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Carlon's Milo Venter
Hello, everyone. It's nice to meet you! I play in the American rock band Carlon, based out of New York City. Music has been the biggest part of my life since I was able to comprehend the feelings it created…
David Jones
Peace and blessings to all MD readers and fellow drummers–from Down Under! David Jones here, writing from Melbourne, Australia. It's so great to have the chance to be a part of this fantastic blog! I just want to take this…
ThundHerStruck's Stephanie Leigh
Memories Of A Tour In Iraq My name is Stephanie Leigh, and I'm the drummer for ThundHerStruck, the all-girl tribute to AC/DC. One of the most incredible tours I've ever been a part of was the MWR military tour in…
Kevin Johnson
Hello, MD readers. This is a very important time in history. The first African-American president took office recently, and he spoke of standing on the shoulders of those who came before him. As this idea pertains to music, and to…
Kill Kill Kill's NaNa
Konnichiwa, everybody! My name is Nanami (a.k.a. NaNa)! I'm from Kagoshima, Japan. I've moved to America to take over the US music scene! Ha ha ha! Just kidding! Well—maybe it's true!? I think US music scene is boring! Everything is…
Bradlee Dean of Junkyard Prophet The Reason for Drumming
At the moment I’m literally trying to figure out how to do everything that I see needs to be done. There are always a thousand things going on in my mind. But now I’d like to unwind and take a…
Mayhem Week! Mike Wengren of Disturbed
Mike Wengren from Disturbed here, writing in from The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. It’s day 7 as I write this, and we’re in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been a crazy hot one today! This tour has been really awesome so…
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…
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…
Steve Bolognese with Into Eternity
Hey, everybody! My name is Steve Bolognese, and I play drums with Into Eternity. First off, I want to say thanks to Modern Drummer for the blog space. I’ve been a fan of the magazine longer than I’ve actually played…
Joshua Barnhart of Port O’Brien
The hum of bells in a monastery; the human heartbeat. The cosmic vibration of aum. Rhythm is what creates our existence, and what keeps it interesting. Music was an important part of my childhood. Some of my earliest memories are…
Phanie D of Girl In A Coma
Hey, all, I'm Phanie D, drummer for Girl In A Coma. I'm not your typical drummer, I guess. I'm not taught, and to this day I'm still not too familiar with drummer terms. I learned purely because I love it.…
Antigone Rising's Dena Tauriello
These days I do some session work and teaching, but my main gig is with the all-female NYC—based rock band Antigone Rising. I've been with them for over nine years, and it's been an amazing journey. During this time we've…
London of City Sleeps
London of City Sleeps here, with a few tips for the road and at home. First–and I can't stress this enough–practice with a metronome. I see a lot of drummers out there who don't even bat an eye at the…
