Joe Franco

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MARCO SOCCOLI REMEMBERED

“The drum community is a community like no other. It is made up of very special people whose work (and sometime much more) revolves around drumming, drums, and music. Marco Soccoli was a very special person and a pillar of…

Modern Drummer
May 1, 2025

Double Bass Drumming Broken Bass Drum Patterns

To conclude Modern Drummer’s excerpts from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book Double Bass Drumming, this month we will include Joe’s concepts of playing fills and solo ideas with broken bass drum patterns. These are very cool sounds, and can be used…

By Joe Franco
Mar 31, 2023

Double Bass Drumming Accented Rolls and Accented Patterns with Triplets

As we continue to include sections from Joe Franco’s book Double Bass Drumming, this month Joe teaches us about playing accented rolls and accent patterns over a double bass drum roll that uses his Single Stroke System. This is a…

By Joe Franco
Jan 31, 2023

Joe Franco Double Bass Drumming, Double Bass Fills

In this part of Joe Franco’s book Double Bass Drumming patterns are broken up systematically between both hands and both feet. These patterns can be used as one bar fills, or they can be repeated or combined with each other…

Modern Drummer
Jan 1, 2023

Double Bass Drumming Soloing Over the Double Bass Roll

This month we will continue with another excerpt from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer is focusing on Joe’s section on soloing over the double bass roll using accented rolls and accent patterns with the…

by Joe Franco
Oct 31, 2022
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Double Bass Drumming Part 5 Eight Note Triple Fills

This month we will continue with more fills from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer is including Joe’s explanation of eighth note triplet double bass fills using his Single Stroke System, and we are including…

by Joe Franco
Sep 30, 2022

Joe Franco Double Bass Drum Renaissance Man

This year is the 40th Anniversary of one of the best drum books ever written, Joe Franco’s Double Bass Drumming. In 1964 Colin Bailey published Bass Drum Control. That was the first book that dealt with the subject of playing…

By Mark Griffith
Aug 31, 2022

Double Bass Drumming Single Stroke System

This month we will continue with a section from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer are including Joe’s explanation of double bass fills using his Single Stroke System, and include several of Joe’s fantastic sounding…

by Joe Franco
Aug 31, 2022

Double Bass Drumming Eighth Note Triplet Double Bass Patterns

This month Modern Drummer will continue our re-introduction of Joe Franco’s classic book Double Bass Drumming, and his concept called the Single Stroke System. Here is Joe’s chapter on Eighth Note Triplet Double Bass Patterns. There are many more patterns…

by Joe Franco
Jul 31, 2022

Double Bass Drumming Part 2

Continuing from last month’s re-introduction of Joe Franco’s classic book Double Bass Drumming, and his concept called the Single Stroke System. Here is Joe’s chapter on Sixteenth Note Double Bass Patterns. There are many more patterns and beats included in…

by Joe Franco
Jun 30, 2022

Double Bass Drumming

Today, many drummers are playing complex rhythms with their feet that some drummers struggle to play with their hands. The speed of the extreme double bass drumming heard in modern (speed, black, and death) metal bands is astounding. Many younger…

by Joe Franco
May 31, 2022

Joe Franco — Living The Fantasy

Near the end of the set, the spotlight went to the drummer, as he began his solo. Normally at this point in a Ritz show, the audience unceremoniously heads for the bar, but not on this night.

by William F. Miller
Nov 5, 2018
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December 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 12

Simon Phillips, Dave Holland, Remo Belli, Joe Franco, Cozy Powell, James Stroud, Graham Lear, Frank Parker, Nick Vincent, Doug Zagorski, Richie Morales, Neil Peart TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 1986

August 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 8

In this Issue: Steve Smith, Joe Franco, NYC Contractors, RAS Michael, & Bill Gibson TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 1986
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