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Vicki Randle
Living For The Music (September 2007 Issue)
Vicki Randle, percussionist and singer for the Tonight Show band for the past fourteen years, loves her job–partially because of the eclectic music she gets to play, but also because it’s performed live.
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Kaspar Rast
Master Of Minimalist Funk (January 2007 Issue)
Ronin’s music is characterized by complex, interlocking patterns, modular constructions, repetitive motifs, and polymetric pulses. Bärtsch has described the music as “Zen funk.” (Imagine James Brown jamming with Steve Reich.)
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Scott Reeder
Still Going For It (May 2009 Issue)
Talk about trial by fire: Several years ago, when drummer Scott Reeder landed the gig with the heavy rock quartet Fu Manchu, his first release with the band wasn’t a proper studio album where he could punch in parts and run several takes.
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Steve Reid
Flow Master (February 2009 Issue)
Steve Reid has performed and recorded with more artists than most drummers have shed sticks.
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Kurt Reil
Creating The Right Vibe (April 2008 Issue)
When New Jersey psychedelic revivalists The Grip Weeds decided to remix, remaster, and reissue their 1994 debut album, House Of Vibes, it didn’t hurt that the band’s drummer and lead singer, Kurt Reil, is also a professional recording engineer.
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Brian Reitzell
Making Music Out Of Thin Air (July 2008 Issue)
Though Brian Reitzell is known in some circles as a drummer first, he maintains a “second” career as a film music producer, choosing and in many cases composing and recording soundtrack music to many of the most highly regarded films of the past several years, including Friday Night Lights, Stranger Than Fiction, Thumbsucker, and Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation and Marie Antoinette.
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Raul Rekow
Santana Now: A Force Of Nature (August 2005 Issue)
A rhythmic force of nature since its
inception in San Francisco's Mission District in 1966, the Santana band has always set the bar high. And now, with superstar
drummer Dennis Chambers joining percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo, the bar (and the expectation) is even higher.
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Buddy Rich
The World's Greatest Drummer (December 2009 Issue)
Buddy Rich has been called the greatest jazz drummer of all time—a statement that few would argue with.
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Sean "The Rick" Rickman
The Natural (November 2005 Issue)
In viewing the Compositional Drumming DVD by Washington, DC born Sean Rickman, one is immediately taken
aback by his advanced drumming skills. No question, he is in a league with fusion greats Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith, and
Dave Weckl. Rickman, also a talented multi-instrumentalist, composed the complex music and played all instruments on the
DVD.
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Max Roach
The Most Modern Drummer (December 2007 Issue)
Simply put, Max Roach brought jazz drumming into the modern age. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell revolutionized jazz with new melodies and concepts; Max matched these musical geniuses with startling rhythms and reactive, action-packed drumming that still influences drummers on a profound level today.
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Max Roach
Setting Standards And Raising Bars (December 2009 Issue)
If you were to ask any jazz historian to name who they feel is most responsible for setting the standards in bebop drumming, 99.9% of the time you’re going to get one name: Max Roach.
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Lil' John Roberts
(September 2005 Issue)
Lil' John Roberts
Lil' John Roberts's name has been
popping up more and more here at MD - in interviews with other artists, in conversations with people in the drum
industry
- and, most importantly, in mail from fans. It seems everyone is talking about Lil' John. And after seeing him play,
you'd know why.
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Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Campers Testify! (September 2009 Issue)
The Los Angeles Rock ’N’ Roll Fantasy Camp held this past spring was a huge success and marked the eleventh camp session overall. The gang celebrated in high style, with a star roster of counselors and a killer drum jam. Here, a few campers reflect on their rocking experiences. For more, check out the September Backbeats in Modern Drummer magazine.
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Scott Rockenfield
Operation: Master Juggler (December 2006 Issue)
Scott Rockenfield could be considered one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the drumming industry.
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Derek Roddy
Today's Most Extreme Drummer (December 2007 Issue)
Blast Beats. If you’re into metal drumming, then you probably know all about ’em: blistering 16th- and/or 32nd-note grooves using single strokes between the bass drum and snare drum (right hand usually mimicking the bass drum on the ride cymbal). And if you’re into blast beats, then you probably know about Derek Roddy.
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Morgan Rose
Resurrected (September 2007 Issue)
Morgan Rose uses the word “resurrected” when describing the current state of Sevendust, the band he co-founded over ten years ago.
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Bobby Rosengarden
The Stylish Rhythm Of TV’s Golden Age ( 0 Issue)
Bobby Rosengarden was a well-traveled and well-recorded drummer whose career spanned the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.
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Tony Royster, Jr.
Playing With Pure Energy (September 2006 Issue)
Tony Royster Jr. has been busy. We caught up with him while he was home for a couple of days from globetrotting with En Vogue.
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Tucker Rule
Chillin’ On The Ego For The Common Good (April 2009 Issue)
With their new release, Common Existence, post-hardcore band Thursday returns as forceful as ever, driven by drummer Tucker Rule.
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