays something musical...0July 19, 2011

    Dillon Ray of Burn Halo

    What’s up, everybody? This is Dillon Ray from Burn Halo. I was super-excited when I heard Modern Drummer wanted to hear what the D Ray had to say. I’ve been reading the magazine for as long as I can remember. Once I could hold a pair of sticks I’d sit on my dad’s lap and play drums. Everyone in my family plays something musical…

  • Hey, MD readers! It really means a lot to me to be a part of this blog. First let me introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my history. My name is Robert Platz, and I’m nineteen years old...27July 14, 2011

    Robert Platz of Drive A

    Hey, MD readers! It really means a lot to me to be a part of this blog. First let me introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my history. My name is Robert Platz, and I’m nineteen years old…

  • Hello, Modern Drummer readers. Marty Beller, drummer for They Might Be Giants, here. In 2000, I got a call from TMBG bassist Danny Weinkauf. We had met through guitarist Dan Miller, who I had toured with in my band Meow. He said they needed a drummer for a show on very short notice; their regular—and...1July 13, 2011

    Marty Beller of They Might Be Giants

    Hello, Modern Drummer readers. Marty Beller, drummer for They Might Be Giants, here. In 2000, I got a call from TMBG bassist Danny Weinkauf. We had met through guitarist Dan Miller, who I had toured with in my band Meow. He said they needed a drummer for a show on very short notice; their regular—and…

  • Howdy all, Fred Coury here, writing from a hotel room near Düsseldorf, Germany. Twenty-five years after we started our first tour, I find myself in Europe once again, fighting stomach issues (we all go through it from the foods and water that we’re just not used to) and sleep deprivation. It’s like Navy SEAL training, but without the weapons or the rescue missions...1July 12, 2011

    Fred Coury of Cinderella

    Howdy all, Fred Coury here, writing from a hotel room near Düsseldorf, Germany. Twenty-five years after we started our first tour, I find myself in Europe once again, fighting stomach issues (we all go through it from the foods and water that we’re just not used to) and sleep deprivation. It’s like Navy SEAL training, but without the weapons or the rescue missions…

  • My name is Mark Castillo, and I am the drummer for Crossfade. I’ve been playing since the age of seven, sneaking on my brother’s old Ludwig kit in the basement. Jeez, he hated that! Sorry, Rick! I’m thirty now and have played for some great bands, including Bury Your Dead and Between the Buried and Me. I’ve also filled in for the Acacia Strain...0July 11, 2011

    Mark Castillo of Crossfade

    My name is Mark Castillo, and I am the drummer for Crossfade. I’ve been playing since the age of seven, sneaking on my brother’s old Ludwig kit in the basement. Jeez, he hated that! Sorry, Rick! I’m thirty now and have played for some great bands, including Bury Your Dead and Between the Buried and Me. I’ve also filled in for the Acacia Strain…

  • Hello, MD! It’s fair to say that some careers are more predictable than others. If you want to be a lawyer, you go to law school. If you want to be a doctor, you go to medical school. Dreams of being a policeman? Go to the Police Academy. Unfortunately, if you’ve got aspirations to be...0July 9, 2011

    Jeremy Williams

    Hello, MD! It’s fair to say that some careers are more predictable than others. If you want to be a lawyer, you go to law school. If you want to be a doctor, you go to medical school. Dreams of being a policeman? Go to the Police Academy. Unfortunately, if you’ve got aspirations to be…

  • The term “world music” wasn’t invented specifically for Airto Moreira, but it might as well have been. As a percussionist/drummer in his native Brazil in the mid-’60s, Airto was recognized as a leading cutting-edge figure, mixing jazz and Brazilian ethnic music in a profound setting with multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal...0July 7, 2011

    Airto Moreira: World Traveler of the Highest Order

    The term “world music” wasn’t invented specifically for Airto Moreira, but it might as well have been. As a percussionist/drummer in his native Brazil in the mid-’60s, Airto was recognized as a leading cutting-edge figure, mixing jazz and Brazilian ethnic music in a profound setting with multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal…

  • y name is Colin Cunningham, and I play for a band called Oh No Fiasco. First of all, I’d like to thank Modern Drummer for offering me this blog! Here’s a little about me: When I was young my father was a drummer and played in several bands. I received my first drumset at six...2July 7, 2011

    Colin Cunningham of Oh No Fiasco

    y name is Colin Cunningham, and I play for a band called Oh No Fiasco. First of all, I’d like to thank Modern Drummer for offering me this blog! Here’s a little about me: When I was young my father was a drummer and played in several bands. I received my first drumset at six…

  • Hello, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Shane Cooney, and I am the drummer for the Irish rock trio Kopek. Being a co-writer and co-producer, this blog may lack the usual accurate drummer tech facts—what skins I use, sticks, cymbals, etc. The truth is, I don’t really care—once they sound good and the track/song is...1July 6, 2011

    Shane Cooney of Kopek

    Hello, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Shane Cooney, and I am the drummer for the Irish rock trio Kopek. Being a co-writer and co-producer, this blog may lack the usual accurate drummer tech facts—what skins I use, sticks, cymbals, etc. The truth is, I don’t really care—once they sound good and the track/song is…

  • Hello, fellow drummers. Welcome to my first entry into MD’s blogosphere! This has been an interesting year for me thus far—and it’s about to get a whole lot crazier. The year started out with its typical post-holiday gig drought. Just as I was contemplating getting a real job, I get a call to cover a...0July 5, 2011

    Joe Goretti of Moby

    Hello, fellow drummers. Welcome to my first entry into MD’s blogosphere! This has been an interesting year for me thus far—and it’s about to get a whole lot crazier. The year started out with its typical post-holiday gig drought. Just as I was contemplating getting a real job, I get a call to cover a…

  • My name is Joao Lencastre and I was born in Lisbon, Portugal. I started to play the drums at the age of thirteen. Since I started playing I’ve been collaborating with many different groups in all styles of music, including metal, reggae, Afrobeat, electronic, big band, alternative rock, and all kinds of jazz. I also...0July 5, 2011

    Joao Lencastre

    My name is Joao Lencastre and I was born in Lisbon, Portugal. I started to play the drums at the age of thirteen. Since I started playing I’ve been collaborating with many different groups in all styles of music, including metal, reggae, Afrobeat, electronic, big band, alternative rock, and all kinds of jazz. I also…

  • Hello, MD readers, J.D. Hall here giving a shout-out from the dark and desolate foothills of eastern Kentucky. Just wanted to start off by saying that I am honored to be a part of Modern Drummer Blogs! I’m a hard-hitting metal/rock drummer with a larger-than-life stage presence. I’ve been playing with unbridled passion since I was a young child...0July 1, 2011

    J.D. Hall of Dreadfall

    Hello, MD readers, J.D. Hall here giving a shout-out from the dark and desolate foothills of eastern Kentucky. Just wanted to start off by saying that I am honored to be a part of Modern Drummer Blogs! I’m a hard-hitting metal/rock drummer with a larger-than-life stage presence. I’ve been playing with unbridled passion since I was a young child…

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