Flipbook
September 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 9
Features
Steve Smith
An Editor's Overview
Your Voice
Drums From Above
Dams of the West’s Gabriela Jimeno and Chris Tomson
Oceans Ate Alaska’s Chris Turner
Eddie Fisher
10 Reasons to Love Bev Bevan
Live and Learn: A Health Insurance Primer for Musicians
Basics
Samba Drumming – Applications and Attitude
Education
Collapsed Rudiments
Rhythmic Conversions
A New Realm of Groove
Drumming for an Album, Live Performance, or Cover Video
Concepts
How Do You Present Yourself?
Equipment
Doc Sweeney – Serengeti Stave-Shell Drumset
Universal Audio – Apollo 8P Interface
V-Classic – V.16 5th-Anniversary Cymbals
Love Custom Drums – Brass, Copper, and Old Steel Snares
Tesla’s Troy Luccketta
New and Notable
New Gear from Tama, AHEAD, OCDP, TRX, 101 Drums and more!
Departments
Favorite Steve Smith Track?
Willie Jones III on Gerald Cannon’s Combinations
Chad Gracey With Live
Barry “Frosty” Smith Passes, D’Addario Awards Six Grants, Roland Announces New Partnership and More
Skid Row’s Rob Hammersmith
Dale’s Drum Shop
Critique
New releases by Adam Deitch, Man Forever, and Nate Smith
Backbeats
KHS L.A. Drum Day
Custom Craviotto
On Topic: R&B Legend James Gadson
