Craig Krampf
Craig Krampf draws an interesting parallel between sports and music: “I’ve always said that the career of the musician is like the professional athlete. A certain amount of musicians and athletes are good enough in grade school to make high school ball. From there, the survivors and the ones with talent and determination get a […]
Terry Williams — Strait Foundation
Terry Williams is the drummer in Dire Straits. This may sound like a simplistic statement, but it’s surprising how many people need prodding to identify the person behind the distinctive, powerful rhythms driving one of the most successful bands in the world right now. Probably only an un-rock-star-like character trait—he’s unpretentious and prefers to use […]
Industry Insights: Armand Zildjian
Armand Zildjian starts a lot of his sentences the same way: “I’ve got a cymbal that . . . ,” after which he describes the attributes of a particular cymbal in his private collection. His enthusiasm is evident as he expounds on whatever it is that makes the cymbal special to him, and after you’ve […]
Alex Cooper
People think of Katrina & The Waves, and in their minds, no doubt, they see a future star in Katrina Leskanich, and a young, exciting band whose best work is yet to be heard. The band has already proven itself worthy of critical praise and attention—”Walking On Sunshine” is destined to become a classic—and the […]
Bud Harner — Stylistic Variety
I have raised a lot of eyebrows by admitting that I like Barry Manilow. I guess it’s not hip to like someone such as that. But I have been to enough Manilow concerts to know and respect his multifaceted talents as a writer, arranger, and performer of a variety of styles. It is essential that […]
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