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Eddie Knight: A Living Legend of Leedy Lore
When I walked into the South Bend, Indiana, drum studio of veteran drummer/teacher/collector Eddie Knight, I picked up more sensory input than I could process. On the walls were autographed pictures of past guests and former students. While I looked…
The War on Drugs’ Charlie Hall
The War on Drugs hit the ground running after Lost in the Dream was released in March 2014, and never slowed down in 2015. MD caught up with drummer Charlie Hall while the band was performing in Miami. TO READ…
Up & Coming: Bryan Carter
He’s been tearing it up in New York and well beyond with some bona fide legends of jazz. But he knows as much as anyone that the learning never stops. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Endorsements Part 2: Are You Really Ready?
by Russ Miller Last month we started our discussion of product endorsements with the equipment manufacturers. I encourage you to read through that article again to familiarize yourself with some of the terms we’re using this month. We’ve been joined…
Triplet Fill Concepts Part 2: More Three-Over-Four Fills
Welcome to the second lesson in our series on jazz-style triplet fills. This month we’ll continue with the three-over-four triplet concept. For this version of the fill, you’ll play the first three notes of the phrase on the snare and…
Quintuplets Part 2: Polyrhythms With Fives
Last month we got acquainted with quintuplets by using accent patterns and transitions with familiar rhythms. In this lesson we’ll superimpose quintuplets across two beats using a five-over-two polyrhythm and across three beats using a five-over-three polyrhythm. TO READ THE…
Progressive Drumming Essentials
Part 6: Syncopated Double Bass...the Easy Way. When I began working on double bass, I was inspired by drummers like Gene Hoglan, Raymond Herrera, and Thomas Lang, all of whom seemed to have a never-ending supply of creative parts. I’d…
World Groove Independence Mash-Up
When I began writing my latest book, Groove Freedom, the goal was to gain flexibility both within my students’ grooves and my own. As I practiced the book’s systems, I realized they helped with independence as well as with groove.…
Yamaha - Stage Custom Birth Hybrid Kit
The configuration that we have for review this month, the SCH2HP587, is the company’s most extensive package in this new acoustic/electronic category and offers more than enough to get you up and running right out of the box. TO READ…
Tycoon - Triple Play Cajon
Three distinct playing surfaces for ultimate tonal variety. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Amedia - Kommagene Series Cymbals
These new cymbals are distinctly old-world in appearance, featuring flat profiles, unhammered bells, light and wide lathing, hand-hammered bows, and a proprietary aged finish, but they’re built for modern strength and stability. We were sent a set that included 15"…
Provenance - 4x14 VW Snare
From the scraps of a funky old work van to one of the funkiest-sounding snares around. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Kosa 2015
KoSA’s annual International Percussion Workshop, Drum Camp, and Festival took place in its quaint home at Castleton University in the Lakes Region of central Vermont this past July, just as it has for twenty years. TO READ THE FULL STORY:…
Critique
Reviews this month include Roxy: The Movie, Groove Book, Metal Chops Matrix, Sex & Drumming, and more. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
