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Nick D'Virgilio
Over the past several years one group has been mentioned time and again as the most melodic
and listener-friendly of all prog bands on today's scene. That group is America's own Spock's Beard, and their
drummer is Nick D'Virgilio.
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Duduka Da Fonseca
Samba
Deep
As a teenager growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca witnessed
Brazil's bossa nova revolution firsthand. With renowned drummer Joao Palma as a neighbor, Duduka was accepted into an
inner circle of drummers including Edison Machado, Dom Um Romeo, and Milton Banana.
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Duduka Da Fonseca
Samba Jazz, From Rio To Manhattan
Last spring, on a frigid night at the Sweet Rhythm jazz club in New York’s Greenwich Village, Duduka Da Fonseca brought 1,000 years of Brazilian culture to life on his five-piece Sonor drumset.
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Brann Dailor
The New Face Of Prog?
For Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, playing in a band named after a huge prehistoric beast makes perfect sense.
"When I'm performing or writing," Dailor says, "I sometimes think, That definitely sounds like a Mastodon part."
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Zach Danziger
Boom On Film
Like a musical cat, Zach Danziger has had more lives than most drummers have
sticks. The New York-born drummer cut his teeth with Michel Camilo, Chuck Loeb, and Wayne Krantz, but just when his rhythmic
intelligence seemed destined to make him the next chops-heavy drum star, Danziger jettisoned the fusion work.
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Jimmy Degrasso
Drumming Hero
A couple of years back, while Jimmy DeGrasso was in Europe playing drums with
Alice Cooper, he got a call from an old friend, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine. The band needed a drummer, was DeGrasso up for
the gig? "It was a surreal moment," he recalls, "to sit down at breakfast with Alice and say, 'I have to leave.'"
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Adam Deitch
Taking Sco Back To The Funk
This time around, legendary guitarist John Scofield wasn't looking for a jam-band drummer.
With Adam Deitch, he went for the funk. The New York native handles all acoustic and electronic drumming on Scofield's
latest album, 'berjam. The result is s
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Adam Deitch
Bringing The Beats To Sco
Here are just
some
of the guys who previously filed his drum seat: Clyde Stubblefield,
Dennis Chambers, Bill Stewart, Jack
DeJohnette, Billy Cobham, Omar
Hakim. The new guy ranks right alongside them. And no, we aren't
joking.
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Jack DeJohnette
As Abstract As I Want To Be
Jack DeJohnette has remained one of the world's premier
drummers by always looking forward, and never losing the passion. Oh, and by playing some of the most uniquely beautiful drums
ever.
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Damon Delapaz
Too Much Goin' On
Just over a year ago, Damon Delapaz was the guitarist for Houston,
Texas-based pop-punk band FenixTX, then an underground independent group whose tracks hadn't even hit major radio
rotation. Yet, all that changed within a matter of a few short months - with a little help from some friends.
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Trav Demsey
Breathing Life
Into The Living End
"there are too many bands that play it safe these days." So says
Trav Demsey, the flamboyant drummer with one of punk's most driving bands, The Living End.
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Jerome Deupree
Orchestra Morphine
Last summer ('99), after finishing their new record, The Night, the
Boston-based group Morphine left for Europe to play several festival dates.
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Stevie Di Stanislao
Playing For The Song
On the West Coast, the name Stevie D. (nickname for Steve Di Stanislao)
is quickly becoming known in the pro-drumming community. It's not surprising, when you look at what he's been up to
recently.
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Robin Diaz
Hot Property
During a three-month run last year, drummer Robin Diaz racked up some serious
frequent-flier miles. Diaz was commuting between Vancouver, Los Angeles, and New York while recording with Trapt and Theory Of
A Deadman, and finalizing a deal for his own band, Closure.
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Robin Diaz
Rising Studio Star
Robin Diaz stays very busy these days, sometimes on the road, but mostly in the studios. After spending the summer of ’06 on tour with Ashley Parker Angel, he worked on record projects for Three Doors Down, Trapt, and Hinder, including the latter’s huge hit, “Lips Of An Angel.”
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Dave DiCenso
Chops From Another
Mind
Boston-based drummer Dave DiCenso has been busy the past
several
months. He recorded eight tracks for Dream Theater guitarist John
Petrucci's debut solo release, toured the
States with blues-rock
guitarist Johnny A, did a clinic tour with bassist Stu Hamm, and most
recently performed on the
smoking debut by contemporary-jazz
keyboardist Hiromi, Another Mind.
