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  • Malletech, a manufacturer of high-end, professional marimbas, vibes, xylophones, bells, mallets, and drumsticks, will be featured on the long-running TV show How It’s Made. The episode will air in the U.S. on Thursday, May 23, at 9 p.m. EST, on The Science Channel. It will also air in Canada on the Discovery Channel, on Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. EST....0May 13, 2013

    Malletech Featured on How It’s Made TV Show

    Malletech, a manufacturer of high-end, professional marimbas, vibes, xylophones, bells, mallets, and drumsticks, will be featured on the long-running TV show How It’s Made. The episode will air in the U.S. on Thursday, May 23, at 9 p.m. EST, on The Science Channel. It will also air in Canada on the Discovery Channel, on Tuesday, May 28, at 8 p.m. EST….

  • Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. and Axiom Music present an evening of cymbals and live performances entitled “DREAMS in Theater”. This is a FREE event with live performances by Libor Hadrava (USA), Matias Mingote German (Spain) and Scott Pellegrom (USA)....0May 9, 2013

    “Dreams in Theater” Live Event

    Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. and Axiom Music present an evening of cymbals and live performances entitled “DREAMS in Theater”. This is a FREE event with live performances by Libor Hadrava (USA), Matias Mingote German (Spain) and Scott Pellegrom (USA)….

  • Brian Thomas Tichy and his partner Joe Sutton have decided to bring the Bonzo Bash/John Bonham celebration to New York and New Jersey for three shows. The shows, co-sponsored by Modern Drummer, have been booked for May 30, May 31, and June 1 to pay tribute to John Henry Bonham on and around what would have been his 65th birthday....3May 4, 2013

    Bonzo Birthday Bash
    NY/NJ East Coast Invasion

    Brian Thomas Tichy and his partner Joe Sutton have decided to bring the Bonzo Bash/John Bonham celebration to New York and New Jersey for three shows. The shows, co-sponsored by Modern Drummer, have been booked for May 30, May 31, and June 1 to pay tribute to John Henry Bonham on and around what would have been his 65th birthday….

  • 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....0May 2, 2013

    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….

  • The organizers of Day of Drums are seeking support from the worldwide community of drummers to help reduce or eliminate the cost to children and their families to participate in the day-long summer drumming experience....1May 1, 2013

    Day of Drums Organizers Seeking Support

    The organizers of Day of Drums are seeking support from the worldwide community of drummers to help reduce or eliminate the cost to children and their families to participate in the day-long summer drumming experience….

  • Modern Drummer columnist Mat Marucci will be appearing with his trio at Jazz Central, at 441 E. Washington Street, in Syracuse, New York, on Sunday, May 12. The concert will begin at 7 pm and will be recorded live by Cadence Jazz Records....0May 1, 2013

    Mat Marucci Trio Concert in Syracuse, NY on May 12

    Modern Drummer columnist Mat Marucci will be appearing with his trio at Jazz Central, at 441 E. Washington Street, in Syracuse, New York, on Sunday, May 12. The concert will begin at 7 pm and will be recorded live by Cadence Jazz Records….

  • See what's in the June 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine! Featuring Joey Waronker.1April 30, 2013

    June 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Joey Waronker

    See what’s in the June 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine! Featuring Joey Waronker.

  • Ringo has been having so much fun with this incarnation of the All Starr band, with whom he just wrapped up a tour in the Pacific Rim including dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, that he has announced another leg of tour dates.0April 29, 2013

    Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Announce Latin American Tour Dates

    Ringo has been having so much fun with this incarnation of the All Starr band, with whom he just wrapped up a tour in the Pacific Rim including dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, that he has announced another leg of tour dates.

  • Last month, Adrian Young of No Doubt invited drummers to participate in a competition surrounding “Push and Shove,” the title track from the band’s most recent album. Contestants submitted their drum covers for a chance to win gear from Orange County Drum and Percussion, Zildjian, Remo, and Ahead Armor Cases....0April 29, 2013

    Adrian Young Drum Contest Winner Announced

    Last month, Adrian Young of No Doubt invited drummers to participate in a competition surrounding “Push and Shove,” the title track from the band’s most recent album. Contestants submitted their drum covers for a chance to win gear from Orange County Drum and Percussion, Zildjian, Remo, and Ahead Armor Cases….

  • The KoSA International Percussion Workshop Camp and Festival will take place July 23–28 at Castleton State College, nestled in the mountains of Vermont near the resort destination of Killington....0April 29, 2013

    KoSA 18th International Percussion Workshop, Drum Camp, and Festival

    The KoSA International Percussion Workshop Camp and Festival will take place July 23–28 at Castleton State College, nestled in the mountains of Vermont near the resort destination of Killington….

