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Jean-Paul Gaster: Web Exclusive: Plenty more with the Clutch powerhouse
(from the November 2010 Issue of Modern Drummer, available here) by Billy Brennan In the January issue of MD, Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster reflects on the band’s reissues of its three DRT Entertainment releases—From Beale Street To Oblivion (2007), Robot…
Chad Clark of Heaven Below
This year you can find me with my prized black-on-black Noble & Cooley drums touring with Heaven Below throughout the U.S. and Canada in support of our EP. The first single, “When Daylight Dies,” is gaining airplay across the country.…
Joe Vitale: Joe Walsh, the Eagles, & More!
Hi, everyone in drum land, Joe Vitale here. As a fellow fan of Modern Drummer magazine, I’m so happy to be part of this wonderful community. For those of you who might not know who I am, I’ve toured and…
Matt Greiner of August Burns Red
For me, drumming is like breakfast: You either like it or you don’t. Much like breakfast, I want to play drums first thing in the morning and don’t ever lose interest in playing throughout the day. Some folks think it’s…
Carol Bui
Hi! I’m Carol Bui and I’ve been writing, recording, and performing music for at least a decade now as a “solo artist” but with collaborators both live and in the studio. I have two full-length releases under my belt and…
Rod Morgenstein: Cross-Genre Ripping
Rod Morgenstein is best known as the blazing left-handed drummer with the influential fusion band Dixie Dregs and the pop-metal band Winger. Rod’s professional career began in 1975 while he was still a student at the University of Miami, which…
Ryan Guanzon of New Medicine
What’s up, MD readers! We’re just about ending our UPROAR Festival, and it’s been killer! It’s incredible to be out with so many amazing drummers. I still remember working in a drum shop and watching Mike Portnoy’s drum videos…now I’m…
John Tempesta of The Cult
Greetings, Drum Nuts! I’m currently on tour with the Cult, and I’m really excited about the new songs we’ve been performing. I had a blast in the studio recording them and wanted to share the process and how the songs…
Toph-E & the Pussycats’ Chris Parker
Hi, MD readers! The making of Toph-E & the Pussycats’ new CD, No Ordinary Day, featuring Clifford Carter on piano, Will Lee on bass, Ralph MacDonald on percussion, David Mann on tenor and soprano saxes, and me on drums, was…
Spencer Dryden: Jefferson Airplane’s Dynamic Rhythm Machine
Spencer Dryden was the drummer of San Francisco psychedelic rock icons Jefferson Airplane. After graduating from the Army & Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, in 1955, Dryden played in some early rock ’n’ roll bands, but showed a preference for…
Alan Evans of Soulive
What’s going on, everyone? I’ve been playing drums since I was nine months old. I started playing guitar when I was about twelve and got into recording soon after that. I’ve never really considered myself a “drummer” but rather a…
Umar Fahim of The Binary Code
I am Umar Fahim of the Binary Code, based out of New Jersey, USA. I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on the right way and the wrong way to play the drums. First off, thank you…
Jeff Davis: Godfather Of Modern Gospel Drumming
Jeff Davis was not allowed to do anything musical outside of church growing up, so he simply looked for every opportunity to play that his mother would approve of. Davis’s dedication to the drums, and heartfelt spirituality, has led him…
Ricky Martin’s Tony Escapa
Hey, everyone, here’s my first Modern Drummer blog! For those of you who don’t know me, I’ve performed countless tours with all sorts of artists in every genre: Ricky Martin, Al Di Meola, Paoli Mejias, Simon Shaheen, Oz Noy, David…
