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Gunnar Olsen
“I get to Bruce’s place, and they play me a song once or twice—I’m not quite sure what song it was. It’s very surreal. I’m hearing Bruce’s voice in the headphones.” TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
In the Studio with Gunnar Olsen
Gunnar does a lot of work in both the industrial and indie-music scenes employing both programming and live playing.
REMO External Sub Muff'l Bass Drum Systems.
When it comes to bass drum muffling, every drummer has his or her preference. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Metric Modulation Magic
This month we’ll take a look at playing triplets in groupings of four.
Rhythmic Problem Solving
We can use a similar approach to isolate any type of rhythm or concept by creating our own systems specific to whatever we’re working on.
In the Studio with Toby Keith's Dave McAfee
Dave McAfee has been on the road with country superstar Toby Keith for almost twenty years. Dave and the band have been just about everywhere in the world.
Feedback-Balanced Creative Practice
The goal of practice is to improve our technical facility, musicality, and originality, so we want to practice in a way that balances those areas.
New Gear From DW, Physiostorm, AKG, Ear-Q, Pearl, Tama, TRX, and Sakae
New drum gear from the industry's leading manufacturers.
Skillet's Jen Ledger
Her drumming journey has taken her from Coventry, England, to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to touring the world with Christian-rock group Skillet. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
New Albums by Pattern-Seeking Animals and District 97, Aquiles Priester All Access DVD
New Albums by Pattern-Seeking Animals and District 97, Aquiles Priester All Access DVD TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Tower of Power's David Garibaldi: The Beat Builder
Building upon the James Brown legacy, he expanded the vocabulary of beat-displacement groove patterns and applied them in a “linear” concept.
The 2019 Chicago Drum Show
The Show, now in its twenty-ninth year, is one of the largest and longest-running drum exhibitions in the world.
Bobby Morris’s My Las Vegas—With Elvis, Sinatra, Streisand, Darin, Prima & More
The next time you look back on a gig in anguish because the monitors weren’t great, or your kick drum was creeping, just remember, it could’ve been worse.
February 1986: Roy Haynes Joins Louis Armstrong’s Big Band
February 1986: Roy Haynes Joins Louis Armstrong’s Big Band TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
