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On the Beat with Joe Greulich of Oni: Talks Debut Album and Influences
Hello! Joe Greulich here of Oni and I’d like to take Modern Drummer readers through a play-through of our single “Kanvas.” The track is off our debut record Ironshore, which is out now via Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records. (See…
On the Beat with Pat Petrillo: Catches Up and Talks New Music and Products
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? This is my first “On the Beat,” and I’m happy to catch you up on what’s been happening (for the past thirty-plus years, ha). We won’t go back that far, but I will fill you…
On the Beat with Amadeus of Trey Songz and Drummer at Drais Night Club in Las Vegas: Talks Tours and Residency
Hello! Hope all is well, my Modern Drummer family! I would like to say thank you and that I’m humbled and honored to be featured in this “On the Beat.” I’m known as Amadeus, and I’m blessed to be a…
On the Beat with David Cyrus MacDonald of Paper Lions: Talks New Approach, Show, and Setup
Hello everyone! I’d like to talk about our latest record Full Colour. It’s the first album we released in which the drums were primarily written in the studio, largely built from sampled sounds and custom beats that I would then…
Alphonse Mouzon Playlist
Alphonse Mouzon was among the premier drummers associated with the jazz-rock fusion movement of the 1970s. The genre was largely inspired by jazz iconoclast Miles Davis, and was furthered by many of the instrumentalists associated with the trumpeter’s groundbreaking late-’60s…
Alphonse Mouzon Passes
At the time that this story was originally posted, legendary fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon was appealing to fans to help fund treatments for his battle with a rare form of cancer, neuroendocrine carcinoma. Mouzon lost his battle with the disease…
On the Beat with Tom Ogden of Deaf Havana: Talks Influences, Setup, and New Record
Hi, Modern Drummer readers. Let me start by saying how thankful and honored I am to be writing an article for such a great magazine and online community. So many drummers from so many styles have influenced me—I’m a massive…
On the Beat with Joey Cassata of ZO2 and the Musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812": Talks Challenges of Broadway
Hey, Modern Drummer readers! It’s Joey Cassata, drummer for the new Broadway musical starring Josh Groban called Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. I’ve been drumming for the show since it’s off-Broadway run starting back in 2013. Before…
On the Beat with Joey Cassata of ZO2 and the Musical "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812": Talks Challenges of Broadway
Hey, Modern Drummer readers! It’s Joey Cassata, drummer for the new Broadway musical starring Josh Groban called Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. I’ve been drumming for the show since it’s off-Broadway run starting back in 2013. Before…
On the Beat with Joe Bellia of the Weeklings: Talks Second Album and Abbey Road Studios
Hi! My name is Joe Bellia. I’ve toured with Southside Johnny, Dave Mason, Jon Bon Jovi, and the KOS band, to mention a few. I am currently a member of the Beatles-inspired band the Weeklings and last June we recorded…
On the Beat with Maxx Morando of the Regrettes: Talks Recording and Debut Album
Hey MD! I’m Maxx Morando, drummer of the Regrettes. I’m eighteen years old and have been playing drums since I was eight and joined the School of Rock in Hollywood. I met some of my bandmates there, three of whom…
Track-by-Track: Frank Zummo Discusses Sum 41’s 13 Voices
Track-by-Track: Frank Zummo Discusses Sum 41’s 13 Voices by Billy Amendola Frank Zummo was born on Long Island, New York, and began drumming at age three, when he discovered his dad’s drumkit. By the time he was seven he was…
Martin Brandlmayr on Radian’s On Dark Silent Off
by Willie Rose photo by Rania Moslam Drummer and sonic explorer Martin Brandlmayr continues to smear the increasingly blurred line between acoustic and electronic music on Radian’s newest release, On Dark Silent Off. The record, which the Vienna-based electro-acoustic pioneers…
John Sherman on Tour With Red Fang
by Willie Rose photos by James Rexroad Red Fang, the hard-rock/metal powerhouse from Portland, Oregon, released their fourth studio album, Only Ghosts, this past October. Drummer John Sherman is currently throwing down his blazing fills and powerful, no-frills grooves…
