October 2022 – Volume 46 • Number 10

October 2022 - Volume 46 • Number 10

Mapex MyDenity is no Gimikk

This month Modern Drummer’s Kit of the Month comes to us from Josh Tilton. It is a Mapex MyDenity series kit. He uses it for his band Gimikk which plays music from 70’s classic rock to modern pop. In speaking…

Double Bass Drumming Part 5 Eight Note Triple Fills

This month we will continue with more fills from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer is including Joe’s explanation of eighth note triplet double bass fills using his Single Stroke System, and we are including…

The Polyrhythm Conversion Timetable

The following comparative timetable illustrates how polymeters and polyrhythms work with one another when played at the same tempo and time signature.The first fundamental polymeter starts with with 3 over-4 notes (3:4), followed by 5:4, 6:4, 7:4, and 8:4. Within…

Green Music Company: Snare Buzz Mute

The Anti-Buzz Tool That Helps Eliminate Unwanted Snare Buzz at the Flip of a Switch. Snare Buzz: A phrase we’re all too familiar with. Nobody really likes it, and nobody really wants it. But how do we get rid of…

Fredy Studer

June 16, 1948-August 22, 2022 Fredy Studer was a drumming and musical renaissance man. He was a musician that played jazz and interpreted 20th Century Classical music. He was a stalwart of the European jazz scene, a bandleader and a…

Carmine Appice: Realistic Sixteenth Note Triplets

Continuing Modern Drummer’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Carmine Appice’s Ultimate Realistic Rock book, this month we present a sound often associated with Carmine’s playing in Vanilla Fudge, many of John Bonham’s Led Zeppelin grooves, and later with Dennis…

ROLAND UNVEILS SPD-SX PRO SAMPLING PAD

New Flagship Sampling Pad with Advanced Features and Professional Enhancements Based on Feedback from SPD-SX Users. Roland announces the SPD-SX PRO Sampling Pad, the new flagship model in the long-running SPD series. Born of user feedback fueled by extensive road…

Open Handed Drumming is to play ‘Open Hearted’

The ‘Open Handed’ Mindset You might have seen me play and noticed I do things a little differently. By now you know ‘different is good’, because there are no rules! The way I play is called OPEN HANDED DRUMMING, which…

“The Little Things”

First impressions can be deceiving, but they can also be quite revealing. When it comes to music, we will often form an opinion or judgement based on just a few notes’ worth of playing. Most recently, I auditioned a drummer…

Pioneering Drummer and Producer Butch Vig Talks Drumming, Roland V-Drums, Production, and Garbage.

There are very few musicians that have had the influence that Butch Vig has had on modern rock music. As a drummer for the band Garbage his acoustic-electronic-hybrid approach to drumming is revolutionary. Their new record No Gods No Masters…

The Toadies: Mark “The Rez” Reznicek

If you could go back in time and turn on the radio or walk into any coffee shop, bar, or restaurant in the mid 90’s; I guarantee you that the probability of hearing any of the standout tracks from The…

Triplets to Sixteenth notes

This is an exercise that I call Triplets to Sixteenth notes. This entire exercise can be played over the foot patterns written in bar A, B, and C. For starters, I will play a bar of triplets and then I’ll…

Drum Workshop Joins Roland Corporation

Combining two of the world’s best acoustic and electronic drum companies to focus on delivering new innovation for drummers; Drum Workshop will operate as a standalone unit with pioneering founders retaining leadership positions. Roland is the leading global manufacturer of…

The Daru Sessions Vol.3

The new PDP Daru Jones Nashville Blue New Yorker kit In November Drum Workshop and PDP are introducing a new Daru Jones signature drumset. A lot of thought went into the Daru Jones Nashville Blue New Yorker kit. It’s not…

MIDI 2.0 - The biggest advance in Music Technology in 40 years

In this month’s column, we will focus on MIDI, discuss the role of the MIDI Association with the continuing evolution of MIDI technology and take a close look at the expanded features coming soon with MIDI 2.0. The upshot is…

AHEAD ANNOUNCES A NEW SIGNATURE STICK

Rikki Rockett’s black on green drumstick is the best of both worlds with the larger grip of a 5B handle and the lighter articulation of a 5A shaft, designed to provide a great balance of speed, power and control for…

RTOM’s bh single zone triggers and Black Hole Practice System

When I received the Black Hole practice system starting pack from RTOM, I was unsure as to how effectively they would reduce the sound of an acoustic drum kit and I was hesitant as to how simple they would be…

The Old and The New

As this month’s issue was coming together, I thought of the interesting mix of features that we have. There is no newer and more cutting-edge drummer and producer around today than Butch Vig. His use of electronics with his drumming…

OUT NOW! October 2022 Recordings in the Spotlight Volume 46 • Number 10

This month Modern Drummer is going to start spotlighting certain new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include a high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performance from…