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Rhythm! Discovery Center Offers Two Exciting Programs
Rhythm! Discovery Center’s family-oriented Saturday programs have quickly become a highlight of the downtown Indianapolis offerings each weekend. This trend continues with two exiting and highly anticipated programs within the next 2 Saturdays as Rhythm! Discovery Center welcomes the nationally…
Pete Zimmer Prime of Life CD Release Gigs
To celebrate the release of Pete Zimmer’s Prime of Life CD on April 17, Pete and the band are having a release gig/event at Smoke Jazz Club on Wednesday, May 9th. Pete Zimmer Prime of Life CD Release Gig featuring:…
March Web Update News
-Charley Drayton is on Roberta Flack’s latest, Let It Be Roberta, and the Michael Landau Group’s Organic Instrumentals. He’s also been in the studio with saxman Mark Rivera, recording tracks for his upcoming record, and has been recording with Wayne…
Korg Wavedrum Mini
The Wavedrum Mini borrows technology from the popular Wavedrum series and provides a playable pad, speaker, sounds, effects, patterns, and a loop recorder, as well as a sensor clip to transform any object into a second sound source. The instrument…
Get Good: Tuning—Bob Gatzen’s “The Tonal Drummer??? Video
For the May 2012 issue of Modern Drummer, we talked to MD Pro Panelists Gil Sharone and Bob Gatzen, as well as jazz great Jack DeJohnette, about the subtleties of drum tuning. Bob has posted many insightful You Tube…
Zildjian Launches Drummer Love Europe
On the heels of its highly successful US Drummer Love contest, Zildjian has decided to launch Drummer Love Europe, bringing the event to the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, and Russia. The contest runs from April 2 through July…
Questlove Helps Bring Music Back to NYC Public Schools
Grammy Award winning artist to DJ at the Music Crossing Borders' 2nd Annual Take a TourTM Gala on Thursday, May 10th Questlove, of the Grammy Award–winning hip-hop collective the Roots, will guest DJ at Music Crossing Borders’ second annual Take a Tour gala, a…
Eric Boudreault
Hello, groovy drummers and MD readers! I hope you like your pots and pans! It is always good to be part of the big drummer family! My name is Eric Boudreault, and I am a drummer from Montreal, Canada. I…
Billy Cobham Colin Towns HR Big Band Meeting of the Spirits
CD/ALBUM Seventy-four-plus minutes of live bliss, as Billy Cobham reprises his role powering the music of John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, this time with the marvelous Hessische Rundfunk Big Band. Arranger Colin Towns translates the fusion icon’s music in wonderfully creative…
Rock & Jazz Clinic: Brush Workshop, Part 4 (VIDEO)
May 2012 Rock & Jazz Clinic Brush Workshop Part 4: Rudiments by Florian Alexandru-Zorn Almost every drummer practices the rudiments—with sticks. If you’re serious about learning how to use brushes, why not also practice the rudiments with them? This article…
Crescendo DM Music Earplugs
The DM line from Crescendo offers four color-coded models, each with a different level of strength for protecting the ear against damage from high-decibel music. Options include black (25dB), white (20dB), blue (15dB), and green (10dB). The DM plugs incorporate…
Vinny Appice: Leaving His Mark
May 2012 cover star Vinny Appice is a true rock ’n’ roll journeyman—identifiable not by his work with one particular band but by his flawless contributions to a long list of hard-rock luminaries. In this Web-exclusive supplement to his print…
Get Up: Strategies for Playing Fast and Staying Relaxed (w/ VIDEO)
May 2012 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Get Up! Strategies for Playing Fast and Staying Relaxed by Steve Fidyk It’s widely understood that the faster the tempo, the more relaxed your body needs to be. In some cases, however, players psych themselves…
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset by Michael Dawson The Saturn series is a line of high-end drums designed for professional touring and studio drummers alike. Whereas Mapex’s other high-end line, Orion, is built exclusively with North American maple shells,…
