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Video Demo! Canopus - Solid Brass and Harvey Mason Signature Snares
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Canopus Solid Brass and Harvey Mason Signature Snares Need extreme power or utmost clarity and control? These have you…
Audio Demo! Shure - PGADRUMKIT7 Mic Pack
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Shure PGADRUMKIT7 Mic Pack A professional-quality microphone kit at consumer-level pricing. It’s become increasingly common for drummers to bypass…
Video Lesson! Basics - Five-Stroke Glue with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Five-Stroke Glue Fortify Your Grooves With A Staple Rudiment The world’s greatest drummers have often laid the foundation of their…
MD Spotlight w/Mini Documentary: Remo Belli
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Spotlight Remo Belli How Time and Circumstance Gave Rise to the King of the Mylar Drumhead Remo is one of the…
Video Lesson! Groove Construction: Part 1, Snare Displacement with Jost Nickel
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 1: Snare Displacement In the first part of this series, we’ll create new grooves…
Video Lesson! Progressive Drumming Essentials, Part 10: Implied Metric Modulation Madness
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 10: Implied Metric Modulation Madness One of my favorite rhythmic tools is implied metric modulation.…
Tim Wyskida of Blind Idiot God on Before Ever After
From left: Tim Wyskida, Andy Hawkins, Will Dahl; Photo by Peter Gannushkin; by Will Romano This April New York experimental dub-metal band Blind Idiot God is embarking on the Raise the Titanic tour of Europe in support of…
21 Drums Returns August 2016 in Dublin
Tickets are now available for 21 Drums: Total Immersion in Drums with Mike Johnston, Robert “Sput” Searight, and Mark Guiliana. The all-inclusive camp takes place August 9 to 14 at Grouse Lodge. Beginning at 10 am, each day will focus…
On The Beat with Anup Sastry of Monuments
Hi MD, my name is Anup Sastry and I play drums in a band called Monuments. Below is a video of me recording my band’s song “Quasimodo” for the Creative Live Boot Camp with engineer/producer Eyal Levi. We spent a…
Drum Workshop Inks Worldwide Distribution Deal With Kickport
Drum Workshop has inked a deal for worldwide distribution, marketing, and artist relations for KickPort International products. Drum Workshop, Inc. chief product officer, Don Lombardi, spearheaded the agreement that will have DW taking over operations for the line, while manufacturing…
Drive Like Jehu’s Mark Trombino
Mark Trombino By Chris Valle by Stephen Bidwell Pioneering San Diego post-hardcore band Drive Like Jehu made an indelible musical mark during its original active period between 1990 and 1995, influencing many hardcore and indie bands in the…
Aric Improta’s “Drum Chain??? Video
by Ben Meyer For drummers who’ve learned to thrive in the YouTube era, the creation of fresh, sharable content that will grab viewers’ attention often enough to keep their buzz buzzing is a crucial piece of the puzzle.…
On the Beat With Elton John Percussionist John Mahon: Recording Wonderful Crazy Night
Hi MD! I’ve been meaning to send you a little blurb about Elton John’s latest record and what we’ve been doing. The album Wonderful Crazy Night was released February 2016 and we have been playing promotional concerts starting in Los…
Society for American Music Honors Terri Lyne Carrington
Three-time Grammy award–winning recording artist Terri Lyne Carrington was recently recognized as this year’s honorary member at the Forty-Second Annual Conference of the Society for American Music during a public ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo credit:…
