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Hannah Ford Performance and Meet & Greet Workshop
Hannah Ford will be appearing at select Guitar Centers in preparation for her upcoming workshop "Peace, Love and Drums." Attendees can look forward to a performance, Q&A and meet and greet. Dates and locations below: Thursday Feb 2, 7PM @ Guitar…
Jim Payne
Jim Payne has performed with Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Michael Brecker, and Dave Liebman, as well as with his own group, the Jim Payne Band. A respected historian of funk and R&B drumming, Payne has authored several…
Mind Matters: The Drummer as Performer/Entertainer
The following is an excerpt from the Modern Drummer book Mind Matters: Overcoming Common Mental Barriers in Drumming, by Bernie Schallehn. The Drummer as Performer/Entertainer Q: I’ve been drumming with a band for the past five months, and the bandleader…
Wayne Krantz Groove Lessons at the Collective NYC
Wayne Krantz Lessons - http://thecollective.edu
Steve Baskis
What’s up! My name is Steve, but you can just call me “blind guy” if you want, ha ha! No, really, I lost my vision during combat operations with the U.S. Army in May of 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, and…
Stanbridge Drum Corporation Todd Sucherman Empyrean Signature Snare
This limited edition 6 1/2x14 snare features a shell and hoops constructed from blocks of rare amboyna and afzelia burl woods, African blackwood, and figured bubinga. It also comes with gold-plated hardware, a hand-carved amboyna burl throw-off handle with Swarovski…
Josh Freese: How to Promote Yourself, and Other Insights
This article originally ran in the December 2009 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. 1. Think marketing. I made my latest record on my own dime. So I thought, How can I do something cool and interesting to make people…
Bill Bachman
Bill Bachman is a world-renowned specialist in hand technique with a heavy background in rudimental drumming and its application to the drumset. Bachman is a regular contributing columnist for Modern Drummer magazine, author of the book Stick Technique: An Essential…
Claus Hessler
Claus Hessler currently teaches at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt, Germany, and he is a professor at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea. He’s an active clinician in Europe, Asia, and the United State, having appeared…
Manu Delago with Bjork
Hello, my name is Manu Delago, and I’m currently touring with Icelandic artist Björk. Her project Biophilia is quite different from anything else I’ve been involved in so far. Apart from Björk, a twenty-four-girl choir from Iceland (!) and a…
David Stanoch
David Stanoch has performed with jazz greats Doc Severinsen, Richard Davis, Herb Ellis, Jack McDuff, Stanley Jordan, and Ben Sidran; pop and R&B artists Sheryl Crow, George Clinton, Freedy Johnston, Bonnie Raitt, Butch Vig, New Kids on the Block, and Mary Wilson; the…
Meinl Foot Jingle Tambourine
Meinl Percussion’s Foot Jingle tambourine is mounted easily on the foot with an elastic band. The instrument features aluminum jingles. meinlpercussion.com
Florian Alexandru-Zorn
Florian Alexandru-Zorn’s book The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes, published by Alfred, received a five-star review from Modern Drummer. As a clinician, Florian has presented at various events across Europe and the United States, including a master class at PASIC…
Joe Bergamini
Joe Bergamini is currently the senior drum editor for Hudson Music, where he oversees book projects and acts as an associate producer on various DVD productions. He is the co-author of Pedal Control and It’s Your Move with Dom Famularo,…
