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Greg Ellis
Hello, from my studio in Beachwood Canyon in the Hollywood Hills. My name is Greg Ellis. Although you might not immediately know my name, it's a fairly good bet that you've heard my playing many times. Most of my work…
Howie Diamond of Low Vs. Diamond
Hey there, Modern Drummer readers. As I'm writing, I'm somewhere between Salt Lake City and Denver in some weird, unknown mountain range on tour with my band Low Vs. Diamond. At 3:00 a.m., it's dark and cold, and I'm sitting…
Serj Tankian's Troy Zeigler
It never ceases to amaze me the ways in which sideman status can permeate my everyday life. I often find it very comforting, because it solidifies my feelings of dedication to what I am doing musically. I know, in a…
Pat Petrillo: Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
What's Up, MD! Just returned from a clinic tour of the UK, my second in four months, and it went real well. I like to fly Virgin Atlantic when going to the UK, because they have great service, especially in…
Southside Johnny's Joe Bellia
First off, thanks to Modern Drummer for opportunity to write this blog. I've been a big fan of the magazine since its inception. I'm a drummer/percussionist in the NJ/NY area and a member of New Jersey's Southside Johnny & The…
Aaron Pritchett's Jayson Brinkworth
Hey everyone, Jayson Brinkworth here writing from Canada. Thanks to Mike Dawson at Modern Drummer for including myself in The Blogs. If this magazine doesn't get you fired up about playing drums, you must not have a pulse! I've been…
Ed Toth on Tour with The Doobie Brothers
5/28/08 Hello, everyone, Ed Toth here, with the inside scoop on The Doobie Brothers' tour with Chicago. It's very exciting in that, for the encore, both bands will be on stage together playing each other's songs. I'm looking forward to…
Seven Antonopoulos
Hello, all in cyberspace. I'm sitting in the front lounge of our bus. We're in a parking lot in front of the Holiday Inn on a day off here in somewhat beautiful Marietta, Ohio. I'm watching CNN with no volume…
Roxy Petrucci of Vixen
Hi, MD readers, Roxy here from the ’80s band Vixen. "I know you, you’re Robert Plank!" Believe it or not, my sister Maxine blurted out those words to the one and only Robert Plant! I elbowed her and said, "PLANT,…
Drummer Blog: Vinnie Amico
Hey, MD readers, Vinnie Amico from the band moe. here. I’m just getting ready to go on a tour of the South and Southeast, and I’m pretty psyched, seeing that is still freakin’ cold up here in Saratoga, New York,…
Alejandro Vallejo of Vallejo
Hello, fellow skin bashers and drumming maniacs! My name is Alejandro "Alex" Vallejo, and I play drums in the Austin, Texas—based Latin rock band Vallejo. I've been playing in this band with my two brothers, AJ and Omar, since high…
Vincent Fiorello of Less Than Jake
I read through all of these blogs by great drummers and superb musicians, and though it might seem like an odd forum to do this, rather than hawk my wares here I'd like to ask if any readers know about…
David Uosikkinen
One of the many things I always admired about drummers like Ringo, Charlie Watts, Steve Gadd, Liberty DeVitto, Russ Kunkel, Jim Keltner, Steve Jordan, and Mickey Curry is the way they got their heads into the song they were playing.…
Matthew Antolick of The OaKs
My first experience with drums was stealing my brother's sticks and playing to MTV videos on a drumset I made out of pillows on my living room floor. I also used to sneak into my brother's room and play on…
