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Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Jeff Plate

Hello, Modern Drummer! My name is Jeff Plate and I’m from upstate New York. I’ve had the good fortune of drumming for a living for most of my adult life, and I’m fortunate to be involved with several major acts.…

Modern Drummer
Sep 8, 2009

Jason Zerbin’s Peter Mol

Hey, Modern Drummer! My name is Peter Mol. I’m from a little town outside of Edmonton Alberta, Canada, and I’ve been playing with Jason Zerbin for a little under a year. Music for me started as early as I can…

Modern Drummer
Sep 4, 2009

Municipal Waste: Divine Blasphemer

Dave Witte gives us the rundown of his approach to "The Divine Blasphemer" by Municipal Waste.  

Modern Drummer
Sep 3, 2009

Municipal Waste and Burnt By The Sun Drummer Dave Witte: Exclusive In-The-Studio Performances

Dave Witte gives us the rundown for his approach to "A Party To The Unsound Method" by Burnt By The Sun.  

Modern Drummer
Sep 3, 2009

Sampsa Väätäinen of Rubik

Greetings to all fellow drummers and readers of Modern Drummer! My name is Sampsa Väätäinen and I play the drums in Rubik, from Helsinki, Finland. I definitely did not expect to be writing on this blog, but man, what a…

Modern Drummer
Sep 3, 2009
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Municipal Waste and Burnt By The Sun Drummer Dave Witte: Exclusive In-The-Studio Performance

When photographer Scott Kincaid shot Municipal Waste drummer Dave Witte for the October issue of Modern Drummer, he brought along his video camera and filmed Dave playing along to two tracks. Here Dave gives us the rundown of his approach…

Modern Drummer
Sep 3, 2009

Ken Weisbach of Flying Machines Entry Into Music

Hello to all who have arrived here; nice to meet you. I play for a quartet called Flying Machines–but before I go further with that, let me extend a quick thank you to Modern Drummer both for inclusion here and…

Modern Drummer
Sep 2, 2009

David Lynam from Lynam

Hi, folks, this is David Lynam from the band Lynam. We’re a Southern modern rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. I’m certainly not the most technical drummer you’ll ever meet. As a matter of fact, I thought a joke was being…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2009

Web Exclusive Interview with Drew Steen and Jerry Roe

Drew Steen has been the drummer for teen pop sensation Demi Lovato for a little over a year now, and Jerry Roe is the new beatkeeper for 2008 American Idol runner-up David Archuleta. Steen and Roe met for the first…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2009
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