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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Ty Dennis of The Doors
It is my privilege to be invited to contribute here at moderndrummer.com, as I’ve looked forward to each new issue of the magazine for over twenty years! A little update: This past summer was pretty cool. May through August found…
Keep It Simple Loop Creator Brian Doherty
It doesn’t happen often, but recently I had a revelation. Before I reveal it, let me tell you that normally I’d be the last guy to talk about drum loops. Always preferring the “real deal,” I’ve never owned a drum…
Matthew Blakout of Verden Allen’s Soft Ground
I love drums! I have rooms full of them! I only really feel complete when I’m doing something with them! I’m sure you’re all nodding in empathy. This year has been an incredible, twisting journey in my drumming career, which…
Frank Jargiello of Ekotren
Hey, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Frank Jargiello, and I’m the drummer of Ekotren. This new year is going to be crazy for us. We have so much to look forward to, including coming out with a new full-length…
Darren Lyons — Evil Genius
Hi, MD readers! I’m a drummer/percussionist/composer/producer based in New York City. Recently I released the Darren Lyons Group CD Evil Genius, which was produced by David Sancious (Sting, Eric Clapton, solo artist). Manolo Badrena (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Ahmad Jamal)…
Gorden Campbell
Hey, MD readers! It’s your boy Gorden Campbell, and I’m back once again to give you an update on my travels around the globe! This has been a busy year for me. From the George Duke and American Idol tours,…
Keith LeBlanc of L.S.G. (Keith Leblanc/T.M. Stevens/Eric Gales)
Voodoo Chile Winter 2010 Tour Road Blog Hi, MD readers, Keith LeBlanc here! I think this is probably the closest I will get to playing with Jimi Hendrix. I’m playing with two amazing players—the wonderful bass player T.M. Stevens and…
Terry Bozzio: Chops Wizard, Genre Bender
He called it “an unbelievable musical education, beyond my wildest dreams.” And indeed, for any alumnus of avant-garde rock icon Frank Zappa’s groups, Terry Bozzio’s 1981 recollection of his time with the genius composer/guitarist was typical. Zappa was the greatest…
Danny Frankel — The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference
Hey, you people! Hope everyone is happy and healthy in this crazy world, striving to help out. I want to talk about my new record, The Interplanetary Note/Beat Conference, with Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco) and Larry Goldings (who’s…
Jimmy Bralower: Web Exclusive
by Billy Amendola “Jimmy Bralower pioneered the trail of what we programmers were to become—co-creators connecting the artist with technology, while retaining the musicality and expressiveness with what the future tools of creativity offered to us. Those who worked with…
JoJo Tubeato of Judas Priestess
Hey, MD readers and fellow drummers, this is JoJo from Judas Priestess. I’m currently playing in an all-female Judas Priest tribute band that is a blast! I remember wanting to play drums in the second grade and being told, “Girls…
In the studio with Tanner Wayne (VIDEO)
(February 2011) Check out this video in the studio with Chiodos’s drummer during the recording of the band’s breathtaking new album, Illuminaudio. https://vimeo.com/117291805
Benjamin Cartel of Kaiser Cartel
Hi, I’m Benjamin Cartel, half of the indie/folk/pop duo Kaiser Cartel. I write songs with Courtney Kaiser, mostly play drums, but also play guitar, and sing in this duo. In 2008 we released our first album, March Forth, and in…
Aaron Wood of the Howlies
For those of you who’ve seen Iron Man 2 and believe, like me, that everything in the movies and on the Internet is real, then you know that it’s possible through technology to fit a super high-tech body suit weapon…
