Videos
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Roger Humphries Playing with Horace Silver
Check out this great video of drummer Roger Humphries playing with Horace Silver and his 5tet performing The Natives are Restless Tonight in 1964. Roger was featured in the May 2011 issue of Modern Drummer. Purchase print back issues or download for…
Jon Fishman Trains for Phish’s Summer Tour
For a few years now, before each trek around the country, Phish has taken to the Web with a splashy video announcement complete with tour dates. The band’s drummer, Jon Fishman, has made cameos in the clips, but for the…
Chris Dave To Release Solo Album, Tour With D’Angelo, and More
Drummer and producer Chris Dave has an ambitious year planned for 2012. Currently Chris is preparing for the release of his debut album as a leader, due later this year. Look for the drummer to take the reins with his…
Mark Ronson’s “A La Modeliste" Music Video
The Re:Generation Music Project examines the history of different music through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producer/DJs in music today. For the project, Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, the Crystal Method, Pretty Lights, and Skrillex each take…
Concepts: The CRASH Course to Success, Part 1: Commitment
March 2012 Concepts The CRASH Course to Success Part 1: Commitment by Rich Redmond What does it take to be a successful working drummer? Commitment. Commitment is the word for the first letter in an acronym I created, CRASH, to…
Focus on the Hi-Hat: The Classic Swing Sound (VIDEO)
March 2012 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Focus on the Hi-Hat The Classic Swing Sound by Steve Fidyk Before small groups reigned supreme and the ride cymbal became king, the beacon in jazz timekeeping was the hi-hat. Jo Jones with Count…
Ringo Starr
One gets a sense from Ringo Starr’s brand-new album, Ringo 2012, that the famous Beatle is thinking a lot about the past these days. First off, Ringo revisits a few of his older tunes here, employing reggae feels on “Step Lightly”…
Own It! Part 1: Exploring Subdivisions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZQvRsn4758 March 2012 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic - Own It! Part 1: Exploring Subdivision by Mike Johnston Being a full-time drum instructor, it’s my job to make sure my students explore the material that we’re working on in a given…
Watch the short film The Drummer by Bill Block
Excerpt taken from Vimeo. Written and directed by Bill Block Defeated and alone, Dave wanders the streets in the early hours of his 40th birthday. His great love is music... from a long forgotten era… and he has dedicated…
The video for "Rawzz," from the upcoming second Mister Barrington album featuring Zach Danziger
Watch the video for “Rawzz,” from the upcoming second Mister Barrington album featuring Zach Danziger. Click here to take a quick peak at Zach Danziger tracking “Frank’s Drebin” for the upcoming album by Mister Barrington.
Zach Danziger tracking “Frank’s Drebin??? for the upcoming album by Mister Barrington
Take a quick peak at Zach Danziger tracking “Frank’s Drebin” for the upcoming album by Mister Barrington. Click here to watch the video for “Rawzz,” from the upcoming second Mister Barrington album featuring Zach Danziger.
In The Pocket: Advanced Shuffle
February 2012 In The Pocket Advanced Shuffle by Jim Payne Here are the demo videos that accompany some of the exercises from my article on advanced shuffles.
Enrique Iglesias’ Van Romaine and Pitbull’s Omar Tavarez Stop by MD Online for a Video Chat
Hot off their recent sold-out worldwide tour, Enrique Iglesias’ Van Romaine and Pitbull’s Omar Tavarez casually share a few backstage stories about what’s it’s like being a musical director on tour, attending the University of Miami (at different periods…
Jack Irons Live Performance Video for the Track “Doubloons???
We present a third live performance video from Jack Irons, for the track “Doubloons.” “Doubloons” Click here to see the first video in this series, "Outer Space Dreams." Click here to see the second video in the series, "Sonic…
