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Matt Halpern Improvised Grooves (Video)
Check out Modern Drummer’s July 2012 cover Star Matt Halpern of Periphery performing an improvised drum solo, which he posted on You Tube early last year. To obtain a digital copy of the July issue of MD, go to the…
The Brush Secret: How to Apply Your Own Voice to the Brushes by Florian Alexandru-Zorn
DVD (2) LEVEL: ALL $39.99 I can usually assess the value of an educational DVD based on how quickly it causes me to reach for the remote, hit pause, and start practicing. I made it only about five minutes…
T.J. Snow
Hello again, Modern Drummer readers, it’s been a while since my last blog. Some things have changed since then, the biggest being my departure from CorpuS. It was a great few years with those guys, and we had a good…
South Florida Jazz Concludes Its 2011-12 Concert Series with The Bad Plus on June 9th
South Florida's premier modern jazz organization has been privileged to present some of the most creative musicians in modern jazz this year and fittingly concludes the season with The Bad Plus, a genre-busting piano bass and drums trio of highly…
Summer Jazz Drumming Workshop June 3rd
The Summer Jazz Drumming Workshop features four in-demand drummers: Max Mentzer; Britt Ciampa; Stefan Flores; and Denver Universities jazz drum set teacher, Mike Marlier. Each drummer will be doing a 30-45 minute clinic and 30-45 minute performance with accompaniment by…
TRX Dark Icons and Removable Cymbal Modifiers
Available in a limited range of sizes and types, Dark Icon cymbals have a heavily hammered, natural playing surface with a lathed, brilliant-finish underside. All of the models are extra thin and have a deep, dark tone and fast response.…
DW Days Latin America
To help celebrate their 40th anniversary, DW is very excited to announce the first ever DW Days Latin America! This travelling festival will feature performances by Alvaro Lopez, Chester Thompson, and Marco Minnemann Dates and locations for this inaugural tour are: June 18, 2012 —…
KoSA 17 Faculty Confirmed
The 17th Annual KoSA International Percussion Workshop, Drum Camp & Festival July 24-29, 2012 at Castleton, Vermont Faculty confirmed to date: Alex Acuna, Allan Molnar, Arnie Lang, Lenny White, Bill Ludwig III, Dom Famularo, Glen Velez, Hannah Ford, Jeff Salisbury,…
Brian Calhoun
Greetings, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Brian Calhoun, and I am the creator and director of a very special drumline from Long Island, New York. All of the members of the FREE Players Drumline and are from the special-needs…
Vinnie Colaiuta Officially Joins Ludwig
Ludwig has announced the addition of Vinnie Colaiuta to its family of drum and hardware endorsers. This comes at about the same time as Colaiuta’s switch to Paiste cymbals. Vinnie will be taking his new Legacy and Classic Maple kits…
Crowded House Drummer Peter Jones Passes
Peter Jones, who played drums with Crowded House (“Don’t Dream It’s Over,” “Something So Strong,” “Weather With You”) in the mid-’90s, has passed away. In 1994 Jones replaced Paul Hester, who, following a long battle with depression, took his own…
Stephen Perkins Performs “Who Are You??? at Guitar Center Clinic (Video)
Check out this video of Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins conducting a Guitar Center Session. In the clip Stephen performs The Who’s “Who Are You,” paying homage to the late, great Keith Moon. And be sure to check out the latest…
Steve Patrick of Glory Days
Hello, MD readers! It’s never comfortable writing about yourself, so bare with me while I take you through this. For starters, my name is Steve Patrick, and I just recently turned twenty-three, which brings me to the realization that I’ve…
Gretsch Brooklyn Series
Gretsch Brooklyn Series Drumset and Snares by Michael Dawson From 1883 until 1970, the Gretsch factory was based in Brooklyn, New York. These days, all Gretsch USA Custom drums are handcrafted in a facility in Ridgeland, South Carolina, but to…
