August 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 8

On Topic - Louis Hayes

On Working With Jazz Legend Horace Silver in the ’50s Horace got me out of Detroit and working in New York. That put me in the spotlight. I made five recordings with Horace on Blue Note, as well as records…

Advanced Herta Applications

Rudimental Polyrhythms in Odd Subdivisions

Playing Melodically

Part 3: Stickings and Interpretations

Clyde Stubblefield Remembered

April 18, 1943–February 18, 2017

Greg Fox

The Eternal Quest

Finding a New Musical Home

Let’s face it, sometimes it just isn’t happening at home. We may be in the age of bedroom studios, high-speed digital transfer, and cloud computing, but for the foreseeable future our physical address will continue to have a significant impact on our work opportunities. This month we speak with three pro drummers who decided they needed to up stakes to begin a new chapter in their careers. If you’ve been contemplating a move lately, their experiences could help you in making this important decision.

Transitions

Exercises for Improving Time

Styx’s Todd Sucherman

For twenty years he’s been at the very top echelon of the rock and drumming worlds, largely on the basis of his scalding, unerring readings of classic Styx tracks recorded well before he joined the fray. Truth be told, that…

Connect With Your Audience

How Perspective Changes Everything

KBrakes - Bass Drum Anchors

Mitigate kick drum creep with these simple-to-install feet.

Paiste - PSTX DJs 45 Series

Affordable, micro-sized effects cymbals from the mind of one of today’s most distinctive beat-smiths.

Shure - MOTIV Series Mobile Recording Devices

iOS and USB solutions for musicians looking to document on the go.

Pearl Nashville Drum Day

Two New Series of Drums Debut in Music City

VK - Aluminum Drumset

High-end, lightweight shells with a unique tonal character.

Great Drums at Sun

A new compilation puts drummers square at the center of the most important musical invention of the mid-twentieth century. They called it rock.

Get Your Head Out of the Page

Boy, it was strange typing that title. After all, when you’re in the information biz like Modern Drummer is, you’re generally trying to get people to do the opposite. But we’re also in the music biz, and the aim there,…

Thanks From Steve Smith

I would like to express my deep appreciation to my drumming peers that voted for me in the 2017 Modern Drummer Readers Poll. It has been an eventful year for me, with the Journey tours and being inducted into the…

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page

Part 6: Building Independence

Gil Sharone’s Wicked Beats Book

September 2015 MD cover artist Gil Sharone has built a career around his ability to navigate numerous styles in a convincing and authentic manner. If you don’t know him from his day gig with Marilyn Manson or his stint in…

August 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 8