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Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith to Appear Live at Santa Monica Place 7/30/2022

Rock Star. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. Six-time Grammy Winner. Fine Artist. Philanthropist. These are just a few ways to describe Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.  Road Show Company presents: In collaboration with SceneFour: The Art of Chad Smith, in a limited-engagement…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2022

Watch LAMB OF GOD’s “Omens”

Omens Title Track Now Available Everywhere Photo: Travis Shinn Watch and listen to “Omens,” the title track from LAMB OF GOD’s forthcoming 9th album. The new single from the GRAMMY-nominated metal colossus is available everywhere for download and streaming. Watch the “Omens” music video HERE:  https://youtu.be/VHVsG2taJVs…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2022

Last chance to cast your vote in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll!

The announcement of the winners in the 2022 Modern Drummer Readers Poll is almost here. This year’s poll has garnered more votes and engagement than any other Readers Poll in Modern Drummer’s previous 46 years. There are 19 categories, and…

Modern Drummer
Jul 27, 2022

ASCENDIA: Bringing “This War” To The Forefront

Coming from Toronto’s heavy music scene, ASCENDIA drew first from what they and their peers grew up on – Black Sabbath, Dio, Kiss and symphonic metal like Nightwish – and as their tastes broadened, their music went through a metamorphosis.  The product…

Modern Drummer
Jul 15, 2022

Introducing dB One Heads & Cymbals from Evans Drumheads

EVANS Drumheads, the most technologically advanced drumheads on earth, is introducing a revolutionary new suite of products, dB reduced volume drumheads and cymbals. The dB product suite includes dB Zero, a rebrand of the popular SoundOff mesh drumheads, and the…

Modern Drummer
Jul 11, 2022
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Antonio Sanchez SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.) Warner Music

Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea)is proud to be releasing a new recording entitled SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II.)The new recording will be released by Warner Music and features Antonio collaborating with 12 different singers as musical guests.…

Modern Drummer
May 13, 2022

Drumathon Live

High profile drummers, along with thousands of semi-professionals are limbering up to play for 250 hours non-stop, raising millions for mental health charities.  DrumathonLIVE 2022, the event for all drummers is set to raise millions for mental health charities, live streamed…

Modern Drummer
May 4, 2022

Tribute to Taylor Hawkins

On March 25, drummers and music fans around the world were devastated to learn that drummer Taylor Hawkins had died. Hawkins was a good friend of Modern Drummer, and we join in the sorrow of losing such a wonderful person…

Modern Drummer
Mar 27, 2022

TnR products percussion isolation mounts receive fresh branding to match improved design.

In the spirit of continuous improvement and better serving the drumming community, TnR Products is proud to announce design updates and the rebranding of their percussion isolation mounts as TnR TrueVibe. The snare stand isolation mounts have undergone subtle but…

Modern Drummer
Mar 23, 2022

Amarin Percussion

Amarin Percussion brings exceptional drummers to Los Angeles for in-person, personalized drummasterclasses and clinics. Started at the end of 2021, Esodic drummer Zed Amarin and Sarah Dunn opened AmarinPercussion to make exclusive drummers more accessible to the Los Angeles drumming…

Modern Drummer
Mar 17, 2022

The 2022 Hit Like A Girl Contest Encourages Girls And Women To “Choose Drums”.

The eleventh annual edition of the Hit Like A Girl international contest for female and gnc (gender non-conforming) drummers and beatmakers opens for entries at 12:01 AM Pacific time on March 1, 2022. The online event aims to celebrate, elevate…

Modern Drummer
Mar 8, 2022

D’Addario Foundation Teams Up with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, & Strings By Mail for Women’s History Month

Girls Rock Rhode Island To kickstart Women's History Month and International Women's Day 2022, D'Addario and the D'Addario Foundation are partnering with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, and Strings By Mail to raise funds for the Foundation's Girls in Music Initiative. Created to help…

Modern Drummer
Mar 4, 2022
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Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship Recipient Announcement

The Neil Peart Scholarship, in collaboration with Neil’s wife Carrie & Modern Drummer, is proud to present the first recipient of the Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship, Maxx Rinkus. The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Carrie…

Modern Drummer
Mar 1, 2022

NOW YOU CAN HAVE ALEX VAN HALEN’S DRUMSET… IN YOUR WALLET! CRASH THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUM KITS ARE NFT’S

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in art, music, and technology are here to stay.  Owner/CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine David Frangioni finds himself uniquely positioned. Frangioni is a self-made success in the music technology industry, a drummer, a producer/engineer, a publisher, a consultant, and…

Modern Drummer
Feb 11, 2022
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