Drummer Blog
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.
Brian Kelley
Hello, my name is Brian Kelley, and this is my first blog for Modern Drummer. It's an honor to be asked to contribute. I live in the Boston area and make my living as a musician teaching drums, playing gigs…
Mark Dodge of The Leslie Pintchik Trio
Hi there, this is my first blog for Modern Drummer, and I'm excited to talk to everyone about The Leslie Pintchik Trio and our most recent album, Quartets, which is due out October 9th. Leslie Pintchik is a jazz pianist…
Drummer Blog: Aaron Siegel
I play in a band called White, Blue, Yellow And Clouds. It was a band long before I joined it. They had two tapes with do-wop covers and experiments involving crude reverb loops. My friend from college, Matt Bauder, is…
Santiago Cabakian of AplanadorA
Hello, people at Modern Drummer, it's a pleasure for me to tell you the way I've been trying to survive musically in this little big-hearted country in Latin America called Uruguay. Logically, this country's good heart and friendly people are…
Drummer Blog: James Windsor-Wells
Hello, Modern Drummer readers! I have been asked to write an entry about the new Hans Blix album, What's The Highest Number You Can Think Of? For those of you who are not familiar with us, Hans Blix's music is…
Shane Gaalaas of Cosmosquad
Hello, everyone, my name is Shane Gaalaas, and this is my first contribution to the blog at Modern Drummer. I feel very privileged to be a part of it. I've had the good fortune to play music for a living…
Peter Wilkinson of The Saints
Looking For New England: Confessions Of A Drummer On The Road With The Saints Greetings, tub-thumpers. The good people at Modern Drummer magazine have asked me to write a few words about our upcoming tour of the East Coast and…
Russell Lee of Deepfield
What's up, MD kids? This is Russell Lee. I'm the drummer for the band Deepfield. We are from South Carolina. We got our start playing with bands such as Puddle Of Mudd (I'm watching them soundcheck now as I write…
Robin Russell
Greetings, everyone! It's been well over a year since my last submission to the MD blog, and it's good to be back. My all-drum CD Drum Beats (available @ cdbaby.com/robinrussell) has been selling well, and I am in the process…
Drummer Blog: Chris Parker
The new Suzy Bogguss album, Sweet Danger, was recorded at Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey. The studio is the old train station, and it's filled with a freight-load of Tony Bennett's great musical vibes. It's a really cool place…
Jerome Deupree New England International Drum Expo Blog
Hey, folks! I want to tell you about the New England International Drum Expo that was held in Manchester, New Hampshire a couple weekends ago. I was very honored to do a clinic on Sunday. The roster of players was…
Craig Macintyre
Drummer Craig Macintyre is in the middle of a two-year tour with Josh Groban, promoting the star vocalist’s latest album, Awake. According to the drummer, there are many challenges to the gig. “A lot of people assume Josh’s music is…
Justin Hanson from So They Say
Hey, MD readers, I'm Justin Hanson, and I play drums for So They Say. We're an alternative rock band based out of St. Louis, Missouri. We got together 2004 while I was still in high school, and we started touring…
Drummer Blog: Marc Norgaard
Hello, fellow drummers, from Baltimore, Maryland! My name is Marc Norgaard, and I have been running a successful drum session-via-the-Web business for a number of years. I've had the opportunity to play on everything from demos to jingles to complete…
