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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Sonny’s Gold Sparkle Founders Reserve Kit
This month’s Modern Drummer Kit of the Month comes to us from Sonny Flint. Sonny’s main rock kit is a hand-crafted British Drum Company Founders Reserve kit with a Gold Sparkle wrap, roundover bearing edges, and Palladium hardware. The shells are Rock…
TWO MONTHS OF COVER INSPIRATIONAND ADVICE
Modern Drummer’s last two cover interviews should act as true inspiration and advice for drummers everywhere. John Hoffman came out of nowhere to earn the gig as the new drummer for Primus. There were other drummers competing for that gig…
Joe Letz' Till Lindemann Touring Kit
Drums: DW Collectors Maple in Matte Red – 18×22 Kick, 18×22 Gong Drum, 14×26 Kick, 16×6 Octoban, 8×12 Rack Tom, 14×16 Floor Tom, 16×18 Floor Tom.Snares: 6.5×14 Maple Snare, 6×12 Maple Side Snare, 7×14 Brass Snare (backup.)Heads: Evans – Main Snare: Heavyweight, Side…
Out Now May 2025
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performances from the drummer and/or musicians in the band. This…
Have You Been Practicing?
I’m no stranger to the mental time machine, going back a few or many years to revisit something I said or a choice I made. Of course, life does not allow us to go back and change history, but we…
Clearly, Daniel’s Dream Kit
This month’s Modern Drummer Kit of the Month comes from Daniel Fleischmann of Germany. He writes, “This is my dream kit just because of how it sounds. Acrylic is such a modern material but I was fortunate enough to do…
The Drum Community
Because of the passing of everybody’s friend Marco Soccoli, and the fact that so many drummers wanted to contribute their thoughts to Marco’s Modern Drummer tribute, I am thinking about the drum community a lot this month. The Modern Drummer…
Caleb Crosby's Kelsea Ballerini Touring Kit
Drums: Gretsch USA Custom in Satin Tangerine Metallic – 14×22 Kick, 9×13 Rack Tom, 16×16 and 16×18 Floor Toms, 6.5×14 2mm Copper Snare (main,) 8×14 Maple Matching (side,) 6.5×14 Bell Brass (spare.) Heads: Remo – Controlled Sound Coated on all Snares/Clear Ambassador…
Out Now April 2025
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performances from the drummer and/or musicians in the band. This…
This New Year
Happy 2025. That “Happy” being said, this year has been off to a rough start so far: fires, flooding, deaths, and political upheaval. It seems like everyone I know has been touched by both sadness or madness. Me? My cheerful…
A Budding Hybrid Drummer
This month’s Kit of the Month comes from Sarvasv Vaish from India. He writes, “I have looked at photos of drum kits in Modern Drummer magazines for years. I always thought it would be a great honor to have my…
Drumming IS Good for You!
In the last two months we have run two features on talented drummers that have experienced drum related injuries. Last month, Mark Schulman discussed his hearing, and this month Michael Cartellone is talking about a foot injury. Although both problems…
Jack Lawless' Jonas Brothers Touring Kit
Drums: Gretsch USA Custom – 9×13 rack concert tom (not pictured), 8×13 rack, 16×16 floor, 16×18 Gong drum (floor tom with no bottom head), 16×24 kick. Snares: Noble & Cooley Custom 6.5×14, Ludwig Black Beauty 6.5×14. Heads (top): Remo – Clear Pinstripe (Rack,…
Hand-Picked Vinyl March 2025
As the music world continues to see a resurgence in Vinyl (LP’s,) Vinyl Me Please (VMP) is curating and producing some of the best vinyl remasters and pressings around. They are scouring the history of recorded music for forgotten gems…
