It’s a great honor to write my first Overview since becoming CEO and publisher of the world’s longest-standing drum publication—and well beyond that, resource—for drums, drumming, and drummers. I’ve been an ardent reader of Modern Drummer since 1979, two years after Ron and Isabel Spagnardi launched the magazine. So much of what the Spagnardis envisioned continues to flourish and evolve as MD, long before my involvement, stood for a community of drummers to celebrate, educate, inspire, and unite the world of drumming. Now more than ever, inspiration is a main focus of the Modern Drummer team. Today all of us face so many distractions, challenges, and conflicts in the world that practicing our art, growing as an artist, and truly experiencing the joy that our art form brings can be a struggle. Being inspired is the antidote for the tough times that we’re persevering through right now. As you go […]

September 2020 Issue