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August 2017 Issue – Volume 41 • Number 8

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Articles in August 2017

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…

Steve Smith
Jun 28, 2017

Transitions

Exercises for Improving Time

by Wayne Salzmann II
Jun 28, 2017

Playing Melodically

Part 3: Stickings and Interpretations

by Peter Erskine
Jun 28, 2017

VK - Aluminum Drumset

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

David Ciauro
Jun 28, 2017
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Paiste - PSTX DJs 45 Series

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

Michael Dawson
Jun 28, 2017

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…

Interview by Ken Micallef | Photo by Janette Beckman
Jun 28, 2017

Clyde Stubblefield Remembered

April 18, 1943–February 18, 2017

by Jim Payne with David Stanoch
Jun 28, 2017

Pearl Nashville Drum Day

Two New Series of Drums Debut in Music City

Text and photos by Sayre Berman
Jun 28, 2017

The Steam Brain

Brooklyn-based percussionist, theater designer, and artist Eric Farber built this month’s monster setup for the Off-Broadway Civil War and science fiction musical Futurity. He created the production with his indie-rock band the Lisps over the course of eight years while…

Modern Drummer
Jun 28, 2017

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…

by Stephen Bidwell
Jun 28, 2017

Advanced Herta Applications

Rudimental Polyrhythms in Odd Subdivisions

by Aaron Edgar
Jun 28, 2017
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My Prized Possessions

Commemorating multiple generations in woodworking with three one-of-a-kind stave snares.

by David Perazone
Jun 28, 2017

Paradiddle-Diddle Inversions

Straight and Triplet-Based Rudimental Rock Fills

by Joel Rothman
Jun 28, 2017

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.

by Patrick Berkery
Jun 28, 2017

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page

Part 6: Building Independence

by Libor Hadrava
Jun 28, 2017

KBrakes - Bass Drum Anchors

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

BJ Kerwin
Jun 28, 2017

Favorite Clyde Stubblefield Track?

This past February 18, funk pioneer and renowned James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield passed away. To coincide with this month’s tribute to the innovator , we asked our social media followers to name the tracks they think stand out from…

Reader Responses
Jun 28, 2017

New Gear from Zildjian, Auralex, RBH Drums, Agazarian, Sonor, Aquarian, and Vic Firth!

Zildjian L80 Low Volume Add-Ons Zildjian has expanded its Low Volume cymbal sets to include four individual add-on models. Like previous Low Volume cymbals, the recently added 20" ride, 10" splash, 16" crash, and 18" crash-ride are up to eighty…

Modern Drummer
Jun 28, 2017
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Shure - MOTIV Series Mobile Recording Devices

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

Miguel Monroy
Jun 28, 2017

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