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On The Beat with DW Founder Don Lombardi: Remembering Buddy and His DW Kit
Hello everyone! I loved the timeline tribute MD did on Buddy Rich in the September 2017 issue. One hundred years from now drummers will still be learning and be amazed by his mastery of the instrument. After reading, it got…
Sheila E Pays Homage to Prince With New Ultra-Custom DW Drumset
Sheila E played a one-of-a-kind DW custom kit as part of a special musical celebration honoring Prince at the BET Awards, June 26 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. As a personal tribute to Prince, the drummer/percussionist played a…
DW Drums at NAMM 2015 (VIDEO)
In this video from NAMM 2015, a trio of DW employees, Rich Sikra, Ruben Steinhauser, and Beto Benitez, takes us on a tour through many of the company’s new offerings in hardware, drumsets, snares, and accessories. New to the MDD…
Drum Workshop Purchases Latin Percussion, Toca Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware, and KAT Percussion from Fender’s KMC Subsidiary
Drum Workshop, Inc. and Fender Musical Instruments have finalized an asset sale agreement to purchase owned and licensed percussion brands from Fender’s KMC subsidiary, including Latin Percussion, Toca Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware, and KAT Percussion. Ovation Guitars and exclusive…
Drum Daze 2014 Columbus, Ohio
Modern Drummer Publications and Columbus Pro Percussion are teaming up to create one amazing drumming day. On Sunday, March 30th, some of the biggest names in drumming will come together for an afternoon you won’t forget. But what is Drum Daze?…
VIDEO - Peter Criss Modern Drummer Web Exclusive
Peter Criscuola, a founding member of Kiss, AKA Peter “Catman” Criss and one of rock’s influential drumming legends, will be respectfully acknowledged April 2014, when he and bandmates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Ace Frehley are inducted…
VIDEO - In the Studio With Actor/Drummer Michael Chiklis
In this video, drummer/actor Michael Chiklis takes Modern Drummer into his state-of-the art recording studio and performance space, which will be the hub for all his musical projects in the future. MD sat down for a two-part series…
VIDEO - Part 3: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNGs94fOQI8 “Helter Skelter” In part three of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe Laboriel Jr. about how he balanced gigs with Sting and McCartney and what it was like playing the Concert For New York.…
VIDEO - Part 2: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inNwIUaicWc “Maybe I’m Amazed” In part two of our web exclusive interview, Modern Drummer contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. about his famous bass-playing dad, Abe Sr., and we have more with drum tech Paul Davies.…
VIDEO - Part 1: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm6W6MDYMM “Let Me Roll It” In part one of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe about life on the road and growing up with different genres of music in his household, and we have an…
Eric Moore of Suicidal Tendencies and T.R.A.M.
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. First off, I want to say that it is an honor to be in this publication. My name is Eric Moore and I am an endorser of DW drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks, Aquarian drumheads, and Octagon cymbals.…
Joe Connolly of Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys
What up, Modern Drummer family! I can’t tell you how excited I was when asked to be a part of the blog. I have been reading Modern Drummer since I was twelve years old! Hope you enjoy getting to know…
Zoro
Zoro: Big-Picture Thinking for Success—the Power of Vision My mom gave me my first drumset as a Christmas gift when I was nine years old. The cost of the kit was only $9.99, and it had paper heads. I was…
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…
