September 2024 – Volume 48 • Number 09

Hand-Picked Vinyl September 2024

As the music world continues to see a resurgence in Vinyl (LP’s,) Vinyl Me,Please (VMP) is curating and producing some of the best vinyl remasters and pressings around. They are scouring the history of recorded music for forgotten gems and…

EL ESTEPARIO

TRUST THE PROCESS Photos courtesy of Alesis Drums / El Estepario With over 5,000 online drumming video clips and millions of subscribers, Valencia, Spain’s El Estepario (Jorge Garrido) has become a worldwide drumming sensation. Today it seems like every drummer…

Vinyl Me, Please

Matt Fiedler is the CEO of Vinyl Me, Please (VMP.) But what is Vinyl Me, Please? It is a combination of a record retailer, a reissue label, and a music distributor. But more than anything, Vinyl Me, Please is a…

Green Day’s “Before The Lobotomy” drummer Tre Cool

“Before the Lobotomy,” the fifth track on Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown, showcases the talent of brilliant punk drummer Tré Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III.) We chose this track because of its simple, yet powerful, odd time signature groove that…

New and Notable September 2024

Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett endorses Turkish Cymbals, New Sabian Vault Drop Cymbals, Roland establishes further design lab, Simmons Unveils Titan 50 B-Ex Electronic Drum Kit Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett Endorses Turkish Cymbals Jonathan Phillip “Sugarfoot” Moffett, the renowned American drummer, songwriter, and…

Tama Superstar Warlord Combo

This month’s Kit of the Month comes to us from Andrew Naish. Andrew’s kit is actually a combination of two different Tama kits. The first kit is a Tama Superstar Hyperdrive Dark Mocha Fade kit in 7x10, 8x12, 12x14, 14x16…

Tandem Drums Drops

Tandem Drums has a product that you may have seen. They’re called Drops, and they are weighted felt pads, created as an alternative to sticky gel-style drum dampening pads. Modern Drummer was sent a set of Drops to check out…

Vocabulary Development Essentials - Hand & Foot Combinations Part 1

As drummers, our ultimate goal is to effortlessly articulate our musical ideas on the drum set. To help achieve this, I am excited to introduce a new series of articles designed to present concepts and exercises aimed at enhancing your…

Master Studies: Stroke Combination Studies,5 Stroke Roll Combinations

Going from single strokes to double strokes, to buzz (multiple rebound) strokes, involves different pressures on the sticks. You must be able to change the pressure your fingers are putting on the sticks without tension developing in the wrists. When…

Broadly Speaking

Near the conclusion of an album project being recorded in New York City at Sear Sound, I was overdubbing a simple shaker part to a track we had just recorded. Unnoticed by me, the arranger and pianist Alan Broadbent was…

The Carmine Appice Motherlode

Drummer, singer, songwriter, soloist, band leader, author, educator, innovator… It’s nearly impossible to describe Carmine Appice’s massive influence on the drum world. He sits near the top of Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Drummers of All Time,…

September 2024 – Volume 48 • Number 09

Yamaha EAD10

If the Yamaha EAD10 System is new to you, you’re a few years late to the party. Since its debut in 2018, the EAD10 Drum Module has made waves in the drumming world for its ease of use as a…

Obsession

Last month I suggested the idea of becoming “obsessed” with music and drumming. Unfortunately, the word obsession has gotten a bad reputation. Obsession is defined as a “compelling motivation.” Compelling means, “evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible…

Out Now September 2024

Modern Drummer enjoys spotlighting 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 performances from the drummer and/or musicians in the band.…

The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming: Eighth Notes

In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary…

Kaleen Reading of Mannequin Pussy

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy cathartic music is a gift that makes you want to rage and go against the man, but it also makes you reflect about your existence in this lonely, harsh world we live in. Formed in 2010, the…

J-Rod Sullivan’s Janet Jackson Touring Kit

Photos by Jason Mehler Drums: Pearl Masters Maple Gum Kit in Piano Black – 7X8 rack tom, 7x10 rack tom, 8x12 rack, 16x16 floor, 16x18 floor, 18x22 kick. Snares: 6.5x14 Pearl Reference 20-ply (main), 8x14 Pearl Reference One (low), 5x12 Pearl…

Duet 11

Ron Spagnardi wrote a terrific book called Snare Drum Duets: 25 Duets for Two Snare Drummers. It offers a selection of 25 challenging duets that range in difficulty from relatively simple to more complex. A wide assortment of time signatures…