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Avid Mbox, Mbox Mini, and Pro Tools Express
Portable, professional-grade Mbox ($499) and Mbox Mini ($299) audio interfaces now come with Pro Tools Express software, which allows you to record, edit, and mix up to sixteen stereo audio tracks. avid.com
Double Bass Drumming And Power Fills Workout by Matt Sorum & Sam Aliano
BOOK LEVEL: ALL $14.99 This 125-page book taps the melodic and powerful arena-rock drumming skills of Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, the Cult, Velvet Revolver) and the double bass mastery of Australian-born Sam Aliano (Slash, Gongzilla). The goal here is…
Allen Blickle Recording the New Baroness Album, Yellow & Green
Watch Allen Blickle record and talk about the making of the new Baroness album, Yellow & Green. For more with Allen, read his blog.
Allen Blickle of Baroness
When I began playing drums around the age of nine, I had no intention of becoming a professional musician. I fell in love with music because it enabled me to convey emotion via the act of crafting sounds and the…
Spaun TL USA and TL II Series
TL USA drumkits are made in Chino, California, and include 8-ply maple shells, double 45-degree bearing edges, SSS rack tom mounts, Extreme Isolation floor tom feet, and Evans drumheads. The TL II series is made with North American hard-rock maple…
The 4Knots Music Festival & 4Knots After Party Kicks Off On July 14, 2012
Final Line Up & Set Times Announced Details on After Party Released The Village Voice will kick off this year’s 4Knots Music Festival this Saturday. Archers Of Loaf, The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, Nick Waterhouse, Delicate Steve, Team Spirit, Devin and…
NYC Independent Drummer Chad Elrod
I like things that are simple. I try to be as simple as possible in the decisions I make as a musician. But something I’ve discovered: This isn’t simple at all! It’s actually really difficult. This idea of simplicity not…
ArtistWorks Adds Bass Campus To Its Video Exchange Learning Site
ArtistWorks Adds Bass Campus To Its Video Exchange Learning Site Drummers, you might want to let your bass-playing bandmates in on the fact that the online music education website ArtistWorks.com has launched a bass guitar “campus.” Among the world-class bassists who…
Zildjian K Constantinople 22" Renaissance and 20" Bounce Rides
Developed in conjunction with the renowned jazz drummer Adam Nussbaum, the 22" K Constantinople Renaissance ride features smoother lathing on both sides and a bell that’s unlathed underneath to add stick definition. Three rows of overhammering and four large hammer…
Slipknot Percussionist M. Shawn Crahan Releases Photography Book
Slipknot founder/percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, a.k.a. Clown, has released his first book of photography, The Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey. The title, which is being released exclusively through MTV Books, presents 187 manipulated medium-format Polaroids. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich penned its forward. As…
Industry Vet Ray Enhoffer Passes
Drum industry veteran Raymond J. Enhoffer passed away suddenly at the age of sixty-four this past June 30. According to Jim Rockwell, managing director at Filament Solutions, and a longtime friend and colleague, Ray will be remembered by his many friends…
Clyde Davis of the Ex Senators
Hey, everybody. My name is Clyde Davis, and I play drums with the Ex Senators, out of Chicago. I want to start off by saying thank you to Modern Drummer for this opportunity to share some of who I am…
Clear Channel Announces iHeartRadio Music Festival 2012 Artist Line-Up
Taylor Swift, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Usher, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Green Day, Swedish House Mafia, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Pitbull, deadmau5, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Linkin Park, Jason Aldean, P!nk, Mary J. Blige, Calvin Harris, Shakira And Other Music Superstars Will Converge On…
Musicians Come To "The Sessions" July 14 At Summer NAMM 2012
(Pictured above, top to bottom, left to right) The music panel experts for The Sessions at Summer NAMM 2012 includes: Eddie Bayers, Jr. (session drummer), Harry McCarthy (drum tech, owner Drum Paradise), Dom Famularo (The drumming world's global ambassador), Joe Hibbs…