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Cody Dickinson
Bubbling Up From North
Mississippi
His father is
producer Jim Dickinson [Stones, Aretha,
Replacements], so what did you
expect? Young Cody, drummer for The North Mississippi Allstars, hasn't
abandoned his
dad's tradition of reverently rendering American
folkloric styles.
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Cody Dickinson
Defining An Artist
"It's a misconception that blues music is simple and easy to play," says
Cody Dickinson of The North Mississippi All-Stars. "When you start dealing with the swing element and the feel, it gets tough."
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Jerome Dillon
New With
NIN
While most folks talk about "taking a step up" in reference to career advancement,
Jerome Dillon's story is like a thousand-foot dash up the stairwells of the Sears Tower.
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Jerome Dillon
Former NIN Member Takes Solo Leap
For a solo album produced and composed by a drummer, one would anticipate involved drumming on each track, or at the very least, drums on every song. But in former Nine Inch Nails drummer Jerome Dillon’s case, his nearLY project is more about the sum of the song than its individual parts—some of which omit drums all together.
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Marko Djordjevic
Yugoslav Folk & Fusion
Marko Djordjevic brought the crowd to life at the johnnyraBB NAMM
concert/party last summer in Nashville. The Yugoslavian-born player won over the drum enthusiasts with his mix of impressive
chops, quick thinking, and sheer joy of playing.
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Lou Dog
Headline
"I come from that Orange County, mid-'80s punk rock scene," says Lou Dog, drummer for
hip-hoppers Kottonmouth Kings.
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John Dolmayan
Mesmerizing
'Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was destined for this,' says System Of A Down drummer John
Dolmayan. 'I used to go to shows and think, 'I'm going to be on that stage one day.'"
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John Dolmayan
Mesmerizing
Performance
"Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was destined for this," says System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan. - I
used to go to shows and think, 'I'm going to be on that stage one day.'"
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John Dolmayan
Former System Of A Down Drummer Branches Out
When System Of A Down went on a self-imposed hiatus two years ago, many knew that it wouldn’t be the last time the world would hear from these metallic talents.
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Virgil Donati
Extreme Progression
MD recently connected with drumming great Virgil Donati to catch up on his slew of current activities, including new CD and DVD releases, international touring, and his recent MD readers poll award for best clinician.
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Julian Dorio
Firing Up The Whigs
“Unlike a guitarist or singer, I don’t get the opportunity to play in the van. We get a soundcheck and that’s it, so lots of times I have to wait until I hit the stage to really start playing.”
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Paul Doucette
More Than He Thinks He Is
The last time MD
spoke to Paul Doucette (Dec. '00 issue),
he ended his interview
belittling his superstar status by stating that "fame is a stupid
thing" and that his bandmates and
himself were in fact just "normal
guys who got lucky."
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Bernie Dresel
Brian Setzer's Go-To Guy
This last June, Ignition
was released by Brian Setzer's
new unit, which he calls The Brian
Setzer '68 Comeback Special. And where Brian goes, so does Bernie.
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Shawn Drover
Alive And Kicking
When Shawn Drover joined Megadeth in October 2004, his biggest concern wasn’t learning the group’s head-spinning drum parts, but rather being accepted by long-time fans.
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Steven Drozd
Transmissions From The Flaming
Lips' Heartbeat
Like all the masters of psychedelic pop, The
Flaming Lips blow your mind with the most ordinary of devices. These seem-to-be eccentrics, who've recently won a Grammy
for the instrumental "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)," are really just a bunch of hard-working regular guys,
using modest tools: a three- or four-piece drumkit, lots of good ol' reverb, songs about giraffes and jelly and life and
death'maybe a little digital manipulation for good measure.
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Drum Nation
Top Drummers Unite On New Recording
You may have
spotted the advertisement for a unique CD titled Drum
Nation. It represents the music of drummers, created outside of
the
constraints of record labels. Terry Bozzio, Josh Freese, Bill Bruford,
Steve Smith, and Stephen Perkins are just a few of
the top players
involved.
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Billy Drummond
Swing, Style, And Substance
As a leader, Billy Drummond has recorded three albums that exemplify his past-meets-future approach, a style marked by an allegiance to yesterday’s jazz masters, but with a forward-thinking bent.
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Geoff Dugmore
From Pub Bands To Studio First Call
As a youth from a small town near Glasgow, Geoff Dugmore sat
between a rock and a hard place, namely the barren Scottish highlands to the north and the impenetrable English music scene to
the south.
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Dave Dunseath
Country Understanding
A degree in business from the University of Arkansas and a diploma from the
school of hard knocks on the nightclub circuit couldn't prepare Dave Dunseath for the education he received when he arrived in
Nashville in 1986.
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