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Dennis Chambers Performance From the 2011 Guitar Center Drum-Off Finale
A second video from Guitar Center’s 2011 Drum-Off finale this past January 14: Dennis Chambers tearing it up on a slow groove.
Will Noon of Fun SXSW Tour Blog
The sun sets over El Paso, and over Juarez as well—which is apparently the murder capital of the world. So I regretfully agree to enter round two in my search for decent Mexican food in El Paso. 0 for 2…
New Gear For 2012! Highlights From Winter NAMM (A–D)
by Billy Brennan Here are some of the coolest new products coming down the pipeline for 2012, all of which were on display at the annual Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, this past January. Acoutin Custom Acoutin…
Sonny Igoe Passes
Noted jazz drummer, educator, and MD Advisory Board member Sonny Igoe has passed away, at age eighty-eight. Igoe was born in New Jersey and began playing drums at an early age. When he was sixteen he won the Gene Krupa…
LP Travis Barker Cowbell
The Latin Percussion Travis Barker Ridge Rider cowbell is an 8" mountable bell featuring artwork originally designed by Brian “Pushead” Schroeder for the cover of Barker’s most recent album, Give the Drummer Some. The bell is based on LP’s Salsa…
Mark Pry of Mariner Project
Hi, guys, my name is Mark Pry, and I’m the drummer who, along with synth player Evan Ignatz, comprises the D.C.-based Mariner Project. Our style is a mixture of house, lounge, dance, and dub-step, but it’s really a bit all…
Ilan Rubin Performance From the 2011 Guitar Center Drum-Off Finale
Check out this video of Ilan Rubin performing at Guitar Center’s Drum-Off finale, which was held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles this past January 14.
TRX Digital Cymbal Studio and NRG Series
The TRX Digital Cymbal Studio (DCS) is a collection of studio-quality samples of dozens of handcrafted TRX cymbals. Produced by Ample Libraries using state-of-the-art recording equipment and proprietary production techniques, DCS is an expansion pack for Native Instruments’ popular sample-playing…
Justin Peroff of Eight and a Half: Web Exclusive Interview
With Broken Social Scene going on indefinite hiatus at the end of last year, drummer Justin Peroff has found time to focus his energy on a new project with friends/label mates Dave Hamelin and Liam O’Neil of the Stills,…
Meshuggah Koloss
CD/ALBUM It’s time to take the usual bank of adjectives used to describe Meshuggah—words like brutal, dizzying, and relentless—and add…laid-back? First let’s be clear that Koloss, the Swedish metallers’ follow-up to the ultra-successful 2008 offering ObZen, includes an…
Sarah Jones on Bat For Lashes’ “Glass??? at Glastonbury 2009
Check out the clip below of Sarah Jones and Bat For Lashes performing the song “Glass” live at Glastonbury 2009. We can never get enough of this track, or the super-cool pattern Sarah plays on it. And if you…
Jazz Fest 2012 Performance Workshop Series featuring Stanton Moore and War Chief Juan Pardo
Stanton Moore and War Chief Juan Pardo will present a clinic on the Mardi Gras Indians and their influence on the Music of New Orleans. Chief Juan and Stanton will perform together and discuss the history of the Indians in New…
Jose Rosa
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Jose Rosa, and I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, tell you about my latest book, The Art of Latin Drumming, and share information about the Contemporary Drums & Percussion Camp.…
Rich Pagano to Lead Six-Part Art of Recording Classic Drums Course
Rich Pagano will be leading the six-part Art of Recording Classic Drums Course this June 11-29 at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University. Through this course students will learn the techniques necessary to expand their acoustic…
