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News: Meinl Drum Festival 2016 to Take Place in Warsaw, Poland

Meinl is proud to announce that the 2016 Meinl Drum Festival will be held in Warsaw, Poland. The exact date of the event, venue, and line-up will be made public as soon as more details become available. Following Moscow in…

Modern Drummer
Sep 23, 2015

News: Julien’s Auctions Announces Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach Property Auction

Julien’s Auctions is auctioning property from the collections of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach on December 4 and 5, 2015. The collection by Ringo and Barbara features items from their London estate and Beverly Hills and Monaco residences. Comprised of…

Modern Drummer
Sep 20, 2015

News: Meinl Drum Festival Donates to Charitable Purposes

Meinl has decided to donate the proceeds from the ticket sales of the 2015 Meinl Drum Festival and voluntary contributions to two charitable organizations, totaling 20,000 Euros. Percussion instruments worth 10,000 Euros will be donated to the Danilo Perez Foundation…

Modern Drummer
Sep 19, 2015

News: Kenny Aronoff Performance and Master Class in Indianapolis

A master class and performance will be presented by rock/pop/studio great Kenny Aronoff at the JCC in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 28, 2015. The master class will be held from 4 pm to 5 pm. Open to all ages and…

Modern Drummer
Sep 18, 2015

News: KoSA Cuba Camp and Festival

KoSA Music will present the KoSA Cuba Workshop and Fiesta del Tambor (Havana Rhythm and Dance Festival) in Havana February 28–March 6, 2016. US legal travel is possible and university credits are available. The KoSA Cuba Workshop is a one-week…

Modern Drummer
Sep 15, 2015
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Select a Head Inks Deal with Godsmack

Select a Head is excited to announce a new partnership with internationally touring alternative metal band, Godsmack, through the Araca Group. The deal includes patent-pending, custom printed drum displays featuring their top charting albums and artwork and are available for…

Modern Drummer
Sep 15, 2015

October 2015 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Ilan Rubin

(Available in print August 30, 2015; digitally August 27, 2015) On the Cover Ilan Rubin “From a young age I was taught to treat being a musician as a real skill. At twenty, when I joined Nine Inch Nails, I…

Modern Drummer
Aug 27, 2015

News: Phantogram Drummer Chris Carhart to Teach at NYC’s “Bang! The Drum School???

“Bang! The Drum School” has announced that Chris Carhart, the drummer for Phantogram, will be teaching as part of the school’s new artists-in-residence program. The new program is meant to bring the teaching expertise of internationally recognized drummers to the…

Modern Drummer
Aug 27, 2015

News: Moore Music Announces Second-Annual Drum Day Event

Moore Music’s second-annual Drum Day will take place on Saturday, September 19, 10 am to 8 pm in Evansville, Indiana. Moore Music will host over 100 of the region’s drumming community for a full day of gear demos and performances…

Modern Drummer
Aug 26, 2015

Roland Sponsors Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off Search for the Nation’s Best Drummers

Roland Corporation is a proud sponsor of Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum-Off search for the next great drummer. Free and open to drummers across the country, entrants will compete for a chance to win a grand-prize package valued at over…

Modern Drummer
Aug 21, 2015

News: Sabian Announces 2015 PASIC Scholarship Winner

Sabian has named Liam Robbins of St. Johns, Newfoundland, the winner of the 2015 Sabian/PASIC Scholarship. In his second year at Memorial University, Robbins has won a number of academic awards and is also a former Canada Games athlete. Robbins…

Modern Drummer
Aug 20, 2015

News: Wobeon Announces Addition of One-Day Jazz Fusion Festival

Wobeonfest returns to Ironwood Hall in downtown Austin this September, marking the third year of the homegrown festival with a global reach. This year, the festival organizers have added a Jazz Fusion Festival to the two-day gathering, which will feature…

Modern Drummer
Aug 19, 2015
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News: Musicians Institute’s Donny Gruendler Joins Percussive Arts Society’s Drumset Committee

Musicians Institute’s VP of academic affairs, Donny Gruendler, has been added to the Percussive Arts Society’s (PAS) drumset committee. Gruendler spearheaded MI’s School of Performance Studies e-book series, co-authored the Drumset Performance curriculum, authored the Jazz Drumming curriculum, is part…

Modern Drummer
Aug 18, 2015

News: PMC Announces Appointment of Sarah Hagan of Zildjian to Advisory Board

The Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) Executive Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Hagan to its advisory board. A drummer and former teacher, Hagan joined Zildjian as a marketing and events coordinator and was promoted to artist relations…

Modern Drummer
Aug 17, 2015
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