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PARAMORE’S ZAC FARRO ALWAYS EVOLVING
Drummer Zac Farro was 16 years old when Paramore’s second album Riot! was released. Shortly after the release of their next record, Brand New Eyes, Zac went out on his own. He left the band in 2010, marking the end…
Pat Petrillo: Big Rhythm from Jersey
Pat Petrillo is the quintessential hard working professional musician. He is both a “drummer’s drummer,” and to some, an unsung hero. Pat has earned the respect of his peers and has built a great reputation in the drum industry. He…
Doc Sweeney’s Hollocore Snare Drum A Resonating New Twist on Shell Construction
The guys over at Doc Sweeney Drums are well known for putting together a high-quality product. They are also known for having no fear when it comes to thinking “outside the box.” A lot of people like to throw that…
Tama’s Dream Theater Custom Logo kit
The kit shown here is from Dream Theater’s 2002-04 tour. It was created by Tama drums to meet Mike’s imaginative specifications and was dubbed “The Siamese Monster” because it essentially consists of two conjoined kits. The massive collection of drums…
Drumsville! The Evolution of the New Orleans Beat
In Modern Drummer’s “Out Now” column, we usually spotlight several different CD’s, DVD’s, or books that have been recently released that feature notable drummers or impeccable drumming. But every once in a while, something comes along that deserves a little…
1930 Ludwig Peacock Pearl Drum Outfit with original painted Millstream Scene Bass Drum head
The Northup Drums Museum specializes in early jazz drum kits with rare finishes and-or painted heads in near mint original condition. This 1930 Ludwig Peacock Pearl drum outfit fits all of the above criteria. It is featured with the original…
Hybrid Drumming with Alternate Mode
This month let’s take a closer look at hybrid drumming that uses several advanced triggering concepts. We will also be focusing on “randomizing” sound selection. Hybrid drumming is a highly complex system and process, particularly when you move into the…
“Duet 9”
As an ongoing tribute to Ron Spagnardi who founded Modern Drummer Publications in 1977 and was an excellent drum teacher and author in his own right, Modern Drummer is going to include some of the articles, exercises, and pieces that…
Master Studies
In Modern Drummer’s ongoing salute to Joe Morello’s legendary book Master Studies and his teachings, this month we present Joe Morello’s Table of Time, and his advice on Using the Metronome. Table of Time This will help your development of…
Three-Against-Four Polyrhythm
Exercises in African-American Funk This month we will address is the three-against-four polyrhythm, which is crucial to many African rhythms. It’s necessary for you to be able to hear and feel this rhythm in order to alley some of the…
The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming
This month we are starting to introduce a book by Bobby Rondinelli and Michael Lauren called The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming. It takes a slightly different approach from our ongoing studies from the Joe Franco book on double bass…
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…
How To Practice When You Have No Time: The 3 Minute Rule
“Don’t break the chain. Your only job is to not to break the chain!” These are not the words of a drummer, but of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. When asked how he works on his craft, he says that he writes…
