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World’s Fastest Drummer Competition Heats Up Nashville
Tom Grosset of Toronto became the second person in history to break 1,200 single strokes (hits) in sixty seconds, at this year’s WFD World’s Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport drumming event held during the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville this past…
Patrick Wheeler of the Wheeler Brothers
Hey, MD readers! My name is Patrick Wheeler, and I play drums in a little family affair called Wheeler Brothers. We are a five-piece band out of Austin, Texas that’s been lucky enough to tour coast to coast over the…
Montreal Drum Fest October 26-27, 2013
Saturday, Oct. 26 Yamaha Groove Hour Tommy Igoe, Sonny Emory, Aaron Comess with Julie Lamontagne Groove Band Florian Alexandru-Zorn (Brush Secrets) Zach Danziger & Mister Barrington Colin Bailey (Bass Drum Technique) Marcus Santos & Grooversity (Brazil) Roland V-Drum Canadian Contest Finals…
Adam Patterson of the Expendables
My name is Adam Patterson, and I play drums and sing for the Expendables, a band from Santa Cruz, California. I originally started playing music in high school as a really horrible bass player who just happened to also have…
Bradlee Dean of Junkyard Prophet Wants You to Be a Winner
So much so, he’s managed to get the companies he endorses to pony up some great gear! Grand Prize: Sonor Safari drumset, Soultone Extreme crash cymbal, Hornets drumsticks, ButtKicker Drum Throne Rig, Deadlock drum pad, Deadlock DVD, and Junkyard Prophet…
Luke Roberts of “Let It Be??? Beatles Tribute
My name is Luke Roberts, and I’m a drummer, vocalist, and composer based in London. May I start off by saying what an honor it is for me to write a blog for the wonderful readers of Modern Drummer. For…
Carlin Brown of Restorations
When people ask, “How’s the tour going”? there are always a million different directions the answer could follow. In this instance, if you take the situation apart and analyze it, it goes as follows: Take three bands from Pennsylvania that…
Ginger Wildheart of Hey! Hello!
Since annoying the hell out of my mother with relentless table tapping and leg playing from the age of five, I’ve always been a frustrated drummer. It would be thirty years later that I would make my recording debut on…
Guitar Center Drum-Off Champion Juan Carlos Mendoza to Host Drum Clinics
Guitar Center Drum-Off champion Juan Carlos Mendoza will be hosting a series of free drum clinics at four east coast Guitar Center locations this August. The clinics will focus on technique, offering drummers the opportunity to learn the tricks of…
Guitar Center Launches Its 25th Annual Drum-Off Competition
The nationwide competition in search of the next great undiscovered drummer offers the chance to a win career-launching prize package Guitar Center’s Drum-Off launches its 25th annual search for the next great undiscovered drummer. Developed to spotlight the drumming community, Guitar Center’s…
Stronger Than the Storm Music Contest
Stronger Than the Storm’s music contest, The Jersey Shore Soundoff, invites musicians to enter a song through strongerthanthestorm.com/summersoundoff for a chance to win an opening slot in a major New Jersey talent show that will take place after Labor Day…
The Gene Hoglan Experience: An Intimate Gathering for Metal Fans
The Gene Hoglan Experience is an intimate gathering of metal fans brought together to celebrate the legacy and thirty-year career of one of metal’s most legendary drummers. Gene Hoglan is currently planning a series of these appearances to take place…
