Drummers
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Influences: Bill Stevenson
by Stephen Bidwell Drummer Bill Stevenson is among the most influential musicians associated with West Coast punk rock, on any instrument. After making his name with seminal hard-core band Black Flag in the ’80s, Stevenson proceeded to set…
Encore: Adam Wade on Shudder to Think’s Pony Express Record
by David Jarnstrom Though Adam Wade cut his teeth with seminal ’90s noise rockers Jawbox, he didn’t truly come into his own until joining fellow Beltway-based post-hardcore pioneers Shudder to Think. Manning the drumkit on the latter’s prog-pop…
Drummer Blog: Jason Aldean’s Rich Redmond Gears Up for Drummer’s Weekend
Hello there, MD readers! I am very excited to be hosting my second Drummer’s Weekend in Nashville this October 31 through November 2. This is a one-of-a-kind event that gets students up close and personal with the drummers that are…
Drummer Blog: Kix’s Jimmy Chalfant on His Early Influences and Approach
Hey there, modern drummers! My name is Jimmy Chalfant, and I play drums for the Baltimore hard-rock band Kix. I grew up with all types of music in my house, from classical to jazz, R&B, progressive rock, and everything in…
Drummer Blog! Eric Jackowitz on Playing Different Styles With Caleb Hawley
Hey, MD readers! As a longtime reader myself, I can’t say how exciting it is for me to be writing this blog. I pretty much have every issue of Modern Drummer from 2000 to now, as well as the MDFestival…
Drummer Blog: Street Drum Corp’s Bobby Alt on Producing Teen Drummer John Tessin of Hero for Today
Hi, everyone! It’s a real privilege when I get to produce and record young drummers who are just coming into their own, and it’s a very special privilege when they’re great. Seventeen-year-old John Tessin, drummer for Hero for Today, is…
The Loop Loft Releases “Joey Waronker Drums???
The Loop Loft announces the release of Joey Waronker Drums, a collection of drum loops, multi-tracks, samples, and MIDI featuring the legendary drummer and producer. From the folk funk of Beck, to the hypnotic grooves of Atoms for Peace, to…
Los Cabos Updates Randy Black Signature Stick
Randy Black’s rubberized dipped series will no longer be available as of Sept 30, 2014. The model will undergo cosmetic changes but all dimensions will stay intact. The sticks will now have a high gloss black finish from the neck…
October 2014 Spotify Playlist
Our October 2014 Spotify Playlist kicks off with some great live cuts, including cover star Ian Paice's famous solo vehicle, "The Mule," from Deep Purple's seminal in-concert recording, Made in Japan. We stay in the land of the rising sun…
Drummer Blog: Jazzer Bryan Tuk and Metal Head Justin Vigile Overcome Adversity and Form Production Company Project/Two
Hey, MD readers! Bryan and Justin here to give you an update on our production company, Project/Two. The concept of Project/Two is simple: a twenty-something metal drummer and a forty-something jazz drummer approaching composition and performance in their own style.…
Tickets on Sale Now for Dave Weckl Drum Clinic at LIDC
The “Original” Long Island Drum Center will present jazz/fusion great Dave Weckl in an exciting drum clinic on Thursday, October 16 at 7 pm. The clinic will be held at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY. Tickets for riser…
Hena Habegger of Gotthard
Hi, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Hena Habegger, and I’ve been the drummer of the Swiss hard rock band Gotthard for twenty-three years. After fifteen number-one albums in Switzerland, lots of chart successes, and releases in Europe, Russia,…
Chris Copeland of Cosmic Wolf
Hi, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Chris Copeland and no, I am not related to Stewart Copeland, as much as I wish I were! I play drums for the wonderfully talented fiddle player Ruby Jane, and I have a…
VIDEO! Aaron Comess and the Spin Doctors Live in NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQFK1e-N994 On November 23, 2013, Modern Drummer hosted a special evening with the Spin Doctors and drummer Aaron Comess at the Cutting Room in New York City. The night began with NYC radio personality Maria Milito of Q104.3 introducing a…
