Flipbook
May 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 5
An Editor's Overview
An Editor’s Overview – Influencers
On the Cover
Steve Gadd – The Innovator
Features
Simon Kirke
Readers Poll
Modern Drummer 2017 Readers Poll Winners
Ziv Ravitz
Up & Coming
Aleks Girshevich
Mastodon’s Brann Dailor
Product Close-Up
Sabian – Artisan Elite Series Cymbals
Gibaltar – G Drive Stealth Pedals
Evans – UV1 Drumheads
Sunhouse – Sensory Percussion Electronic System
Basics
Rockin’ at a Snail’s Pace – Variations for Slower Tempos
Education
1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page, Part 3: Incorporating Flams
Groove Construction, Part 12: 16th-Note Metronome Training
Beyond the Noteheads – Part 3: Varying Your Transcriptions
Septuplet Fives – Polyrhythmic Permutation
Brazilian Girls’ Aaron Johnston
Concepts
Do I Need an Attorney? Part 2: Navigating Contract Negotiations
Backbeats
The 2016 Hollywood Custom and Vintage Drum Show
Kit of the Month
Kit of the Month – Compact Clubber
Readers' Platform
What’s Your Favorite Steve Gadd Track and Why?
Retailer Profile
Fred Pierce’s Studio Drum Shop
Inside Methods
George Marsh’s Inner Drumming
A&F Drum Co. – 4×14 Raw Brass Snare
Gearing Up
David Gilmour’s Steve DiStanislao