April 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 4
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Articles in April 2017
"The Brain Dance" - Matt Garstka's Quintuplet Groove
https://vimeo.com/204011799 Style and Analysis by Austin Burcham Few drummers generate the sheer amount of excitement and enthusiasm within the drum community as Matt Garstka. Whether it’s through his incredible display of solo chops or his mind-bending compositions with Animals as…
Dixon - Little Roomer Drumset
https://vimeo.com/207188802 Product Close-Up Dixon Little Roomer Drumset A portable, on-the-go option for gigs and at-home practice. Dixon is a full-line drum and hardware brand offering a range of affordable- to professional-grade drumsets, classic and modern snares, and innovative and reliable…
Istanbul Mehmet - X-Ray Series Cymbals
https://vimeo.com/204013448 Product Close-Up Istanbul Mehmet X-Ray Series Cymbals Dirty, trashy sounds from one of Turkey’s finest. The Istanbul Mehmet brand is the brainchild of Mehmet Tamdeger, a legend in the cymbal-making industry who honed his craft in the 1950s while…
An Editor's Overview - Follow Your Heart
by Adam Budofsky There are multiple reasons we go down particular paths of drumming education. Our first teacher introduces us to Stick Control, and we start getting our hands together. We hear “Achilles Last Stand,” and John Bonham’s right foot…
Sean Noonan
Features Sean Noonan Independence might be the ruling concept of this drummer/leader’s career. It defines a common relationship not only among his hands, feet, and voice, but between his art and almost everything else in drumland. In performance at Joe’s…
Kit of the Month - The Dream Police Kit
Kit of the Month The Dream Police Kit This vintage gold sparkle kit comes to us from Minnetonka, Minnesota, reader Rob Gilboe, who explains that the set was custom-built by drum tech Paul Jamieson and manufacturer Patrick Foley for former…
Provenance - 6x14 Jaguar XJS Snare
https://vimeo.com/155026333 Product Close-Up Provenance 6x14 Jaguar XJS Snare A one-of-a-kind drum cast from the inlet manifolds of a 1975 racecar. English company Provenance has carved a unique niche in the collectors market, offering high-quality snare drums built out of reclaimed…
A New Perspective - Part 2: Three-Over-Two Linear Polyrhythms
https://vimeo.com/204372512 Rock Perspectives A New Perspective Part 2: Three-Over-Two Linear Polyrhythms by Aaron Edgar The three-over-two polyrhythm is made up of two contrasting rhythms (three equally spaced notes over two equally spaced notes) that are played simultaneously. We can build…
Dave Matthews Band's Carter Beauford
https://vimeo.com/180758621 Interview, Photos and Video by Miguel Monroy “I tried to assemble a kit that would fit with what we were doing musically,” says Carter Beauford. “Everyone in the Dave Matthews Band comes from a different musical background, and…
Stickings That Rock - Part2: Exploring an Additional Hand Pattern
https://vimeo.com/204011142 Basics Stickings That Rock Part2: Exploring an Additional Hand Pattern by Rich Redmond In this lesson we’ll focus on another sticking that I acquired while working through George Lawrence Stone’s classic book Stick Control. The rhythm in the right…
Tycoon - Hex-Jam Shakers, Udukere, and Small Fiberglass Shekere
Product Close-Up Tycoon Hex-Jam Shakers, Udukere, and Small Fiberglass Shekere Handheld gems from the world’s sole percussion-only manufacturer. Bangkok-based Tycoon has been making top-notch percussion instruments since 1983. Everything it produces is manufactured in its own factory, which allows the…
What Do You Know About...Mel Brown?
Brown in the '70s What Do You Know About...? Mel Brown Portland, Oregon, gave a young child the gift of music. The kid took that gift with him to Detroit, and proceeded to elevate the music of some of the…
Bebop Syncopation - Part 1: Max Roach and Art Blakey
Jazz Drummer's Workshop Bebop Syncopation Part 1: Max Roach and Art Blakey by Mike Alfieri Ted Reed’s Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is considered a timeless book by many leading drummers and educators. One page alone can…
Matt Chamberlain
Features Matt Chamberlain “Content” is not a word that exists in this perennial MD favorite’s lexicon, who balances his day job as a top studio drummer with chasing the muse with creative artists like Brian Haas and Bill Frisell, as…
Do I Need an Attorney? Part 1: When to Expand Your Team
Concepts Do I Need an Attorney? Part 1: When to Expand Your Team by Russ Miller I was recently in a difficult situation with a business I was doing work for on a weekly basis. They owed me a considerable amount…
Billy Thomas - The Time Jumper
Features Billy Thomas The Time Jumper Seeing as he’s got a recording and touring résumé as long as your arm, you’d think the longtime Vince Gill sidekick would have done pretty much everything there is to do as a first-call…
Dale Crover
Features Dale Crover The latest project from the drummer and his Melvins partner, Buzz Osborne, is hot enough to earn its own band name: Crystal Fairy. When the Melvins toured with Le Butcherettes in 2015, they’d invite the group’s vocalist,…
BØRNS’ Kristen Gleeson-Prata
Features Kristen Gleeson-Prata With so many different paths that might lead to a full-time drumming gig today, it could seem daunting for aspiring professional players to choose the best road to take. The drummer for the indie/psychedelic pop songwriter BØRNS…
