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Nathan Wetherington
Nathan Wetherington was a working actor in Hollywood when he accidentally became a professional drummer. Having played drums from ages ten to seventeen, Nathan left drumming for acting after he scored a two-year gig with The Blue Man Group. But…
Ches Smith of Xiu Xiu
Although I had recorded with Xiu Xiu sporadically over the years, I didn't join the band full-time until the summer of 2006. Drum machines and sequencers had been staples of the band's sound. I was sort of surprised when friend…
Mark Dodge of The Leslie Pintchik Trio
Hi there, this is my first blog for Modern Drummer, and I'm excited to talk to everyone about The Leslie Pintchik Trio and our most recent album, Quartets, which is due out October 9th. Leslie Pintchik is a jazz pianist…
Update: Roger Taylor
by Billy Amendola It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, and Nate “Danja” Hills signed on to co-produce Duran Duran’s latest CD, Red Carpet Massacre. After all, the band—keyboardist Nick Rhodes, singer Simon Le Bon, bassist…
Drummer Blog: Aaron Siegel
I play in a band called White, Blue, Yellow And Clouds. It was a band long before I joined it. They had two tapes with do-wop covers and experiments involving crude reverb loops. My friend from college, Matt Bauder, is…
Santiago Cabakian of AplanadorA
Hello, people at Modern Drummer, it's a pleasure for me to tell you the way I've been trying to survive musically in this little big-hearted country in Latin America called Uruguay. Logically, this country's good heart and friendly people are…
Chris Hornbrook of Poison The Well
If practice makes perfect, then Poison The Well’s Chris Hornbrook is on his way to mega-precision. That’s because the drummer maintains a religious practice regimen, working out for two to four hours every day. “If I’m not working on actual…
Andrew Forsman of The Fall Of Troy
The first thing you’ll notice on The Fall Of Troy’s Manipulator is that there’s a lot of sound happening, for a three-piece post-punk act. Carefully juggling the punishing rhythmic duties of this outfit is drummer Andrew Forsman. Forsman worked closely…
Todd Turner of Far-Less
I have to say, the fact that I'm writing anything for the best drumming publication in the world is a crowning achievement that I certainly do not feel worthy of. I've read Modern Drummer ever since I would beat on…
Drummer Blog: James Windsor-Wells
Hello, Modern Drummer readers! I have been asked to write an entry about the new Hans Blix album, What's The Highest Number You Can Think Of? For those of you who are not familiar with us, Hans Blix's music is…
Jojo Mayer: Revealing the Secret
by Ken Micallef “Proving to the world that I can play drums really well is not a priority. I’m trying to create art that touches normal people.” For years, Jojo Mayer has been regarded as a drumming shaman, a man…
Bryan Hitt of REO Speedwagon
Eighteen-year REO Speedwagon drummer Bryan Hitt says that the band’s new album, Find Your Own Way Home, took a couple of years to make. Taking their time seems to have paid off for the band who are primarily known for…
Cora Coleman-Dunham: Rising To The Challenge
For the past two and a half years Cora Coleman-Dunham has been fulfilling her drumming dreams as part of Prince’s latest band–which also includes her husband Joshua Dunham on bass. (The couple has played together since high school.) Cora says…
LA Drummer/Instructor Pamela Manganaro
Hi, MD readers, my name is Pamela Manganaro, and I'm a drummer/teacher in Los Angeles. I'd like to share my experience and hopefully encourage more women to play drums. In 1989 Drum Workshop vice-president John Good asked me if I…
