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Web Exclusive! GMS Drums: Looking Back and Stepping Forward With New York’s Original Boutique
GMS founders Tony Gallino and Rob Mazzella in 2012 Web Exclusive! GMS Looking Back and Stepping Forward With New York’s Original Boutique by Michael Dawson No fancy robots, no marketing focus groups, no overstated advertising campaigns—just great-sounding and great-looking drums,…
Bon Jovi "Because We Can" Fall Tour Dates
Since kicking off in February, Bon Jovi’s “Because We Can: The Tour” has been selling out arenas and stadiums across the globe. In the midst of a worldwide trek, the band has announced a new round of North American dates…
Zac Brown Band’s Daniel de los Reyes Thanks MD Readers for Poll Win
Daniel de los Reyes, of the three-time Grammy-award-winning Zac Brown Band, has taken first-place in Modern Drummer’s 2013 Readers Poll Awards for percussionist of the year. Says Reyes, “I would like to thank the readers, the family, and everyone who…
Street Drum Corps Present "Lost Vegas"
Street Drum Corps present their high-energy “Lost Vegas” production opening this Saturday June 15th at Vinyl inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Opening night features special guests Jose Pasillas from Incubus & Deryck Whibley from Sum 41. “Lost Vegas”…
Leigh Howard Stevens’ 34th Summer Marimba Seminar Concerts
Several concerts will take place in conjunction with Leigh Howard Stevens’ 34th Summer Marimba Seminar. Concerts will begin at 7 pm at Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey, and last approximately forty-five minutes. Thursday, June 13 - …
MD Columnist John Emrich Assists Peter Erskine With Multimedia Performance for KIN
The Kellogg Innovative Network’s “Etudes for Innovation, Opus 5” event, which took place May 29, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, featured Peter Erskine with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, led by Bob Mintzer. The show’s producer, Jeffrey Ernstoff, wanted…
Intronaut Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)
Prime musicianship and haunting melodies make excellent bedfellows, especially when mixed with mesmerizing polyrhythms and punishing heaviness. On Intronaut’s latest, drummer Danny Walker proves that he’s perfectly suited for whatever feel is waiting around the next corner. The infectiously jilting…
Summer Solstice Brings First-Ever National Music Day to the US
Communities and cities across the country offer more than 2,000 opportunities to make sweet music The longest day of the year fills with music as 25 city-wide celebrations along with smaller ones coast to coast join in the first-ever National…
Justin Benner of Hawk Nelson
Hello, MD readers! It’s Justin Benner from the band, Hawk Nelson. It’s been five years since I last submitted a blog entry, and there have been tons of changes in my world since then. Aside from becoming a dad in…
Aquiles Priester Joins Mike DiMeo’s Band Midas Fate
After almost a year without any updates, Midas Fate is proud to announce that Aquiles Priester (Hangar, Freakeys, ex-Angra, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine) is the new drummer. You can check out the video of the new Midas Fate song called…
Calzone/Anvil Cases Acquires Ascot Cases
Calzone/Anvil Cases announced that it acquired the assets of Ascot Superior Flight Cases on May 31, 2013. Ascot Cases was founded by Rob Cooksey thirty-two years ago in Newbury Park, CA. Cooksey began as a touring roadie and production manager…
Vic Firth Welcomes Vinnie Colaiuta
Vic Firth Company is proud to announce the signing of Vinnie Colaiuta to its family of artists. With a long resume of musical credits under his belt, Colaiuta is one of today’s first-call drummers for both live and session in…
Rick Van Horn of Jay and the Americans
It seems incredible to me, but as May 2013 closes I’m celebrating five years in the drum chair for Jay and the Americans. And let me tell you, it’s been a wild five years. For those of you wondering, “Why…
Product Close-Up: Bosphorus Black Pearl Series Cymbals (UPDATED)
July 2013 Product Close-Up Bosphorus Black Pearl Series Cymbals by Michael Dawson Two of Bosphorus’s most popular jazz-style cymbal lines are the Master and the Master Vintage. The Master series comprises fully lathed, soft-feeling cymbals with traditional, warm, and dark…
