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Joseph Reilly of the Winter Sounds
As a kid I always envisioned myself as the guitarist in a hair metal band. But from the minute I first sat behind a drumset, I knew it was my place in a band. I learned how to play from…
Exclusive: Gene Hoglan Dethklok Studio Clip (VIDEO)
Check out this exclusive Modern Drummer Online video featuring Gene Hoglan recording Dethklok’s brand-new long-player, Dethalbum III. Dethklok is the band featured in the animated TV series Metalocalypse, whose creator (and Dethklok multi-instrumentalist), Brendon Small, provides extensive commentary on Gene…
Logan Baldwin of the Stationary Set
Hello, MD readers! Thanks for stopping by and reading a bit about me. It’s a thrill to be in the company of greatness here at the MD blog. Born and raised in the smallest of small towns in central Kentucky,…
David Halicky of The Vim Dicta
Hey Modern Drummer people! I’m David Halicky. Through drumming I can truly express who I am and how I’m feeling. I’m able to communicate more truthfully and openly through drums and music than talking or writing. As music is the…
Snare Drum and Percussion Clinic
Presented At Piano Trends Music, 35 Berkshire Dr. Crystal Lake, IL 60014 by instructors Greg and Steve Guelzo. November 3rd, 1:00-3:00 pm Subjects to be covered: * How to select a snare drum, parts of the snare drum * Snare drum tuning…
METRIC MODULATIONS: CONTRACTING AND EXPANDING TIME WITHIN FORM, VOL. 2 BY ARI HOENIG AND JOHANNES WEIDENMUELLER
BOOK/DVD LEVEL: ADVANCED $19.99 If you’re familiar with the adventurous music that NYC drummer Ari Hoenig makes with his band as well as with the modernistic pianists Kenny Werner and Jean-Michel Pilc, then you know that Hoenig’s a wizard when…
USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble Celebrates John Cage's Centenary
USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble Celebrates John Cage Centenary in a concert featuring his major works for percussion Monday, November 12, 2012 at 7:30PM Ensemble led by Thornton faculty member and Principal Timpanist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Joseph Pereira In the…
Mike Albanese of Maserati
Hello, modern drummers, drummers of the modern persuasion, and otherwise non-vintage percussionists! Mike Albanese here, chief drum operator for Maserati, Cinemechanica, Bit Brigade, and a slew of other projects you have a low probability of knowing unless you frequent the…
Blake Richardson of Between the Buried and Me: “Telos??? Live
Enjoy this close-up view of drummer Blake Richardson and Between the Buried and Me performing “Telos” during the band’s recent Summer Slaughter outing. The studio version of “Telos” appears on the band’s new album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence. “This…
Remo Partners With Ford Motor Company’s Warriors in Pink Cancer-Awareness Campaign
Two thousand twelve marks the eighteenth year that the Ford Motor Company has been involved in the fight against breast cancer. In 2006 the carmaker took its activities to another level by founding Warriors in Pink. The campaign’s goal is…
CCR’s Doug Clifford
Discipline and Feel by Jeff Potter Doug “Cosmo” Clifford stamped his signature groove on the roots-rock/country/R&B mix of Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of the biggest hit makers of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Along with original bassist Stu Cook…
Russell Simins Live With the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Check out this video of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performing “Strange Baby” live at Brooklyn’s Red Lotus Room this past June 8. According to brooklynvegan.com, the event was taped for a pilot of a TV show tentatively titled The…
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THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. THANKS TO THOSE WHO ENTERED. TO VIEW OUR CURRENT CONTESTS PLEASE CLICK HERE. Daniel Glass The Century Project To Celebrate the release of Daniel Glass’s new DVD The Century Project, Modern Drummer and Daniel’s sponsors…
Chris Crippin of Hedley
Well, as it is pertinent, I must begin with a shameless plug for our new single, “Kiss You Inside Out.” It’s a great modern pop song and can be purchased on iTunes and requested at your local radio station across…
