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Yamaha EAD50 Part 2: It Feels Like Home
In Part 1 of this series, David Frangioni and I brought the Yamaha EAD50 into Markee Music in Deerfield Beach, Florida, to evaluate its most basic configuration in a professional studio environment. With the DSU50 drum sensor mounted to the bass drum, the system…
Music Minus One
The running cliche amongst my peers these days is, “Don’t fall down.” We’re all desperate to remain injury-free. Stories shared are more often about non-slip hotel bathroom shower stalls than musical conquests (romantic conquests went the way of the sideman…
Summer Drum Reading
Summer is here! If you are touring you will be logging many hours in busses, vans, and planes. If you are vacationing, there may be hours at the pool, lake, or beach. Maybe you are a homebody and just enjoy…
Clean, Compact, and Consistent.
And now for something completely different… This month’s Modern Drummer Kit of The Month comes to us from Seattle, Washington’s Jon Levitt. The origin of Jon’s rig is that after he got into electronics, he realized that he was carrying…
Ichi Go, Ichi Ye
It’s been fifty-two years since I first visited Japan. Back then I was the 19-year-old drummer for Stan Kenton’s big band, long of hair while short of experience, but with no lack of enthusiasm to be here. I’m typing this…
SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR SPD-SX PRO V 2.0, LP IMPROVES THE CYCLOPS, THE NEW GRAHAM PEDAL, DW SOUNDWORKS METAL LEGACY 2
Roland is announcing the Version 2.0 update for the SPD-SX PRO sampling pad. Offering customizable trigger LEDs, multiple audio outputs and trigger inputs, massive onboard memory, and much more, the rugged and reliable SPD-SX PRO is the ultimate solution for professional…
Ebenor Quality Percussion: Noranda Copper Snares
Modern Drummer received an extremely cool snare from Ebenor’s Noranda Copper Collection to see what we thought of this high-end offering in the world of snare drums. Ebenor is a high-end, custom shop located in St-Sebastien, Quebec, Canada, and their…
OCDP: Orange County Drum & Percussion, The Loudest Name in Drums Returns!
Guitar Center has resurrected the Orange County Drum & Percussion brand with the help of original OCDP founder Daniel Jensen and No Doubt’s Adrian Young. Together they will reclaim the brand’s custom shop legacy as they mark its 35th anniversary.…
CHICAGO DRUM SHOW SCHEDULE, NEW ROLAND EL SEGUNDO HEADQUARTERS
2026 Chicago Drum Show Announces Diverse Schedule of Educational Sessions. An exciting variety of drum clinics will be featured at the upcoming Chicago Drum Show — the 35th Anniversary edition of the world’s largest and longest running independent new, vintage,…
Devon “Stixx” Taylor: A New Era of Greatness
For Stixx Taylor, the journey started behind a drum kit at two years old, but the road from church rehearsals in Atlanta to stadiums, residencies, and the Super Bowl stage was built on far more than talent alone. It was built on faith,…
Adonis Rose: New Orleans Drumming, and Much More!
You can’t talk about New Orleans without talking about great drummers and drumming. In the last few years, Modern Drummer has featured New Orleans drummers Johnny Vidacovich, Joe Dyson, Herlin Riley, Teddy “Tif” Lamson, and others. The lineage of influential…
Gunnar Olsen: Inside Puscifer’s Normal Isn’t
For more than two decades, Puscifer has operated in its own universe; part band, part experiment, part performance art, always evolving and never standing still. Led by Maynard James Keenan and driven by the sonic vision of Mat Mitchell, Puscifer…
Elise Trouw: The Architect of Loop and Groove
Elise Trouw’s sense of rhythm showed up long before she ever touched a drum kit—counting patterns in everyday life, naturally thinking in time before she even understood it. That instinct eventually led her into drums, then quickly expanded into piano,…
Steve Judd of Karnivool— Back Behind the Machine
Steve Judd has spent years behind the kit for Karnivool, helping define a sound that sits in its own lane. A sound that is tight, dynamic, and always shifting between control and chaos. Coming up in Perth, Australia, he built…
