Portraits
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Peter Donald
If Peter Donald seems a bit cocky, lashing out at his drums with a cigarette hanging loosely from his lips, you must remember—he has a right to be. He's played with pop acts like Olivia Newton-John, Peter Allen, and Helen…
Gerald Brown
Gerry Brown isn't sure what to call it—fate, destiny, chance—but whatever it was, the timing for his return to the U.S. was impeccable. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
The Animals' John Steel
It was June, 1964. People were still trying to get used to four mop tops from England who had taken the country by storm when the radio began blaring a new sound. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…
Mark Sanders
At only 28, Mark Sanders is a veteran. Mark has toured with major acts and free-lanced in the L.A. megalopolis, recorded critically acclaimed albums, and done demo and jingle work. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Carl Allen
Some people get all the breaks. They're the ones who just happen to be in the right place at the right time and luck out with the glamour gigs that every aspiring musician dreams of. TO READ THE FULL STORY:…
Abbey Rader
SF: You’re a musician who’s referred to as an expatriot who started his career in the U.S. and then moved to West Germany. What prompted the move? AR: I moved in about 1978. I’d been living in New York and…
Ignacio Berroa and Daniel Ponce
In Verna Gillis’ apartment in Greenwich Village’s west side, the doorbell rings with a special rhythm—the clave; the beat that underlies almost all Cuban music. And if Verna’s phone could ring to that rhythm, it would because she owns Soundscape,…
Steve Shelton
To the self-styled number cruncher with Confessor and Loincloth, if he’s communicating an “unbalanced” feel with his drumming, he’s doing something very right. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Stephen Belans
He never planned to become an expert in the field of roots drumming. But after twenty years as one of Austin’s most in-demand musicians—not to mention his participation in two recent Americana drum software packages—that’s how things seem to have…
J.P. Bouvet
The 2011 Guitar Center Drum-Off champ and Roland U.S. V-Drums Contest winner shares his thoughts on soloing. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Joe Tomino
Launching improvisational music into the largely unexplored territory of dubmetal, Dub Trio’s diverse drummer has learned to speak in rhythmic tongues. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
John Sherman
John Sherman is all lively eyes, clownish grins, and swinging fists as he provides the backbone to the irresistibly headbanging riffs of the Portland, Oregon, rockers Red Fang. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
David Calarco
A veteran jazzer proves that you can make a mark outside New York City—if you retain your intensity and keep yourself open to change. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Michael Sarin
Texture shifts, quiet drive, and a finely honed melodic sense are the subtle tools this drummer uses to facilitate some of today’s most intriguing new jazz. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