  • Philly Drum Project’s monthly event, Beats, Brews, & Banter, will continue on Monday, May 6th at The R Bar (formerly Roosevelt’s Pub) at the corner of 23rd and Walnut in Philadelphia. The event will run from 7-9pm and feature Allison Miller....1April 25, 2013

    Beats, Brews, & Banter with Allison Miller

    Philly Drum Project’s monthly event, Beats, Brews, & Banter, will continue on Monday, May 6th at The R Bar (formerly Roosevelt’s Pub) at the corner of 23rd and Walnut in Philadelphia. The event will run from 7-9pm and feature Allison Miller….

  • Original Vater Drumstick Factory For Sale.1April 19, 2013

    Own A Piece Of Drumstick History

    Original Vater Drumstick Factory For Sale.

  • NH Drum Festival’s second Drum Fun drum solo contest event will take place May 18 at Autofair Volkswagen of Nashua and Nashua Harley-Davidson, which is located at 717 Milford Road, Merrimack, NH, from noon until 8 pm....2April 19, 2013

    New England Drum Festival Drum Fun Event

    NH Drum Festival’s second Drum Fun drum solo contest event will take place May 18 at Autofair Volkswagen of Nashua and Nashua Harley-Davidson, which is located at 717 Milford Road, Merrimack, NH, from noon until 8 pm….

  • The third international Meinl Drum Festival will take place at the Svenska Mässan in Göteborg, Sweden on November 2, 2013. Meinl will produce the festival in cooperation with Crafton Musik, Meinl’s distributor for Sweden and Denmark....1April 17, 2013

    Meinl International Drum Festival 2013

    The third international Meinl Drum Festival will take place at the Svenska Mässan in Göteborg, Sweden on November 2, 2013. Meinl will produce the festival in cooperation with Crafton Musik, Meinl’s distributor for Sweden and Denmark….

  • The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History marked the 12th annual Jazz Appreciation Month with a global cultural perspective on April 9, receiving jazz artifacts from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) jazz master Randy Weston, and Latin jazz drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. A financial gift from the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation will establish the first endowment fund to support JAM, a month-long celebration advancing appreciation of jazz as America’s original music....1April 17, 2013

    Smithsonian Celebrates Global Reach of Jazz during Jazz Appreciation Month

    The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History marked the 12th annual Jazz Appreciation Month with a global cultural perspective on April 9, receiving jazz artifacts from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) jazz master Randy Weston, and Latin jazz drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. A financial gift from the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation will establish the first endowment fund to support JAM, a month-long celebration advancing appreciation of jazz as America’s original music….

  • Ex–Periphery and Sky Eats Airplane drummer Travis Orbin has joined veteran Washington, D.C., melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. “I’ve been jamming and writing a new record with the guys for over a year,” says Orbin. “It’s been especially rewarding in that everything was composed in a room together, a wholly organic process that I haven’t experienced in a long while. I’m excited about the tunes [and about] signing on as a full-time member, and I can’t wait to hit the road!”4April 16, 2013

    Ex–Periphery/Sky Eats Airplane Drummer Travis Orbin Joins Darkest Hour

    Ex–Periphery and Sky Eats Airplane drummer Travis Orbin has joined veteran Washington, D.C., melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. “I’ve been jamming and writing a new record with the guys for over a year,” says Orbin. “It’s been especially rewarding in that everything was composed in a room together, a wholly organic process that I haven’t experienced in a long while. I’m excited about the tunes [and about] signing on as a full-time member, and I can’t wait to hit the road!”

  • The music-rights-management company BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to composer Cliff Martinez at the organization’s 2013 Film & Television Awards. The annual ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 15, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in California....1April 11, 2013

    Former Red Hot Chili Peppers/Captain Beefheart Drummer Cliff Martinez Honored by BMI

    The music-rights-management company BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to composer Cliff Martinez at the organization’s 2013 Film & Television Awards. The annual ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 15, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in California….

  • Drummers, fans of the groups Periphery and Dillinger Escape Plan, and aspiring young musicians who live in the Baltimore/DC/Virginia/Pennsylvania area will want to know about an upcoming two-hour drum and music business-based workshop featuring Matt Halpern of Periphery and Billy Rymer of the Dillinger Escape Plan. The workshop, which will focus on ways to be more successful as a working drummer, as well as offer exercises and grooves for developing creative ideas behind the kit, will take place between 2 and 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, in Rockville, Maryland. 1April 11, 2013

    Periphery’s Matt Halpern and Dillinger Escape Plan’s Billy Rymer Schedule Last-Minute Drum Clinic

    Drummers, fans of the groups Periphery and Dillinger Escape Plan, and aspiring young musicians who live in the Baltimore/DC/Virginia/Pennsylvania area will want to know about an upcoming two-hour drum and music business-based workshop featuring Matt Halpern of Periphery and Billy Rymer of the Dillinger Escape Plan. The workshop, which will focus on ways to be more successful as a working drummer, as well as offer exercises and grooves for developing creative ideas behind the kit, will take place between 2 and 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, in Rockville, Maryland.

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