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VIDEO DEMO! Bone Custom Mineral Maple Drumset
This excerpt is taken from the complete review that appears in the August 2015 issue, which can be purchased at: http://wp.me/p1bQfj-fuj Product Close-Up Bone Custom Drums Mineral Maple Drumset Strong visual aesthetics with the tones to back it up. Although…
VIDEO DEMO! Zildjian FX Series Spiral Stacker
This excerpt is taken from the complete review that appears in the August 2015 issue, which can be purchased at: http://wp.me/p1bQfj-fuj Product Close-Up Zildjian FX Series Spiral Stacker Inspiring, funky sounds delivered in compact sizes. Seizing on the current trend toward…
VIDEO DEMO! Product Close-Up: Fidock 6x13 Heartbreaker Series Snare
This excerpt is taken from the complete review that appears in the August 2015 issue, which can be purchased at: http://wp.me/p1bQfj-fuj Product Close-Up Fidock 6x13 Heartbreaker Series Snare The crème de la crème of one of Australia’s finest tonewood connoisseurs. Fidock…
VIDEO DEMO! Get the Most Beat for Your Buck: 4 Options for Building a Primo Snare Collection on a Workingman’s Budget
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the August 2015 issue, which can be purchased at: http://wp.me/p1bQfj-fuj Shop Talk Get the Most Beat for Your Buck 4 Options for Building a Primo Snare Collection on a…
August 2015 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Antonio Sanchez
(Available in print July 2, 2015; digitally June 30, 2015) On the Cover Antonio Sanchez “I’m in a very scary place right now, because I’m saying no to everything so I can do my thing. But I’m determined to get…
VIDEO LESSON! Samba Independence Tips With Jazz Great Antonio Sanchez
In this short video lesson, supplied by Drum Guru and Hudson Music, August 2015 cover artist, Antonio Sanchez, shares his favorite exercise for developing complete creative freedom with the left hand in a Brazilian samba style. The right hand and…
VIDEO LESSON! Beware of the Chi-Ga-Da! Exercises for Harnessing a Powerful Funk/Fusion Sticking
This excerpt is taken from the complete article in the August 2015 issue, which can be purchased at: http://wp.me/p1bQfj-fuj Basics Beware of the Chi-Ga-Da! Exercises for Harnessing a Powerful Funk/Fusion Sticking by Rich Redmond The main sticking used in the…
On the Beat With Matt Greiner of August Burns Red: “Majoring In The Minors???
I chose to do a play through of “Majoring In The Minors” because of its dynamics as a metal song. It starts off with a basic driving drum pattern and transitions into a fast, blast beat pattern with a few…
On the Beat With Abe Fogle of Rob Thomas: Checking in From the Road, Part 2: Hail the Drum Tech!
Hi, MD readers! Here we are keeping it moving along, at week number three of nine. There are certain factors that can grow on you on the right tour as it progresses. You get to feel out situations, people, the…
News: Journey, With Omar Hakim Coming in at the Eleventh Hour on Drums, Breaks Record at the Hollywood Bowl
The iconic concert venue the Hollywood Bowl launched its ninety-fourth season this past June 20 with an opening-night concert featuring classic-rock band Journey. The Bowl’s opening night is traditionally also a fundraiser, and this year it raised a record $1.6…
On the Beat With Billy Idol’s Erik Eldenius: Checking in From the Road
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. Erik here, and I’m writing to you from my hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland. We are about four weeks into the Billy Idol summer tour. What’s particularly exciting about touring Europe in the summer is that…
Get Personal Help From the Expert Faculty at the Famed Drummers Collective!
Drummers Collective and Modern Drummer magazine are collaborating on a brand-new program designed to help you improve your skills in a unique and personal way. The Faculty Feedback Program offers drummers a chance to have their playing viewed by the…
News: Drum Corps International Presents the World Championship Title Live in US Movie Theaters with “DCI Big, Loud, & Live 12???
On the heels of the “Drum Corps at the Movies: 2015 DCI Tour Premiere” event, Drum Corps International (DCI) and Fathom Events are presenting the DCI World Championship Prelims on the big screen in select cinemas nationwide on Thursday, August…
News: LA Band Donates Memorabilia To Hard Rock's World-Famous Collection
Rock Band Love and a .38 to Appear at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood at Universal CityWalk For Memorabilia Donation, Charity Raffle and Performance Local Los Angeles rock band, Love and a .38, will be joining Hard Rock history by adding…